[BC] About this HD Radio receiver

[Robert Meuser]

Willie:

There is more to the radio than you might think.

R

another independent owner

WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> 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...
> 
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