Just A Minute

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From: berlinirving@...
Sent: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:11 -0000
To: just-a-minute@...
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: Two new JAM upgrades from radio this week: #448, #501

I'm surprised it is in mono; I remember many years ago all the AM stations (in Melbourne, if not Australia) were said to have changed to stereo all at the same time, in one swell foop. A pity if they've let it all go away.

--- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "charles_454545" <charles@... > wrote:
>
> There are three problems with the sound quality of RN's ra feed:
> (1) Everything's in mono. It's 2009 and they don't have stereo.
> (2) The bitrate is lower than, say, BBC iPlayer
> (3) The sound is very flat -- much quieter than iPlayer
>
> That's not to say it's bad -- for the mid-90s episodes they're
> playing now, it's an upgrade over our current mp3s. But the
> late-90s and 2000s mp3s already sound better than ABC RN,
> so I hope they skip those and loop back to episode 1 instead. ;)
>
> cheers,
> Charles
>
> --- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "berlinirving" <berlinirving@ > wrote:
> >
> > I'm surprised; isn't the online RN feed as good as it gets? If not, what would be a better source?
> >
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "charles_454545" <charles@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > The audio on this wasn't bad before, but the upgrade is pristine.
> > > If only ABC RN sounded this good...
> > >
> >
>