Just wondering if anyone else thinks that the processing on The Q (WQEN/Birmingham) is really BAD. Way too much high end IMO, lots of clipping outside of downtown Birmingham, and they can't even keep the stereo light on in my car in Leeds. Anyone else agree/disagree? Who sounds the best in Birmingham?
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Wondering if anyone else agrees....
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I didn't listen to the Q this weekend when I was in town, but in the past they've always seemed to have agressive processing. I never experienced the problems you describe.
In my opinion, the best processed station is, hands down, Kiss 98.7. It's not a station that I regularly listened to, but when I did I was always impressed with how clean and smooth they sounded. Their "sister" station, 95.7 Jamz was also pretty good as I recall; again, not one of my usual stations but I always tried to check them all out.
Although it sounds heavily processed, Magic 96 used to be really clean sounding, although recently they seemed to have let the quality slide. I've always hated how Rock 99 and Y 94.5 (or whatever they are today) sounded. Ugh.
In my opinion, the best processed station is, hands down, Kiss 98.7. It's not a station that I regularly listened to, but when I did I was always impressed with how clean and smooth they sounded. Their "sister" station, 95.7 Jamz was also pretty good as I recall; again, not one of my usual stations but I always tried to check them all out.
Although it sounds heavily processed, Magic 96 used to be really clean sounding, although recently they seemed to have let the quality slide. I've always hated how Rock 99 and Y 94.5 (or whatever they are today) sounded. Ugh.
Oh yea, I forgot about the 107.7 days of the X. Their lack of sound quality was a major reason I quit listening to any of the stations. I even went so far as to call to complain, talking to an engineer there who told me there was nothing wrong with the way they were sounding; it was "just fine".
I always blamed the poor SQ on low bitrate compressed audio on some music-on-disk system, but when they switched the X to 100.5 they sounded a little bit better.
Was it that, or processing alone, or both? Never been able to figure that one out. (I'm an outsider so I don't know much of what goes on in this technical area.)
I always blamed the poor SQ on low bitrate compressed audio on some music-on-disk system, but when they switched the X to 100.5 they sounded a little bit better.
Was it that, or processing alone, or both? Never been able to figure that one out. (I'm an outsider so I don't know much of what goes on in this technical area.)
BamaWOLF said:Ahh, the classic "Dicked" sound, brings back memories. before the 107.7 / 100.5, move 107.7 was notorious with that sound.Zach said:I've always hated how Rock 99 and Y 94.5 (or whatever they are today) sounded. Ugh.
that is the funniest thing i have heard all month.
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