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“… so good that even Radio One is bearable!
...for the serious connoisseur of radio, you really do
get your money’s worth.”
Smarthouse
“The Arcam DT81 has...the more accurate rendition
of the DAB broadcast, and excels at detail and clarity...It
also had the tightest imaging and best sense of stereo space...”
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Tuner design is a long established tradition at Arcam. Experience counts when it comes to
manufacturing Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) tuners, and where most manufacturers are on their first, Arcam
is on its third and has already sold more in the UK than all other manufacturers put together.
The arrival of Digital Radio offers the listener
interference free reception with an utterly silent background,
an end to confusing frequencies and an ever-growing choice
of new, digital only stations.
Arcam's stylish new replacement for the Alpha 10 tuner is
the DT81, which receives DAB programmes on both Band 3 and
L-Band and sets new standards in both sound quality and ease
of use. It has 16 presets for storing favourite stations and
autoselect dialling, in addition to viewing all available
stations alphabetically. An FM tuner bypass function is included.
As part of the DiVA range, the DT81 comes in the standard
silver or black. All elements of operation are blindingly
simple, and the top quality dot-matrix Vacuum Fluorescent
Display (VFD) is 20 characters wide allowing for greater clarity.
The Importance of L Band
All Arcam DAB tuners feature advanced L Band reception. While this is essential for overseas transmissions, it is
increasingly likely to be coming into use in the UK as the current Band III reaches capacity. Adding L Band to a DAB tuner is an
expensive option, due to the complexity of the RF stages needed to get the best possible sensitivity and selectivity; however, owners
of budget DAB tuners without this option will not be able to receive any of the proposed new L Band services making their components effectively
obsolescent.
Technical
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