HD radio anyone....

just curious to see how many of you listen to HD radio?

If yo have it, do you like it or is it not worth it?

Debating if i should hook up HD radio to my alpine or not.

 

is that something you have to subscribe to,
my new focus can download music off the radio if its an HD radio station

 

Hd is free and not bad.its better than regular radio that sucks pretty bad.I'm loving pandora radio on my iPhone thru the aux port. Pandora kills hd and regular radio.

 

I have HD...I love it! It is CRYSTAL clear...like listening to a CD. I listen to a local radio station that has three HD channels...their regular live rock broadcast HD1, a classic rock channel HD2 and an alternative channel HD3, and their sister AM station broadcasts in HD also on their HD4 channel. AM stations sound like FM currently sounds...no hissing or buzzing. Just make sure you are within HD range of local stations...they do not broadcast as far as regular FM. I would definitely get it if you are in range.

No subscription...just need an HD radio to receive the signal.

 

ill have to google to see who has it in my area
thanks for the info

 

Its not bad. I just took a trip from mississippi to pennsylviana last week and got to finaly listen to some hd stations. Some stations carry a varitey of music thats clear as a cd withou the hassel.

 

I have had HD Radio for several years and like it alot. It is crystal clear and some stations have two channels. Well worth it.

 

Lots of input above that I agree with, only other thing to add is that I prefer HD radio as I don't have any desire to pay for XM/Sirrius. With HD, you pay for a HU/module once and it's done.

 

thanks for all your input everyone.

anyone from the bay area have any input?

I'm closer to pulling the trigger on the HD unit.

 

I just got my kenwood ktc hr300 HD radio reciever in the mail. This thing is alot bigger than I thought.

Where did you guys put this thing. I thought it was going behind the dash?

 

Radio sucks, period HD, or other wise. I listen to what I want, when I want. A little Pandora, or even better, Slacker Radio apps.

 

I've heard some units will constantly switch back and forth between HD and standard FM when the signal gets weak. Personally I like using streaming radio like Slacker. Standard FM radio will not be much longer for this world. I suspect another decade before it gets pushed off and sold to the highest bidder.

 

I put the HD radio in the glove box for now. It does not suck at all. I have about 12 new radio stations. And now my deck has no problem picking up the information like song names and artists.

 

HD Radio is about the only upgrade you can get over "standard" radio. Works quite well if you have no desire to pay for a subscription to either XM/Sirius or to your favorite cell phone plan.