FM > HD1 Sync
Nov 13, 2013 13:16:19 GMT -6
Post by Timmy on Nov 13, 2013 13:16:19 GMT -6
With CC and B'ville the majority of HD Radio in SLC, I've noticed quite a difference in how they "do" HD Radio.
CC tends to go real loud and real high. I assume, to really demonstrate the "advantages" of HD vs FM. Also, they are normally far out of sync FM to HD1. I don't know if this is sloppy engineering or if their equipment is sub-par or they don't have some feature enabled to control that aspect.
B'ville is nearly imperceptible when it changes to HD1 from FM. They don't get much louder and don't boost the high-end stuff as much. There's an added clarity and no FM static sound, of course. They are almost always perfectly in sync FM to HD1.
I prefer B'ville's approach sound-wise. Obviously, no annoying time-warps is nice too, when the HD is locking in. CC is just a mess. I've contacted them a couple times to let them know of the syncing issues. They tend to correct it and it stays in-sync for a day or two, but then it just drifts again until it either skips a whole line of a song, or it repeats a whole line.
My question is more just curiosity. Why can't CC get their sync to be better? I would think technology is there to keep things sharp sounding and not drift over time. They mentioned using GPS systems to keep things in good order. But GPS doesn't drift this badly.
Thanks for the education!
CC tends to go real loud and real high. I assume, to really demonstrate the "advantages" of HD vs FM. Also, they are normally far out of sync FM to HD1. I don't know if this is sloppy engineering or if their equipment is sub-par or they don't have some feature enabled to control that aspect.
B'ville is nearly imperceptible when it changes to HD1 from FM. They don't get much louder and don't boost the high-end stuff as much. There's an added clarity and no FM static sound, of course. They are almost always perfectly in sync FM to HD1.
I prefer B'ville's approach sound-wise. Obviously, no annoying time-warps is nice too, when the HD is locking in. CC is just a mess. I've contacted them a couple times to let them know of the syncing issues. They tend to correct it and it stays in-sync for a day or two, but then it just drifts again until it either skips a whole line of a song, or it repeats a whole line.
My question is more just curiosity. Why can't CC get their sync to be better? I would think technology is there to keep things sharp sounding and not drift over time. They mentioned using GPS systems to keep things in good order. But GPS doesn't drift this badly.
Thanks for the education!
