DAB tuner question.

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

A little help if anyone has the know. I've recently acquired a Tag Mclaren T20 DAB tuner, a very high end device, it's been suggested they were around £1600 new. What is the best aerial option for this? Do I need to be looking for a decent external item, or is there anything that's internal that would do a good job? Also, whichever is the best route does anyone have any pointers to specific models etc?

Thanks in advance.

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Isn't this another "HDMI cable" type argument. It's digital, so if a crappy plastic strip aerial picks up a clear signal, then a wonder aerial on your roof won't improve it. If the crappy plastic strip doesn't get a signal, then you may need something better.

I think.

I did wonder as much, is my first DAB. Presuming DAB unlike analogue is either 'on' or 'off'. Thanks, £5 ebay one ordered, shall see if it succeeds!

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

No TV aerial nearby, and yes, has signal strength 1-9 on the LCD.

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

telecat said:

To Clarify. DAB can be good quality but suffers from overcrowding. The CODEC used to digitise the signals is an 80's creation and is worse than MP3 for music reproduction. Allied to which stations are crowded on to the Multiplex. The more of them the less bandwidth and the worse it sounds. However as stated it does have FM and with a good aerial it is one of the best. I'd concentrate on that for the moment. DAB despite the cost of portables seems to be aimed at Kitchen radios at the moment. DAB+ would help enormously but I think even the TAG would require a software upgrade.

I'm not familiar with DAB+, I'll Google it. It's at least 10 years old, so guess it would need an upgrade, one to look in to, see if available?