Originally Posted by
Barry
Radio plays off BBC Radio 4 can sound absolutely superb. I often enjoy listening to them. As I do with the recitation of poetry. In fact the presentation of the human voice via Quads is so good, it really annoys me that the continuity announcers on BBC now sound so unnaturally "chesty". Standards have slipped at the Beeb, or maybe they are now balanced to sound 'correct' on the tiny speakers of modern radios and personal stereos.
I was listening to radio 2 via the PC a few days ago and certainly got the impression that there was some non to subtle bass boost going on yes....
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