nopiano said:
I take it you don't miss the FM, Chebby?
Notwithstanding MrReaper182's "conclusion from personal acquaintance" approach to the nation's listening habits, I am presently without FM and was only an occasional FM listener for the four years before last September.
DAB is a disaster. Only just good enough for the Ruark R1 portable in the kitchen and that's only because the kitchen conservatory points towards the transmitter in Rowridge! It wouldn't work at all in any room on the other side of the house. Tried it.
So - since the M-CR603 got boxed up last year -
all radio through the system has been courtesy of the iPlayer Radio app (or TuneIn Radio Pro) from my iPhone, or iPad MIni, or Mac Mini via AirPlay.
I don't particularly miss the lack of choice on FM but I do miss the 'idea' of FM a little bit. No matter how digital it's distribution had been since the 1970s (between Broadcasting House and transmitters), it was still like something from another age with
one of these (barely bigger than a *** packet) and just keep it in a drawer for occasional fits of nostalgia, but that would be a stupid indulgence for £129. Even as a 'backup' (in case of internet failure) it's still stupid because we have Freeview radio courtesy of an optical cable between our TV and hi-fi.
Having lived with FM and internet radio alongside each other for a few years I can't see me reverting on quality grounds and as for choice! A combination of an internet tuner app and BBC iPlayer Radio app is just mind-boggling in terms of reach and flexibility.
But that's just me and I don't presume for one moment that it applies to the 'other 60 percent' of the population. (I was one of them - at least on an occasional basis - until last year.)
As this mug I had printed will attest, I don't miss radio at all!