JVC KD-HDR1 Car radio

[Len14043]

I just logged onto the Crutchfield site and found a JVC HD radio for $199. Does anyone here have any experience with this radio? Any recommendations for other HD radios? Thanks.

 

[1q2w3e]

I just logged onto the Crutchfield site and found a JVC HD radio for $199. Does anyone here have any experience with this radio? Any recommendations for other HD radios? Thanks.

I had one when I was working at a station (needed to give it back when I was done with the job).

It worked well, seemed pretty sensitive. The only thing I didnt like is that you cannot save an HD2 station in the presets like you can with a Kenwood. Not that big of a deal.

Overall it sounded good and was pretty easy to operate.

Does that help?

 

[mattheworyan]

I just logged onto the Crutchfield site and found a JVC HD radio for $199. Does anyone here have any experience with this radio? Any recommendations for other HD radios? Thanks.

I have one and I like it very much. What would you like to know?

/O'Ryan/

 

[IBOCRocks]

I just logged onto the Crutchfield site and found a JVC HD radio for $199. Does anyone here have any experience with this radio? Any recommendations for other HD radios? Thanks.

I've got one and I love it. The tuner is superb. I can pull in HD and Analog very, very well.

 

[Len14043]

Thanks for the replys. I plan to purchase this radio and will give you all a reception report from Cincinnati in the not too distant future.

 

[TheRover]

Re: JVC KD-HDR1 Price Break $139 IN THE STORE ! ! !

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PRICE BREAK on JVC KH-HDR1 HD Radio Tuner $159 Down From $199

NO REBATE REQURIED ! ! !
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$139 at Circuit City on Special

Crutchfield Mail Order Price down to $159 (they can offer Free Shipping and adaptor kits at good prices!!!)​

I got one last summer, and was so pleased with it, I got another one for the other car.

 

[Radioman100]

The KD-HDR1 is the one I used for my recent experiment in Dallas. Needless to say, I'm very pleased with it.

 

[Play Freebird]

I've had one in my truck since June 2006 and I'm generally happy with it. The FM analog performance is very good (and it does a fairly good job with FM IBOC, too), although unfortunately JVC did not include an RDS decoder.

However, the AM front end suffers overload to a much greater extent than most factory-installed radios. Apparently, there's insufficient selectivity ahead of the RF preamp and mixer. Noisy power lines in this area are a major source of interference. Don't expect AM IBOC to decode reliably unless you're getting a solid 10 mV/m or better signal.

 

[radioman921]

I got a JVC KT-HDP1 for the station van when the station got HD and it works pretty nicely. I set it up in the cab of the van and in the rear of the van where there is a WALL of sound. the receiver in the back of the van picks up the signal really good.

 

[TheRover]

I've had one in my truck since June 2006 and I'm generally happy with it. The FM analog performance is very good (and it does a fairly good job with FM IBOC, too), although unfortunately JVC did not include an RDS decoder.

However, the AM front end suffers overload to a much greater extent than most factory-installed radios. Apparently, there's insufficient selectivity ahead of the RF preamp and mixer. Noisy power lines in this area are a major source of interference. Don't expect AM IBOC to decode reliably unless you're getting a solid 10 mV/m or better signal.

Frankly.... I ust do not like the way AM HD sounds for News/Talk/Sports. It's not the receiver's fault. It's the way the individual station's engineers do HD. I much prefer the sound of AM HD, for all but AM HD Music stations..... there it shines..... But for other applications, the staions haven;t figured out how to tweak the singmal so it doesn't sound "funny" with New/Talk/Sports...

 

[JohnnyElectron]

I agree Rover - AM HD audio is "bad on the ears" for new/talk/sports - in fact I wish that there was a 'force to analog' switch for that reason - cellphone calls really get 'on my nerves' on HD AM's codec on FOX sports and local talk shows too. HOWEVER, that being said, there is a local 2-hour adult standards show on Saturday morning, and it sounds really, really good, even though it's in mono - if it was in stereo, I would record it and post it. I still give analog AM stereo the quality edge for longer listening without fatigue.