Punch --was-- Re: [BC] Digital Intgerference (was AM Interference)

[Robert Orban]

At 06:44 PM 12/20/2005, you wrote:
>From: DANA PUOPOLO <dpuopolo at usa.net>
>Subject: Re: Punch --was-- Re: [BC] Digital Intgerference (was AM
>         Interference)
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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>Bob Orban's company learned this well. The 8000A was a revolution in FM audio,
>yet it wasn't the best it could be by a long shot. Also, it's performance
>began to degrade slowly from day one (due to component aging). Five years
>later the 8100 comes out - another breakthrough BUT one with 100% new parts.
>People put it in and hear a BIG difference so they buy it. Half the reason it
>sounds better isn't due to better design, but to newer parts.

Sorry, but this is nonsense. There were major algorithmic improvements in 
the 8100, the most important of which was the distortion-canceled clipper.

Bob Orban