[BC] RE: HD Radio -- Folks we have to get it right!

[Bill Sepmeier]

>From: Robert Orban >
>For a given bitrate, HDC is not quite as good as aacPlusV2. However, I find 
>the 48 kbps HDC streams to be of "entertainment quality." That is, the 
>artifacts, although certainly audible, do not prevent me from enjoying the 
>content. From a business perspective, I don't think that the quality of 48 
>kbps HDC is going to drive away the mass audience.

Given this evaluation, how can one say that because of a little multipath or 
the occasional AM fading today's FM and AM need replacing then?  Both sound 
better as-is than the low bit rate coding I've heard...  :-)

Bill

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