"I've asked the authorities for some more info."

There's trusting!

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frosty, just want to get the facts right with frequencies etc .
I wont be asking if its going to be great cos I know the hot air will be blown up my nether regions.:eek:

Digital radio in Australia is barely off the ground with very few knowing anything about it.Asking stores about digital radio draws some blank looks or maybe quick trip to some dingey corner where they may have an old DAB set that wont work here soon anyway.

I want to update my stereo/entertainment electronics and all that goes with it so I want to learn all I can about what maybe coming and not buy something that may need updating sooner than expected.

If you're updating your sound system, are you concerned with sound quality, or will anything do?

If quality matters, get a good FM Stereo tuner as part of the new system. If quality doesn't matter, ...

If digital radio isn't up and running in Australia - wait! There are several standards being kicked around at the moment, and you don't want to be left with a Betamax digital radio in a VHS digital world.

The UK has been pushing digital for all it's worth for some years, although they seem to have stopped now. The sound quality and the signal quality are dire, and I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing is allowed to die quietly. I'll even conduct its funeral for no fee (pro bono).

Keef - I don't recognise your experience with DAB at all. Where I live, we can't get any FM stereo signal in the house (and no TV signal either) but DAB radios work really well, by which I mean radios made by Pure and Sony. I get excellent reception on all the BBC stations and it means I can listen to BBC WS and R5L without all the MW/LW interference I used to get.
All right? Not arf!
TN

I have radios of almost every description at present - DAB/AM-FM/Internet - and I am an avide radio listener.

However, I still want to invest in one of those new-fangled internet radio thingies for our house in France. It must also play my music files wirelessly from my laptop, it must be stereo and it must be both good looking and provide "good" sound quality.

I've done the ususal research, and am not completely satisfied with what I've found so far. Any PPRUNER already made this journey? If so, what would you recommend?

This got the best of award from the gadget show.

You can get it from Argos for £99.

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