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Originally Posted by Kane3162
Why do we want FM?
QUALITY!!!, sadly to say nearly all stations I have found on the internet for music i like stream in 64kbps quality... WHICH SUCKS and compared to my local FM radio station makes me want to cry!
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Most of the streams I listen to are much better quality than the overly compressed and frequency response restricted FM stations, not to mention the excessive amount of commercials. 64K and even 48K AAC+ streams sound much better than typical FM to me, and I find they do quite well while I'm driving even on 1X. I have playlists with a bunch of stations and I just advance tracks to change from one to another. The programming quality is far better than most anything I find on homogenized FM. I also have the option of listening to streamed AM stations in much better quality than off the air.
I would like FM for emergencies. At this point I think IBOC HDRadio and DAB tuners should be included, but that would likely add cost for licensing.