Currently, which Hi-Fi devices can exclusively stream BBC Radio channels like BBC Radio 1, 2 etc. in Hi-Res in 24 Bit 48/96 kHz or higher?
According to the link that nopiano posted, only BBC Radio 3 is currently streamed in HD.Currently, which Hi-Fi devices can exclusively stream BBC Radio channels like BBC Radio 1, 2 etc. in Hi-Res in 24 Bit 48/96 kHz or higher?
Wasn't Planet Rock (or something) 64kbps and MONO?I think some stations started at 192kbps and ended up at 64kbps. It sounded dreadful at the end.
Has BBC Studios partnered with Naim or other manufacturers, so the source, as well as the playback devices, have a seamless handshake in outputting Hi-Res 24 Bit 48/96 kHz or higher bit rates of live radio over the air? Don't they?Hi, I remember a couple of Naim streamers that I owned (Uniti2 and Muso) a few years back supported BBC Radio HD Channels, but unhelpfully I can’t remember the bitrates!
Is it a 32-bit depth audio track?I listen to 6Music (pretty much the only radio I listen to) using VLC and an m3u8 file that I have saved on my desktops and on all my Android devices:
View attachment 7028
The file itself has the text:
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:3
#EXT-X-STREAM-INFROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=339200,CODECS="mp4a.40.2"
Hope this might be of help, a bit of internet digging might find the same for the other stations.
EDIT... it isn't a smiley face... it is INF : P ROGRAM - just take out the spaces I've inserted to stop it converting it to an emoji!
Is it a 32-bit depth audio track?
Ok.Beyond the screenshot of the codec information I included I don't know; its just something I came across several years ago and have been using ever since.
Maybe this might help?
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/radio/comments/17hmoc8/bbc_radio_live_links_gone/
Ok.
Why doesn’t Radio 6 music play tracks from the UK official charts every week?
I’ve certainly not seen it, and that BBC group of web pages I linked to above is silent on it. Can you recall where you read it or heard about it?Has BBC Studios partnered with Naim or other manufacturers, so the source, as well as the playback devices, have a seamless handshake in outputting Hi-Res 24 Bit 48/96 kHz or higher bit rates of live radio over the air? Don't they?
Same, as what Revolutions said.I’ve certainly not seen it, and that BBC group of web pages I linked to above is silent on it. Can you recall where you read it or heard about it?
Same, as what Revolutions said.
Streaming live BBC Radio channels in 32-bit on capable audio devices would be great,
For that there could be a separate fee apart from the standard licensing cost per year. Just like on any video streaming platform including live TV, there is an additional premium for viewing 4K content.It would be entirely pointless!
Lets be thankful the BBC aren't wasting licence fee payers money pandering to a small group of deluded audiophiles who think they're superhuman.
For that there could be a separate fee apart from the standard licensing cost per year. Just like on any video streaming platform including live TV, there is an additional premium for viewing 4K content.
The cost would remain the same for streaming live radio in 32-bit then. Wouldn't it?That would require an act of parliament to change the way the BBC is funded.
It's never gonna happen.
I wouldn’t have been so direct, but I have to say I agree. IIRC the BBC used 13bit encoding for decades for their FM broadcasts which are still excellent on the best transmissions.It would be entirely pointless!
Lets be thankful the BBC aren't wasting licence fee payers money pandering to a small group of deluded audiophiles who think they're superhuman.
For that there could be a separate fee apart from the standard licensing cost per year. Just like on any video streaming platform including live TV, there is an additional premium for viewing 4K content.
13-bit? Currently, the CD quality 16-bit audio already sounds like a big vacuum hole in the middle of the full frequency range to me, where the details are lost, alongside the loudness to compensate for the loss.I wouldn’t have been so direct, but I have to say I agree. IIRC the BBC used 13bit encoding for decades for their FM broadcasts which are still excellent on the best transmissions.
Once a devoted FM fan, I now confess I use my tuner less than once a month, as I’m a complete convert to internet radio via my Linn DSM. The source is actually from an ‘aggregator’ (I think that’s the word) Linn recommend over TuneIn called Airable. I’m just glad they seem to get it right!
Then the cost would change based on the current year's inflation rate, taking all other things into consideration too.Again, it would require an act of parliament, and a change to the way the BBC is funded....
The BBC, it's supporters, an the commercial operators are totally opposed to that.
It's never going to happen and it would be an entirely pointless endeavour given there's zero benefit to listeners.
For instance, on the product page of the Next-generation Klimax DSM, a dedicated 32-bit live radio streaming app (availability based on regions) could be added in the future release or via a software update when fully implemented from the source to the playback.I’m a complete convert to internet radio via my Linn DSM.