Secondhand or liquidation or restored or something else?
The Tivoli unit looks nice, but the price is VERY high and I have read complaints of poor reception with other Tivoli units.
They also only tend to only be available in specialist hi fi stores like Len Wallis Audio in Sydney.
Iâve never seen them in Harvey Norman or JB.
Yeah those Rod Easdown reviews are often not great. He goes on and on and on about how wonderful Tivoli radios were in the past. And how much Aussies love AM radio.
He doesnât say that in metro areas most AM stations are available on DAB+ And that in regional areas a DAB+ radio is a waste of time. For now and probably a long time into the future.
He also goes on about using it in the bush. With no mention of its reception capabilities on AM which would be the biggest factor of all. Apart from which it is a very expensive radio to be carting around. And not exactly portable. Iâm guessing it only runs on mains AC power. Maybe he enjoys listening to a muffled, insensitive and absurdly expensive AM radio at his home in metropolitan Perth. Takes him back to the good old days. But a highly inadequate âreviewâ of the device.
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Iâd never spend that much on a DAB+ radio that was mono. Whatâs the point. Same with the radioâs Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth steaming capabilities - all seem wasted on just one speaker.
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Double J will have a special two-hour outside broadcast from Bluesfest at Byron Bay on Good Friday (March 30). Hosted by Zan Rowe and Nicole Dyer, the broadcast will be on Double J, ABC Gold Coast, ABC Sunshine Coast and the ABC listen app from 5pm AEDT, and again on ABC Local Radio across the country from 7pm (7.30pm in Victoria and Tasmania due to live AFL) on Sunday 1 April.
This has long been organised by ABC Gold Coast, better known as Coast FM. Nicole Dyer is the morning host.
No idea why ABC North Coast on FM 94.5 for those at Bluesfest doesnât take this program.
Maybe ABC North Coast will be broadcasting the NRL (Rabbitohs v Bulldogs) at the same time?
Some K Mart stores are clearing out stock of the DS543+ digital radio for $9.
This is what it looks like:
https://webshop.cashconverters.com.au/item/2849646/home-and-co-dab-radio-ds543
Sound for spoken word (tried it on 4RPH) was quite good in the outdoors.
Not the most sensitive receiver. From my fringe location at present, 9A Mt Coot-tha the strongest, another scan pulled in 9C but no audio from that block.
Very simple operation, not much functionality beyond the basic, cannot tune manually for a particular block nor order stations by ensemble rather than alphanumerically.
Placement of the telescopic antenna at the rear of the unit, an inch or so from the top is a tad strange but typical for the rectangular prism design. Not to my liking but could live with it.
For a simple digital radio in a good signal area, itâd be a good buy, cheap enough.
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Zed in Sydney is dead air now⌠No Joy, No nothing.
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Digital radio for fringe reception
Could you please list what digital radio you find works well in fringe/low signal areas. Describe the circumstances.
Thanks in advance.
I have 4 different brand digital radios - Sony, Sangean, Kaiser Baas and Blaupunkt.
To be honest, Iâve never found much difference in the way that each handles weak-ish signals. Though I would say that the Kaiser Baas unit (being the oldest and cheapest of them) is the one that is the least tolerant of low signal levels, but itâs not much worse.
I am fortunate that whilst the signal levels may be a bit low, (sometimes as low as 5 bars out of 15 because I am 105km from the Tx as the crow flies), quality is still good because I have an excellent line of sight, being on a hill and 6 floors up in a south facing flat looking down the coast towards Sydney.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks @Radiohead, itâs a start.
On the CRA website for digital radio, I recall at some point, some receivers listed what threshold theyâd pull in a stable signal at. The lower the dB, the better the result, more coverage.
Love to read more suggestions.
Iâve got a few as well. The Sangean DPR 67 is best. As was its predecessor. Canât remember the model number but itâs the same form factor.
But itâs inconsistent. The Sangean DPR 45 multiband AM/FM/DAB+ is hopeless on DAB and AM. Despite being sold as a long distance AM radio. Avoid.
I also have a Sony XDR 60 DBP which I bought after someone told me it got great reviews for reception in Choice magazine. Itâs not bad but the small Sangean is better.
One more⌠a Pure One which is no longer sold here. Pretty disappointing for reception. Again despite its apparent reputation in the UK.
Choice did do a test on digital radios. Maybe someone has access to it.
Oh, and just a quick edit⌠one way of testing reception ability is to go to a store where the radios are well shielded by the building etc. Often youâll find a shelf of them where only one or two devices can resolve any stations. Naturally you should move them around in case theyâre sitting in nulls. That was how I discovered the DPR 67
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JOY is back on Sydney DAB.
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Announcements like that should be accompanied with the following song:
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Interesting articles about sensitivity of digital radios, lots of reading within:
Found via a google search of âdigital radio sensitivityâ.
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Iâve seen those before. A pity the Ofcom survey doesnât name the radios. But that wasnât the point of it.
The Gareth Hart article is great. I have the Pure 2500 (predecessor to the 2520) and Roberts Sports DAB⌠which here is actually a Sangean DPR 34 or 35. Most Roberts brand radios are made by Sangean.
They are both really good sensitivity wise.
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Off topic about the DAB receivers but loving Listening to Triple M Country Digital. Interesting to see how it goes in the next ratings
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Speaking of which, currently this station is on both 9A and 9B in Brisbane. Of the SCA 9A allocation, itâs the only duplicate.
Has it got air in Adelaide and Perth yet?
@Adrian I believe the format is colloquially referred to as âbro countryâ. Does it deserve that tag?