HD Radio is a new technology that enables AM and FM radio stations to broadcast their programs digitally, a tremendous technological leap from today's familiar analog broadcasts. These digital broadcasts provide listeners with radically improved audio quality, more radio channels through multicasting, and new data services.
It's possible that you might find an HD radio at your neighborhood Best Buy or Circuit City - especially if you're looking for an HD car audio system. There are also several sites on the Internet where you can compare prices from different online sources.
Tabletop HD Radios
Two manufacturers currently offer compact, portable, tabletop HD radios that have amazingly clear, room-filling sound. They are Radiosophy and Polk Audio.. The Boston Acoustics HD Recepter Radio is available through J&R Music and Computer World, Crutchfield and C. Crane, Amazon, some Radio Shack stores and several other sources. Its price is almost always $299.99.
Polk Audio recently began shipping its iSonic Entertainment System. This system has an HD Radio tuner, an XM Satellite tuner and a CD Player. Its announced price is $599.00.
More manufacturers are expected to announce portable, tabletop radios during the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2007. For example, Radiosophy says it expects to begin shipping its MultiStream HD radio later this month.
HD Car Radios
Six manufacturers have HD Technology radios or tuners for the car. They are JVC, Panasonic, Kenwood, Sanyo, Alpine and Eclipse. Again, more manufacturers, including Sony, are expected to soon announce HD Technology car radios. You can find most of these units on sites such as HotBuys.com, Crutchfield, Shop.com, BizRate,com, and Shopping.com.
HD component receivers
Finally, three companies have component-type HD technology receivers or tuners available. They are Yamaha, Audio Design Associates (ADA), and Day Seguerra. Yamaha has the Yamaha RX-V6400 receiver. ADA offers three high-end tuners, the Duo, the Quadritune and the HD Pro. And Day-Sequerra makes the M4.0 HD Radio Tuner with a list price of $1595. You are most likely to find one of these HD Technology receivers at your local home theater retailer or high-end sound components store.
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About the Author
Douglas Hanna is a retired marketing executive. He lives in Littleton, Colorado and writes extensively about Denver, HD Radio technology and golf. He is the webmaster and Publisher of www.hd-radio-home.com and www.best-denver-vacation.com.
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