No we don't, we use the DAB+ standard which uses AAC+ instead of MP3 however this radio will work on both DAB and DAB+ standards, most radios do these days.
On 23 Nov 2013, at 2:10 pm, Dave Marthouse <dmartho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dane, > > Do you guys in Australia use the same DAB radio standard as they do in the > uk? If not what are the frequencies used for DAB down under? > > Dave Marthouse > dmartho...@gmail.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:59 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Big Sound From Small Footprint > > The following will only be of interest to those living outside the U.S. > where DAB and DAB+ radio services are available. > > Yep, another Digital Radio but this one is certainly one of the best I've > heard since I started using DAB+ radio sets more than 3 years ago. > > Added to the great sound is the great price you should be able to find this > radio for, I found it for under a hundred Australian dollars. > > So why is it so cheap? Because the radio sports an older style IOS dock > which is no longer supported by the newer Apple IOS devices. This shouldn't > present too much of a problem, if you have a device that uses the Lightning > connector then you can purchase an adapter or forget about a docking an IOS > device completely but whatever takes your fancy this radio still remains in > the bargain basket. > > The Pure Contour is in the shape of a semi circle with speakers either side > of a front panel. > > At the top of the panel is the very large display and below this appears to > be a blank piece of plastic but its far from blank, if the left-hand side > edge is pushed then the panel rotates 180 degrees to reveal an IOS 30 pin > dock connector, press the right-and end of the dock and the Dock spins back > to reveal the blank panel, this has to be one of the neatest and koolest > docking arrangements I've ever seen on any device sporting an IOS dock. > > There are few buttons on the radio itself and all are located on the top. A > remote controller unit is supplied with the radio which contains controls > for all functions. > > Losing the remote control isn't likely given that a magnetic storage cradle > is provided for the controller at the back of the radio. > > The Pure Contour has very nice crisp treble with good mid range and bass > performs strongly thanks to the built-in sub-woffer unit. A sub-woofer in > such a small unit comes as a big surprise but its certainly there and does > its job quite well. > > Plenty of volume can be had from this radio given its 10 watts RMS per > channel amplifiers so more than enough power to fill a small room. > > The unit supports both DAB/DAB+ and FM bands as well as the IOS Dock and an > Aux-in facility for external devices. A coxial digital out and headphones > socket are provided on the back of the radio next to the power input socket. > > I've not tried setting alarms on this radio yet - it has two of those - but > I can tell you that programming presets and so forth is a breeze, just use > the up/down buttons to browse to the station you want - using the select > button to tune - and then hold down the "Favourites" button for 5 seconds. > Press the "Favourites" button on its own, use up/down and then the select > button to tuen to the selected Favourite in the list. > > The radio runs on AC power only thanks to a 2.5 Amp 12 Volt output power > adapter supplied and will not work on batteries so its designed to be used > on a desk, bedside table, kitchen and so on. > > Is there anything I don't like about this radio? Very little and its well > recommended given its excellent sound out of its small footprint, the > excellent quality that Pure radios are known for and the excellent price > these radios can now be purchased for. > > > > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
