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Which car radio is best for stereo ?

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DutchBroadcaster

I recently bought a pioner car radio (MVH-X580BT) and while I like the sensitivity, I don't like how it blends to mono/narrow audio before a single shot of noise is audible.

Which type/brand of car radio is advisable if I want stereo signal as long as possible ? (I don't care much about noise, the constant blending is much more annoying).
 
DutchBroadcaster said:
I recently bought a pioner car radio (MVH-X580BT) and while I like the sensitivity, I don't like how it blends to mono/narrow audio before a single shot of noise is audible.

Which type/brand of car radio is advisable if I want stereo signal as long as possible ? (I don't care much about noise, the constant blending is much more annoying).
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Sorry to slightly veer off topic - but what are you using for the antenna - the OEM car antenna? Some just don't work well, particularly with an aftermarket radio. There are a few with built in amps that must be supplied power, which might not be connected when the radio has been changed.
 
DutchBroadcaster said:
I don't like how it blends to mono/narrow audio before a single shot of noise is audible.
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I had a cheapy Ford a few years ago that would POP into and out of stereo as the hiss level rose and fell; sounded worse than popping between analog and HD.
The current radio in my car blends back and forth, in and out, but I never seem to hear The Doobie Brothers, Black Water as <-widely-> as I remember it being.
I wish that someone would incorporate a manual blend control into a radio; let ME, ME, ME decide.
Of course, we could have had a stereo method that would not have had stereo hiss, but it was nixed because it would not have allowed for SCAs :(
 
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After testing some different tuners I found a Alpine UTE-92BT that's absolute wonderful! It's sensitivety is the best I ever seen on a FM tuner and keeps steady stereo signal much longer than other tuners I heard. Also blends subtle or nearly not in HIFI mode. Also in high RF situations (I leave near two 50KW stations and a lot 1 - 10KW ones) this tuner can get distant stations very clean. It is not cheap (150 euro, with no DAB+, whereas a pioneer comes with DAB+) but the reception and FM audio is so much better than other tuners I tested

I also tested:

-JVC KDR-431: Pretty good tuner, little weak on reception but not blending heavely or annoying. Fails in high RF situations
-JVC KDR-472: Same as the 431 but with worse reception, very noisy. Fails in high RF situations
-Blaupunkt MP53 Digiceiver/Sharx: This one was a dissapiontment because I read great things about them. No problem with blending circuits or stereo/mono but it has a very aggressively muting circuit where it likes if someone very quick pushing the mute button continiousely. Also bad in high RF enviroment.
- Pioneer MVH-X580BT: Very stable reception, but agressive blending circuits (also in the music mode) that are very annoying. Good reception also in high RF situations
 
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