Anyone here have HD Radio?

[NutBucket]

Yes, you read right. HD radio is out. I know there's at least one company making equipment for it; Kenwood and and least one station broadcasting it in my area (106.7 KROQ in LA).

I've read some stuff about it, quality wise and what not. Just curious what everyone thinks about it. Its free like HDTV OTA signals but of course you need the right equipment for it.

From what I've read AM is going to sound as good as FM does now and FM should/will rival CD quality.

 

[JustinGoodie]

sounds to me a lot like XM and Sirius, but no monthly fee.... any idea how much the equipment costs.... something is telling me that it isn't cheap

 

[NutBucket]

From what I've seen the add-on receiver for Kenwood stuff is like $300.

 

[Bootprint]

Great AM stereo again.

They can't even get Digital Radio (DAB) going.

 

[cjchaps]

Sirius > Radio broadcasts in HD quality.

Siruis has commcerical free music channels, tons of channels, no censors....

Originally posted by: JustinGoodie
sounds to me a lot like XM and Sirius, but no monthly fee.... any idea how much the equipment costs.... something is telling me that it isn't cheap

 

[3point14]

I would love to hear how HD radio sounds, but spending $500 on a tuner box is lil' out of my league. Also, I have a little bit of animosity towards the new line of Kenwood head units. I used the KDC-X679 while my KDC-X817 was getting fixed and wasn't impressed. When stations start brodcasting in HD around here, I'm sure that KFUO 99.1 will be the first.

 

[JustinGoodie]

well if it costs in upwards of $300-500 for the hardware, they don't have a chance.... even with free programming... XM and Sirius both now have commercial free music, nationwide coverage, and far cheaper equipment... even when you factor in the monthly fee, unless you keep it for 3+ years, it's cheaper to go with satellite radio.

i'll keep my XM thank you

 

[MrScott81]

seems like the HD hardware supports sirius too.