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Modern digital radios are remarkable devices. They allow you to listen to all your favourite radio stations in crystal-clear sound, wherever you go. Digital sound has, without doubt, transformed the way we listen to music. It brings out a clarity which previously only the highest specification audio equipment could expect to achieve.
With the advent of digital radios, all the old drawbacks of receiving stations by an analogue signal have disappeared. Many factors could affect the quality of such signals, including the weather, atmospheric interference, and even the time of day. But a digital signal is clear as a bell, making all types of listening a far greater pleasure. The ability to actually hear with true clarity everything that people say is also a revelation to people who grew up in times when signals could fade in and out without warning.
Of course, it is with music that most people appreciate the true benefits of digital technology. A recording studio is designed to capture every single nuance of sound that a band, instrument or singer creates. Before digital technology came along, so much of that experience was lost to the listener. Now, a digital radio of even the most modest proportions will fill a room with sound which is true and faithful to its original. Of course, it can also show up flaws in production techniques, but that is not a problem for the listener, rather the band which is performing!
Music which is reproduced in its cleanest possible form makes for a much more involving experience for the listener. And of course, the great advantage of being able to store music in a digital format is that a collection of favourites can be carried around in a device no bigger than a matchbox. In the 1980s and 1990s, musical portability came within the reach of most people, first with portable cassette players, and then with CD players which could also be listened to on the move. But few can have anticipated just how far the miniaturisation of music would go.
Now, these mini marvels are must for almost everyone. There is a wide variety available, whether they are just intended for listening to on the train to work, or to be connected to an external speaker system to bring out the full quality of the music being enjoyed. Thinking small has certainly paid off for the makers of these tiny devices.
The iPod is one of the greatest modern design icons, allowing you to take your music with you wherever you go. From these tiny music players to the largest Hi Fi systems, all are available online.
