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"PURE Tempus-1S"

1 VHF tuner (approx. £90)

Issue 125

On test: Pure Tempus-1S

Pure is one of the pioneers of DAB radios, delivering simple-to-use, stylishly minimalist products. The Tempus-1S is another in its line of classy radios with DAB and FM radio plus a line-in port for MP3 players. Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Tangent Cinque Review"

1 VHF tuner

Published on 4/2008

On test: Tangent Audio Cinque

Although Both CD players and DAB radio can be purchased for very little these days. The Tangent Cinque offers more of a large selection of different audio files so you can listen to your favourite music no matter what files its in. So can the Tangent Cinque really play large number or is it just a few? Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Pure Highway"

1 Radio (approx. £70)

Issue 73/2008

On test: Pure Highway

The biggest reason for the stalling advance of digital radio in the UK has so far been the fact that while the units have proven popular in the home, they've been largely absent from the place where people listen to radio the most - in the car. Pure is looking to take advantage of that with the Highway. Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Pure Highway in-car DAB radio"

1 Radio (approx. £70)

Published on 3/2008

On test: Pure Highway

If rumours are to be believed, Ford will soon be fitting DAB as standard on some vehicles. But the retro-fit market still has massive potential and to fill that gap digital radio specialist Pure has come up with a really neat little gadget: the Highway. Review details: Single Test → Test results

DAB Tuners

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radios promise to provide the listener with improved signal quality, more choice and a plethora of new features such as over the air information showing such things as playlists, current programme, and even links to artists' home pages and competition information.

The argument for better sound quality delivered over digital, is that it can theoretically exist only in two states, either on, or off. This is in contrast to analogue radio which can exist along a wide range of frequencies at varying quality, eventually tapering off into a sea of static. This idea is however, somewhat misleading as the quality of a digital audio stream will always depend on bandwidth, something that costs the broadcaster money and is therefore often shrunk down to the bare minimum required in order to either cram more stations onto the same multiplex or save on those costly resources.

DAB is however, not the only digital broadcasting system out there and is already being derided by opponents as old-hat and limited in scope. Newer (not yet available) technologies like DVB-H and DMB, which are specifically targeted at hand-held devices such as mobile phones and MP3 players can, according to publicity, carry video and multi-channel sound, in addition to the text and image-based extras which DAB offers.

DAB radios can range in price from less than fifty pounds for the most basic model to two hundred pounds for devices featuring MP3 or memory card support. These more expensive players also offset the increased cost by offering extra benefits such as timer recording and time-shifting as well as improved sound and aesthetics.

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