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Who remembers the huge fiasco created back in the 80’s with the “format wars” between Beta and VHS, AM vs FM, oh and yes, Motorola vs Magnavox vs Kahn-Hazeltine vs Harris??

Who remembers the huge fiasco created back in the 80’s with the “format wars” between Beta and VHS, AM vs FM, oh and yes, Motorola vs Magnavox vs Kahn-Hazeltine vs Harris??

What was it…oh the market was going to decide.

Well for decades now, other countries like Australia and Japan and Canada have enjoyed AM Stereo radio, while here in the USA we are graciously accepting 5khz of narrow bandwidth sounding crud piled on top a layer of HD digital hash garbage.

Many have wondered just how good does that C-QUAM AM Stereo sound anyway. They have never heard it before, or even recall hearing any AM Stereo signal even back during the “let the market decide and crash it” days.

Well very soon, once I get a few more things in order, all of you, the entire world will be able to hear what an AM Stereo station sounds like via your computer and my station’s 128kps 44.1Khz Steremp3 stream.

Here is how it will work.

A Sony ST-JX220A receiver, modified to tune the expanded AM band, picks up the 1670 C-QUAM signal. The line outputs are then fed directly into the encoding computer’s sound card line input. The encoder is set for 128kps, 44.1Khz sampling stereo mp3 stream.

You will hear the AM stereo signal in its full fidelity. No stupid NRSC curve on it, no “loudness war” nonsense processing on it, just pure wide range AM Hi-Fi stereo audio as it is meant to be heard, no alterations to that received signal or its audio out the back.

The only processor in use is at the audio input to the C-QUAM exciter, a Behringer 9024.

Be watching for the big announcement when it comes online!

RFB