Sony XDR-S3HD (XDR-F1HD Chip) vs. Sangean HDT-1X FM Reception

Comparison of reception/DXing performance between the Sony XDR-S3HD (which uses the legendary DSP chip also in the XDR-F1HD) and the Sangean HDT-1X. Although both radios perform well, the Sony is able to maintain stereo separation on marginally weak signals much better than the Sangean, as demonstrated most clearly on the first few stations. For best results, use headphones!

This demonstration was performed near Pittsburgh, PA. The same antenna was connected to both units. All audio has been normalized. The last section of the video (starting at 5:04) demonstrates reception on a strong local station to show that both units have similar output frequency response.

I realize there are a lot of country and a few religious stations here. I don't normally listen to these formats but they happen to be on most of my distant-fringe stations.

VIDEO SECTIONS:
0:00 Marginally weak "distant" stations
1:42 Extremely weak "fringe" stations
5:04 Strong local station with an HD lock

READ MORE:
Sony XDR-F1HD: http://www.ham-radio.com/k6sti/xdr-f1...
Sangean HDT-1X: http://www.ham-radio.com/k6sti/hdt-1x...
Sangean HDT-1: http://www.ham-radio.com/k6sti/hdt-1.htm

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