DAB Radio

[wag29]

Hi I have a 2012 gti with a rcd 510 radio, is it where I live or is everybody elses DAB radio a waste of time, every station I try is 30 second on then 30 seconds off, is there a special aerial that is needed or is the window aerial sufficient for the job?. would never spec a dab radio if ordering a new car, bought car as a pre -reg so was already fitted.Any ideas ?

[52GTIPETE]

All DAB radios need a special and separate aerial to pick up DAB radio stations.

[jhunter_83]

Bought this one for mine and works brilliantly

http://www.maplin.co.uk/kenwood-dab-a1-in-car-digital-radio-glass-mount-antenna-534985

[mcmaddy]

if it's a factory fired radio then you shouldn't need additional aerials.

[typhtoeknee]

I thinking of adding DAB to my Mk2 has anyone had experience of either the Alpine CDE-136BT or Kenwood KDC-BT73DAB?

[Parmo]

I'd agree if its factory fit I'd say its all down to location and quantity and quality of DAB My experience going back few years very hit and miss

[George k]

I thinking of adding DAB to my Mk2 has anyone had experience of either the Alpine CDE-136BT or Kenwood KDC-BT73DAB?

Got the kenwood in my mk3 gti and works superb with screen mounted aerial for dab

[typhtoeknee]

Cheers George, strangely its a bit cheaper than the Alpine lol

[andy_k]

DAB can vary from horrible to atrocious down here.

When you (rarely) get a decent signal it sounds horrible, the rest of the time it's just useless.

DAB sound is truly awful - like really heavily compressed mp3s.

FM outperforms it at every level yet for some reason people seem to think that just because it's new it's better.

If it wasn't for 6 music we would have binned our DAB radios a long time ago

[mcmaddy]

Andy it must be your location then as dab sound quality in the north east and surrounding areas is superb and far better than FM. you come across certain dead spots so it's not perfect but channel choice is way better also.