Anyone got a hi-fi seperates DAB/FM/AM tuner?
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If so, what aerial do you attach? Is it two types, one for DAB and one for FM or the same for both? Reason I ask is that I am about to renew my hi-fi set-up and currently I have my FM/Am tuner connected to an old, disued TV aerial on the roof. As I now have Sky for TV I would like to tidy up the aerials on the roof of the house but wonder if I should retain one of them for future use? Thoughts?
I had two aerials, one for FM, one for DAB.
I found that DAB reception was very poor using the FM aerial - and FM reception poor on the DAB aerial (not surprising given the disparity in frequency).
I stopped using DAB about 2 years ago, when I discovered internet radio - the quality can* be so much better than DAB.
I found that DAB reception was very poor using the FM aerial - and FM reception poor on the DAB aerial (not surprising given the disparity in frequency).
I stopped using DAB about 2 years ago, when I discovered internet radio - the quality can* be so much better than DAB.
- it's usually always better than DAB.
Humm... so that's another consideration! Basically I like listening to radio and my current hi-fi set-up is piped into 4 rooms so all I really want to do is replace the faulty AM?FM tuner. That's why i thought of going for a DAB/FM tuner. How do you connect up an internet tuner? I wasume it's wireless? But then when my router goes down I lose radio correct?
It uses your internet connection, so as you correctly assume, no internet = no radio.
I use a Logitech Squeezebox Duet in my HiFi system for radio / music.
I guess it just depends how reliable your internet is - mine is that reliable that I also have a Logitech Squeezebox radio as an alarm clock.
I use a Logitech Squeezebox Duet in my HiFi system for radio / music.
I guess it just depends how reliable your internet is - mine is that reliable that I also have a Logitech Squeezebox radio as an alarm clock.
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+1It really is quite a revelation
Also, if you're updating all your hi-fi set-up then I presume you may be buying some sort of AV receiver? If so, lots of the new ones come with networking capabilities and built in internet radio facilities.
I quite like going to the music cabinet (as I call it), selecting a CD or album and playing it, sometimes reading the sleeve notes if it's something I've not played for a while. For general music I just play the radio and I'm not convinced all these PC based systems for storing music offer as much sound quality; great for a dinner party but not my cup of team for actual listening.
I have a Denon DAB/FM/AM tuner on my luddite hifi. I have used a two way signal booster to split the aerial in two, connecting to both the FM and DAB sockets on the tuner. I used normal coax with an F connector adapter for the DAB socket.
It is proabably the "wrong" way of doing things, but it works for me.
If I want to listen to internet radio then I use the TuneIn Radio app on an Ipod Touch connected to the amp via a dock. You can also use the Ipod to store music, of course.
If you are happy with the rest of your setup then I don't see the point in changing it.
It is proabably the "wrong" way of doing things, but it works for me.
If I want to listen to internet radio then I use the TuneIn Radio app on an Ipod Touch connected to the amp via a dock. You can also use the Ipod to store music, of course.
If you are happy with the rest of your setup then I don't see the point in changing it.
I have a proper FM Yagi on the roof, and a TV aerial.
I tried connecting the DAB tuner to the FM aerial, but the signal strength was very poor. (FM signal obviously very good).
I ended up connecting the DAB tuner to the TV aerial. The signal strength is off the end of the scale using that.
I do however, live in a built up area, so if you are out in the sticks, it might not work. Worth a try though.
I tried connecting the DAB tuner to the FM aerial, but the signal strength was very poor. (FM signal obviously very good).
I ended up connecting the DAB tuner to the TV aerial. The signal strength is off the end of the scale using that.
I do however, live in a built up area, so if you are out in the sticks, it might not work. Worth a try though.
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