See some of my other comments, including: "Some countries have stations at 48kbps. The UK is leading the drive to lower sound quality with DAB+ stations on the SDL multiplex at 32kbps."
> Radio stations in Germany also tend to use 96-128 kbit AAC/HE-AAC which sounds way better than FM radio.
Lucky you. Most UK stations are on 80kbps with MP2, and we have music stations broadcasting at 64kbps in mono. The BBC often manages 112-128kbps but only ONE station does better than that: BBC classical music station Radio 3 is at 160-192kbps. No DAB+ station broadcasts at more than 32kbps.
In other words, there isn't a single UK radio station that reaches FM quality. None of them sounds way better.
See some of my other comments, including: "Some countries have stations at 48kbps. The UK is leading the drive to lower sound quality with DAB+ stations on the SDL multiplex at 32kbps."
> Radio stations in Germany also tend to use 96-128 kbit AAC/HE-AAC which sounds way better than FM radio.
Lucky you. Most UK stations are on 80kbps with MP2, and we have music stations broadcasting at 64kbps in mono. The BBC often manages 112-128kbps but only ONE station does better than that: BBC classical music station Radio 3 is at 160-192kbps. No DAB+ station broadcasts at more than 32kbps.
In other words, there isn't a single UK radio station that reaches FM quality. None of them sounds way better.
If you want to feel my pain, see http://www.wohnort.org/DAB/uknat.html
Look at London 3, which I get at home, and weep....