[BC] About this HD Radio receiver

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:40 AM 12/14/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------

>>Loudness is king back East.
>
>....for what reasons I'll never understand. My ears didn't change 
>when I moved to California from the New York area and my radio 
>continued to have a volume control, which I adjusted to produce my 
>preferred listening level, just like everyone else who owns a radio. 
>Of course, my move was back in 1968, when New York still had many 
>good sounding, lightly processed FM stations including (IIRC) 3 
>commercial classical stations: WQXR, WNCN, and WRFM. I still 
>remember WQXR's having the best top-of-the-hour 5-minute newscasts I 
>have ever heard, courtesy of The New York Times. I have no idea if 
>they are still doing this, but given the changes in the industry 
>since then, I would have to guess that these newscasts disappeared 
>long ago into broadcast history.

When Dick Sequerra was Chief at WNCN I recall no processing at all. 
Not even limiting. One day I heard the station disappear from the 
dial after a cymbal crash. I wouldn't be surprised if it went up to 109.7.

I think the Times is still providing newscasts, though I don't think 
they're quite what they were then. The station moved out of the Times 
building years ago, though I've heard they may move back, if they 
haven't already. I was told they were moving everything into a new 
building in Times Square.

About that time audio magazines still considered radio as a possible 
source. I went to the NYC HiFi show (formerly Stereophile) a couple 
of years ago. I don't recall seeing an AM/FM tuner or receiver in the 
place. I doubt there was a system for less than $30-40 thousand.

Rich

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