DAB sounds worse than FM!
I have tried DAB many times before and have found both the audio and signal quality far inferior to FM.
Though I prefer FM to DAB, I now find myself mostly streaming music and radio via the Internet anyway. It sounds better than both of them!
I can't see DAB having much of a future unless they improve the audio and signal quality. It is unfortunate that the powers that be decided it would be a good idea to lower bitrates in favour of cramming more stations into the space available.
Also, it doesn't seem particularly environmentally friendly to throw away all the perfectly good FM/AM radio receivers, which are not only cheaper but also consume far less energy than DAB receivers. Is it really worth it for all those disadvantages? I don't think so.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
