[BC] NO HD RADIO FOR CHRISTMAS -- Why not let it die?

[Mike McCarthy]

That's quite the device.  Lots in there for $1900.....  I remember when 
$1900 bought you a good pair a speakers as well as a stereo amp and tuner.

It's got my attention....  It would be interesting to see how it plays with 
my older ADS speakers.

MM

At 10:57 AM 12/2/2005 -0500, Jeff Loughridge wrote
>I just bought one of those for WPGC. I put it in our large conference 
>room, that I have been configuring as a media/presentation room. With 7.1 
>sound and THX Ultra certified capabilities, HD Radio through it sounds 
>very good, actually. Although the MSRP is $1900, I got it for $1249 on E-Bay.
>
>HD Radio is such a small part of what it does, Home Theater enthusiasts 
>will buy it for the THX certification and features, and learn about HD 
>Radio in the process. Since many of them are early adopters, word will 
>begin to trickle out. I'm buying a second one for home.
>
>HD Radio is no different that HDTV 6 years ago, when a basic HDTV monitor 
>cost $10,000 and no one but early adopters knew what it was. I bought a 
>57" HDTV in 2001 for $2500 for a home theater I was building. Today I have 
>an HDTV projector (720p native) and a 10' screen, and it was less then $1500.
>
>In 1999 or 2000, if you went into a Best Buy, Tweeter, or Circuit City and 
>asked about HDTV, you'd get the same blank stare you get today with HD 
>Radio. Everyone complained it wasn't being marketed correctly and would 
>fail. Within the last 4 years, people on this list have said HDTV was not 
>worth the money, would never reach mass appeal, and would fail. HDTV is on 
>track to be one of the biggest Christmas purchases this year. There hasn't 
>been a massive, coordinated media campaign to advertise HDTV. They 
>promoted it on their analog channels, there was some press, product began 
>to trickle in to the mass retailers, and here we are today.
>
>The naysayers always have their say early in the development of new 
>technology, when it is easy to point out low numbers, lack of familiarity, 
>and limited availability.
>
>With most new technology, availability starts as a drip, becomes a 
>trickle, then the tap is wide open.
>
>I also just ordered 8 of the Boston Acoustics Recepter HD radios from 
>Crutchfield. The guy told me he had 84 in stock. Drip, drip, drip.
>
>
>Jeff Loughridge
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [BC] NO HD RADIO FOR CHRISTMAS -- Why not let it die?
>
>
>>------ At 12:54 AM 12/1/2005, Barry Mishkind wrote: -------
>>
>>>At 08:55 PM 11/30/05, Rich Wood wrote
>>>
>>>>If you can't afford a new McMansion an IBUZ receiver is the next best 
>>>>thing.
>>>
>>>Like this?
>>>         http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV4600.htm
>>
>>That's going to be tough on the ears as well as the wallet. I don't run 
>>the satellite services through my home theatre system because of the 
>>artifacts. At $1900 the Yamaha should at least have a screech filter for 
>>HD and, judging by the audio sample you posted, a hiss filter for AM..
>>
>>Rich
>
>
>
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