DAB+ does not work everywhere - depending on the device
I ordered a DRA-F109DAB receiver from Denon (not from Digitec, as I couldn't order the individual receiver here, sorry - but from an official Denon dealer anyway). It was important to me that the receiver was guaranteed to have the new DAB+ function. After the station changeover a few months ago, my old Denon DAB set no longer worked, so I needed a replacement. The dealer confirmed that the new device could handle DAB+. But when I got home I found that it still didn't work. A call to the specialist revealed that - get this - due to the "good" tuners, reception could be limited or even non-existent. The tuners would accept a small error tolerance in reception to ensure audio quality. What this means de facto is that if reception is too weak or patchy, the device decides not to output any sound at all. The receiver found 74 programmes but could not play any of them afterwards (No service). The dealer said that for most customers it works without problems, for others you just have to find a suitable place in the room. Since the throw antenna is very short, this means that the system has to be moved. Unfortunately, that's not possible in my bedroom. The old Denon unit had no problems receiving DAB at the same location. Funnily enough, a portable Ruark DAB+ model (not exactly cheap either, but maybe "extremely bad" tuner?) also manages to play music in good quality at the said critical place. Apparently, other corresponding compact systems such as Yamaha, Panasonic, etc. are also affected by this problem. Has anyone else had difficulties with DAB+ equipment from these brands? Or does anyone know of a DAB+ compact system that is guaranteed to receive and play radio stations at any location in the house (3.5 m from the window)? My mobile phone has reception throughout the house without any problems (no WLAN), it's funny.
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