[BC] About this HD Radio receiver

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In a message dated 12/12/2005 9:17:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tom at bosscher.org writes:

>   So, I heard on this here forum that Crutchfield is selling the over 
>  priced Boston Acoustic HD radio. We'll, I'm a curious kind of guy and I 
>  want to to see what the big boys are up to. The Internet portal of 
>  Crutchfield took my money, and within three days I had the radio.

I just checked out the site... interesting, but frankly a little lacking for 
info. The radio sure isn't very "feature rich", either. It is, essentially, a 
bare minimum table radio with "HD" functionality added in.

>   Except... After 30 minutes or so, it quits? Am I suppose to pay an 
>  additional subscription fee to Ibiquity? (Um, just kidding)
>  
>   Anyone else have any infant mortality with this unit?
>  
>   (Pull the power for a while, and it will come back for 30 min)

Tom, there is a space for you to write a review. Nobody else has, so you can 
be the first. You should share your experiences with the rest of the "buying 
public". Did it only do this in HD mode, or did analog also conk-out? Did the 
display go blank? We Engineers like to know all of the symptoms.

>       Tom, hey that was worth $ 500, Bosscher

I can't believe that... Absolutely incredible. I can't imagine the 
"$200-a-foot speaker cable-buying audiophools" even falling for this one.

No, Tom, I'm certainly not putting you (nor anyone else in this Forum) in 
that category... I know you only bought it for curiosity's sake, and because 
you're an Engineer. You weren't looking for ultra-high fidelity, you wanted to 
evaluate the unit on its merits (or lack thereof, especially in this case.) I 
hope they give you a "cheerful refund" for your trouble.

Willie...