I had a Carver TX11 tuner that received AM stereo and also a Sony pocket portable that did. There is no doubt that the current HD system on AM is quieter and better sounding, but one has to have such a perfect signal that I find it pretty annoying. In addition, stations that use HD on AM have to restrict their analog audio bandwidth. I actually prefer a noisier but more reliable AM stereo system as was used here in the US in the 1980's. Even more, that system did not interfere with adjacent stations as does the HD system does now.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 13:09:27 -0400, Tom Kaufman wrote: >In the 90s. WSM (Nashville, Tennessee) was in AM stereo; we had an AM stereo >system in the car (a Lincoln Town Car) I remember riding home from a gig and >would have the Grand Ole Opry on one night; if the station would come in >just right, the "stereo" would kick in; it sounded great! But my first >experience with hearing AM stereo (again it was with WSM) we had traveled to >Nashville; we had a Lincoln Town Car; I did not realize that the car was >equipped with AM stereo! We had stopped to see about getting rooms (my >father and I stayed in the car and WSM was on the radio. But then I >noticed it was in stereo, so I figured "no; that couldn't be WSM!" So just >to confirm what I thought my ear was telling me, I asked my father to tell >me what station the radio was on! When he said 6500, then I knew and was >totally amazed at how good it sounded! >Tom Kaufman >-----Original Message----- >From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Evan >Reese >Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 12:59 PM >To: PC Audio Discussion List >Subject: Re: Stereo AM >Back in the 80s when I was visiting my parents in California, there was a >stero AM station. But I didn't have any stereo AM receivers. But I did have >two portable radios. I discovered that if you tuned them just right, you >could get the stereo sound. >Evan >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 12:34 PM >Subject: Stereo AM >Back to the glory days of radio <smile>. >Actually we do have one radio station in Australia to my knowledge that does >broadcast in AM Stereo to this day and that's 2CA Canberra, Here's a >recording I found on Youtube of a station in the U.S. though I'm not sure >when the content was actually aired, quite nice audio so - for those who >have never heard stereo AM before - take a moment to enjoy. ><WCTC in AM Stereo on Denon TU-680NAB> >********** >Dane Trethowan >Skype: grtdane12 >Phone US (213) 438-9741 >Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >Mobile: +61400494862 >faceTime +61400494862 >Fax +61397437954 >Twitter: @grtdane
