Digital Audio Broadcasting: Forskelle mellem versioner

Indførslen af DAB i flere lande, heriblandt Danmark, Storbritannien, Norge og Schweiz, har dog været udsat for kritik, da flere af [[stereo]]{{dn|dato=maj 2018}}-DAB-kanalerne benytter en [[bitrate]] under 192 kbps eller derunder i [[MP2]], hvilket giver en ringere lyd, og især ringere stereolyd end der kan opnås, når FM modtages under rimelige og normale modtagerforhold.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070312111526/www.whathifi.com/newsMainTemplate.asp?newssectionID=2&storyID=109 12 November 2002, BBC Admit DAB Sounds Worse Than FM (from What Hi-Fi magazine)] Citat: "...However, she admitted that the BBC has been altering bit-rates. Some Radio 3 transmissions have been reduced to 160Kbps from the usual rate of 192Kbps, while Radio 4 broadcasts have been cut to 128Kbps, and even 80Kbps mono at times. ?We did change the bit-rate of transmissions to accommodate five new services this year,? said Fox. ?We have to strike a balance between improved programming choice and sound quality.?..."</ref><ref>[http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~sverre/papers/07_AES-DAB-Corrected.pdf Sverre Holm]«S. Holm, "Audio quality on the air in DAB digital radio in Norway," in Proc. 31st Audio Engineering Society International Conference, London, UK, June 2007»</ref>.