[BC] AM Stereo, etc

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:30 PM 11/26/2010, Jeff Glass wrote: -------

>There would be no cellphone users if people really cared about audio 
>quality. The fact is, it's good enough, and there is no other way 
>people can get the convenience and functionality of a cellphone 
>without putting up with the audio, and that's why cellphones sell.

Ain't that the truth. In New York, NYNEX gave us free digital phones 
(the hulking grey flip-phone) hoping to get rid of the analog 
network. Their early digital sounded like you were under water. I 
kept my analog phone in the car until it was stolen. All they took 
was the handset. Replacing the window cost me more. If memory serves, 
the analog sounded as good as a landline.

>There were receivers available (The Sony SRF-A100 and others) and 
>sales flopped.

Interesting you should mention that. Leonard Kahn gave me one as well 
as the later Walkman-style units. The other day I was in a downsizing 
mood and came across it. It still works.

Rich