Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[Us-&-Them]

Which brings me to an unrelated gripe: Planet Rock has vanished from my radio Apparently it's no longer going out on DAB, just DAB+, or tinternet. So looks like I need a DAB+ radio, which will be 130 quid. I sense a con here.

Kinda reminds me of TV....................... how many streaming services have you got to subscribe to now to have the ability to view what you want - there are so many; sport is the worst, especially "Pay Per View" for different events - it's all A GREAT BIG FKN CON!!!!!!

[struth]

I think it will always be important, but there are just so many other ways to be entertained these days.

At no point in the last 50 years did I ever think "This sounds crap, I wish I had a better stereo". I either connected with the music or didn't, regardless of what it was played on. Nice to have a system that can resolve more detail and greater scale, but the 'essence' will always be there if it's a good song. that way I can still enjoy classic rock songs on my jobsite radio.

Which brings me to an unrelated gripe: Planet Rock has vanished from my radio Apparently it's no longer going out on DAB, just DAB+, or tinternet. So looks like I need a DAB+ radio, which will be 130 quid. I sense a con here.

one of the site ones is it?

[Pigmy Pony]

one of the site ones is it?

Yes, it's identical to this.



Apart from the DAB+ thing. There will be other stations in the same group as Planet Rock, like Capital maybe. And I'm assuming all the various BBC stations will go the same way.

I will have to get a new one at some point, it gets so much use. Not just work, also when camping or in the garden. I might just upgrade - Makita have another similar for about £180, that also can bluetooth from your phone and had a subwoofer built into the bottom.

Like this:

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=f56f4...5LW9ubHk&ntb=1

[struth]

handy if youve plenty batteries

a post code checker for stations

https://getdigitalradio.com/post-code-checker/

[Us-&-Them]

How long will it be now before we see the scrapping of the FM airwaves and we all have to listen to sub standard compressed music forever. I bet Ofcom will have a field day raking in all that money for the government from the sell off of the 88 - 108 mhz frequency range. Oh well, just another con that substitutes quality for quantity in our green and pleasant land!!

[struth]

got til 2032 at moment... i'll probably be dead by then

[Us-&-Them]

got til 2032 at moment... i'll probably be dead by then

?????? Oh well, in your time, you'll have had the pleasure of having had music with a full soundstage transmitted to you for you to enjoy; then its goodbye to quality pieces of equipment that were designed and BUILT TO LAST with optimum performance and quality as standard.

Then it'll be hello to chinese plastic jelly moulds, designed and BUILT NOT TO LAST (Not that we haven't got shed loads of that SHIT being peddled into our lives already).............. only to then find its way to the local refuse site after a year or so to pollute the planet faster and more and more..................... SAD REALLY ISNT IT !!!!!!

[Pigmy Pony]

There's probably already more than enough quality gear in existence to see us all out. We'll just repair, service or sell on stuff to pay for more used quality gear.

[Macca]

[Us-&-Them]

There's probably already more than enough quality gear in existence to see us all out. We'll just repair, service or sell on stuff to pay for more used quality gear.

Enough to last us out but, then the people after we're gone are stuck with throw away shit and will never have the pleasure of knowing what good stuff is all about when it's been eradicated by cheap inferior shit!! So much for progress!!!

IT'S MORE LIKE NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS............... HERE'S THE TRUTH!!