Pure Highway 400 In-Car DAB+/DAB Digital Radio FM Adapter with Bluetooth for Music Playback – DAB Car Radio Adapter/Transmitter and Bluetooth FM Transmitter, Black

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Bluetooth DAB radios that can be paired with external devices like a smartphone. If used for streaming, the Siesta S 6 by Pure is turned into a wireless Bluetooth loudspeaker If you receive your radio programme via digital radio, you will feel like listening to a CD: As long as you are within the transmission range, you can listen to your favourite station without being interrupted by static noise, which is one of the main benefits of DAB radio. If you are outside the transmission range, you won’t receive anything at all – no music, no sound, but also no static noise. Furthermore, digital radios no longer require tuning – or in other words, the manual selection of stations, and preferred stations don’t have to be saved in the station memory, as digital radios come with an automatic channel search function. It is thus just a question of time before DAB radio will replace FM radio altogether – simply based on the fact that it is better than retro FM radio. Pure thinks it has the answer with the Highway, an in-car DAB digital radio with FM transmitter, but has it? We hit the road to find out. DAB radio alarms like the Siesta Rise by Pure. They are ideal for anyone wanting to start the day with their favorite radio station (with sleep timer and alarm function)

This car DAB radio adaptor is the best we’ve got our hands on. It sounds fantastic. The design is good as well, with the turning knob on the front making it very easy to use. The control unit is battery-powered, avoiding excess messy wires, but you’ll need spare batteries to hand. It has a hands-free calling feature that works reliably. There is a slightly cheaper model of this DAB radio adaptor if you’re not interested in the calling feature. The sound quality of digital radios is considerably better than that of FM radios. There is no more noise interference (you are either within or outside the broadcasting area), the transmitted frequency band is broader and the loud- and undertones are better levelled.Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Since there is no need for streaming, as is the case with internet radio, there are no additional costs. This approach uses the same technology as plug-in-and-play solutions, converting the digital signal to FM. However, they look far better, with only a new antenna visible. However, they are complicated to install, and need to be put in by a trained professional, which increases the cost.

In 1986, the European Ministerial Conference passed a resolution to establish a common digital radio broadcasting system, which can be seen as the trigger for the development of Digital Audio Broadcasting. Germany took a leading role in the so-called Eureka-147 project with the aim to establish DAB as a new EU standard. It is suited for a frequency spectrum ranging from 30 megahertz to three gigahertz, a range that is also able to receive radio programmes via cables or satellite. BBC 6 is also based in London but focuses on newcomers and independent artists. People who prefer mainstream are better off with BBC 1. EU You can use apps on your smartphone, such as TuneIn Radio, to listen to DAB and internet radio. You can connect your phone through your car’s aux in if it has one, or through a separate Bluetooth car kit, such as the Parrot Handsfree Kit.

The Tuner worked well although did struggle in built-up areas to keep hold of a free signal as it fought with lots of other stations. A series of digital radios designed with portability in mind. All models can be powered with AA batteries or an optional rechargeable ChargePAK. Designed with a pop button on top of the device, users can control power and volume with one touch. Recent models in the range include Bluetooth for wireless audio streaming. Bauer Media Group consists of : Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; DAB+ is neither a broadcasting nor a streaming service. On the contrary, Digital Audio Broadcasting offers an infinite number of radio programmes to choose from. DAB is short for Digital Audio Broadcasting, meaning the digital transmission of sound. DAB radios are digital radios that are the successors of classic FM radios. While they don’t look any different from the outside, it is their interior that sets them apart. As opposed to digital radios, FM radios receive their sound via radio waves, also known as USW or Ultra Short Waves, which cannot be transmitted over large distances.

As a result, if you have an older FM or AM radio in your car, you have four main options available if you want to carry on listening to your favourite national radio stations. And you’ll get lots of new digital stations to choose from as well. 1. Plug-in-and-play car radio adaptors The Evoke range has included collaborations with designer brands such as Sanderson, Sam_Hecht and Mini Moderns. Its first designer styled radio came in 2010 with the launch of the Evoke Mio by Orla Kiely. It featured the designer's signature stem print. And this is where DAB radio, respectively DAB+ radio (dab/dab+) comes in: This type of digital radio plays any content without static noise and provides quality on par with that of CDs.What’s more, it is able to receive far more stations than your good old FM radio – even in remote areas. You can listen to BBC 6 in the UK, but also to Radio Energy out of Germany.If you drive a newer car, it can require a lot of additional parts to make these new radios fit in your car, adding lots of extra hidden costs. It can also be difficult to maintain a nice interior look to your car. 4. Use your smartphone