| HD Radio is a new technology that enables AM and | | | | announced price is $549.99 after a $50 rebate. |
| FM radio stations to broadcast their programs digitally, | | | | More manufacturers are expected to announce |
| a tremendous technological leap from today's familiar | | | | portable, tabletop radios during the first quarter of |
| analog broadcasts. These digital broadcasts provide | | | | 2007. And Radiosophy says it expects to begin |
| listeners with radically improved audio quality, more | | | | shipping its MultiStream HD radio in time for holiday |
| radio channels through multicasting, and new data | | | | giving. |
| services. | | | | HD Car Radios |
| You will most likely find an HD radio at your | | | | Six manufacturers have HD Technology radios or |
| neighborhood Best Buy or Circuit City - especially if | | | | tuners for the car. They are JVC, Panasonic, |
| you're looking for an HD car audio system. And Circuit | | | | Kenwood, Sanyo, Alpine and Eclipse. Again, more |
| City recently announced that it will soon be selling | | | | manufacturers, including Sony, are expected to soon |
| tabletop units in its retail stores. | | | | announce HD Technology car radios. You can find |
| There are also several sites on the Internet where you | | | | most of these units on sites such as HotBuys.com, |
| can compare prices from different online sources. | | | | Crutchfield, Shop.com, BizRate,com, and |
| Tabletop HD Radios | | | | HD component receivers |
| Five manufacturers currently offer compact, portable, | | | | Finally, three companies have component-type HD |
| tabletop HD radios that have amazingly clear, | | | | technology receivers or tuners available. They are |
| room-filling sound. They are Radiosophy, Sangeon, | | | | Sangeon, Audio Design Associates (ADA), and |
| RadioShack, Polk Audio and Boston Acoustics.. The | | | | Yamaha. Sangeon has the HDT-1 Component Radio |
| Boston Acoustics HD Recepter Radio is available | | | | Tuner for $199.95.. ADA offers three high-end tuners, |
| through Crutchfield, J&R Music and Computer | | | | the Duo, the Quadritune and the HD Pro. And Yamaha |
| World, Crutchfield and C. Crane. .RadioShack stores | | | | has its RX-V4600 Home Theater Receiver with HD |
| are selling the Accurian HD radio and has the Sangeon | | | | Radio for $1,899. |
| HDR-1 HD radio. | | | | You are most likely to find one of these HD |
| Polk Audio recently began shipping its I-Sonic | | | | Technology receivers at your local home theater |
| Entertainment System. This system has an HD Radio | | | | retailer or high-end sound components store. |
| tuner, an XM Satellite tuner and a CD Player. Its | | | | |