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In the Thread: How many Bits needed for FM, the Accuphase T1000 dilemma.
Post Subject: What Makes For Good FM?Posted by Paul S on: 3/11/2009
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One of the True Mysteries of Life is why FM ever sounds good, at all. First, think about the sources at the "station". Then, think of the way the signal is compressed and manipulated, best case. These reflections alone are enough to give the average DIY-audiophile-neurotic a panic attack.
Setting aside the issue of its method of operation, the Accuphase is widely recognized as a good tuner, even as a stand-alone, with its own DSP, etc.
Back to the digital issue: According to my own experience, DSP is usually the Kiss of Death, no matter when it figures in.
Yet I have to admit that I have heard digital FM that somehow manages to sound better than OK.
One thing I am pretty sure of is that the key to good FM sound is not simply getting the loudest, most complex signal possible, but it seems to be more a matter of getting and making the most of what one needs and rejecting as much as possible the stuff that one does not need.
And this seems to be the case from the point of broadcast to the output at home, whether the seldom-used-anymore analog or the ever-on-the-increase digital processing.
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site