The Buzz About HD Radio Broadcasting
 | “In tests of all Seattle-area FM HD Radio stations using the Yamaha [RX- V4600 receiver], the results were breathtaking.” – The New York Times |
| “The switch-over to digital on KNX-AM sounded as if someone who had been talking to me on a cellphone had walked into the room, in mid-sentence. In fact, the first time I heard it, the change was so dramatic I thought I had mistakenly switched the band to FM.” – Los Angeles Times |
| “When [we] stop at a traffic light, the static thickens. But after pushing a button on the radio, switching the 100.3 FM broadcast from analog to digital, the noise magically vanishes.” – USA Today |
| “The car radio switches from analog to digital and suddenly, all the static is gone. On WHUR-FM, Prince's singing takes on a striking new clarity. Over on AM, an even more dramatic transformation occurs …” – Washington Post |
| “Stations that verge on the unlistenable suddenly lose their pops and clicks [with HD Radio]; better stations whose fuzz and hiss you take for granted lose the chaff and gain more openness, as well as greater range between loud and soft tones.” – Forbes |
| “Switching over to conventional radio [from HD Radio] was like throwing a blanket over the speakers..." - U.S. News and World Report |
| “What changes in FM digital is the background noise - it totally disappears in HD … The one AM station I could receive in HD nearly knocked me off my chair. I was listening to a talk radio station and the voices just popped from the speakers. – MSNBC |
| “HD Radio offers super-clear sound on existing AM/FM channels (more than 700 stations are already digital).” -- Reader’s Digest on selecting HD Radio to it’s “ |
| "You have to hear it to believe it. It’s that good." - |
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| “After a few minutes of listening [to HD Radio], we didn't want to go back to an analog broadcast … Don't be fooled by the small size of [the Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio HD]. It can fill a den or great room with crisp sound.” – |
| "What's in store for consumers equipped with these new [HD Radio] receivers is nothing short of remarkable." - Ward's Auto World |
| “Amazing! The high frequencies came to life with detail and clarity. The monotone likeness of FM broadcasting was gone, giving my system life that it only displayed while playing CD’s. I then switched to AM and was even more blown away.” - Car Audio and Electronics |
| “The realism of more faithfully reproduced source material, including dynamic punch and clarity, is breathtaking on HD for anyone who appreciates good audio … Supplemental HD will be a big breath of clean, fresh air for the typical consumer who uses these services.” – Radio World |
| “[Hearing HD Radio] was like the first time I heard Album Rock on FM, which opened up a whole new listening experience." - Media Week |
| “… Barry White's unmistakable baritone is booming out of the speakers with a clarity, depth and presence previously unheard on FM radio. The guitars snap, the cheesy strings soar, the sound is wide and spatial [in HD Radio].” – Billboard |
| “The difference [between analog and HD Radio] was quite amazing. Suddenly all of the static and distortion associated with FM radio disappeared, and the sound was crystal clear. Even I – a nonaudiophile – could hear the improvement.” – PC World |
| “For radio to broadcast only in analog, it really puts us at a competitive disadvantage. Digital radio allows us to compete much more effectively with all the other media that's out there.” -- John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel Radio (quoted by Dow Jones News Service) |
| “It [HD Radio] is uncanny when you press one of the radio presets and go from reasonable sound to really great sound.” – PC Magazine |
| My initial impressions were that I must have been listening to one of the music channels on my satellite receiver, because I was hearing no static or noise associated with AM/FM broadcasts … At last - a high resolution broadcast format free to the general public. – Audioholics.com |
| The [Yamaha] V4600's HD Radio performance exceeded our expectations … HD Radio sounds better than satellite radio, and it's free. – CNET |
| "HD Radio is about more than additional programming. We are discovering that HD radio is an entirely new radio art form." – Ben Roe, director of music, NPR (quoted by Billboard Radio Monitor) |
| "[HD Radio] will lead to the renaissance of radio this decade." - Greater Media president/COO Peter Smyth (quoted by Billboard) |
| "HD Radio is vital to the future of radio broadcasting. It will keep radio relevant, and you can't overstate how important that is to our medium." -- Caroline Beasely, chief financial officer for the Beasely Broadcast Group, (quoted by CNET) |
