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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

Don't know what they have done to it but it's all changed and the sound quality is atrocious.

I thought the bass had gone completely on my speakers as it now sounds like a tinny transistor radio.

Anyone else tried the new look 'listen again'.

H
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

Hmmm. I don't use it as much as I used to, but I listened again to FNIMN the other night and it seemed better than ever.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

It's just changed today, I used it yesterday and it was fine.

Have you checked it out as it's completely different?

H
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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

I think your right Helen. Back to old days of Radio Laughing

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

If anyone has the time would they try this comparison please.

Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/

From the Listen Again part of the page click on Monday's show listen for a minute or so then click on Friday's show and do the same.

Unless it's my speakers on the PC (I don't think it is) you will hear the difference in sound.

H

PS Radio 2 must be the guinea pig in this as Radio 4 still has the old format. Haven't checked the sound though.
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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

You can't trick me into listening to a daytime show Helen Wink

I can report that Radio 3 fans generallyhave said positive things about the improvements in iPlayer

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

I only gave that as an example John, as they were on the same webpage. Try it for a minute - it's Clive Anderson anyway not JV. Do it for a minute on both days and you will see what I mean by the difference in the players.

H
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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

It's fine on mine as well, H, and less prone to distortion or breaking up. No longer carries the record-being-played detail, though.

Notice it now plays through WMP, rather than Real. Here I reach the limit of my technical knowledge, but I wonder if that has something to do with your problem - someone else may know/help.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

Hi Ron,

They may be doing something to fix it. I listened to Suzi Quatro 'live' on line last night which I don't normally do, I have a radio in the room so use that. The sound was fine and I could reduce the base on the speakers. I 'listened again' to the first few minutes this morning and it's okay, it's not just the music that sounds bad but the spoken word as well.

It seems to just be some of the shows. If you listen to the start of Alan Titchmarsh from last Sunday you will see what I mean, it sounds like an old transistor radio!

I was thinking they must have ditched Real which is good news!

H
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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005