In addition to XM and Sirius satellite radio options, the AVR-4310CI and AVR-3310CI both feature built-in HD Radio for dramatically improved fidelity.
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For starters, this one tunes into HD Radio stations (you know, given how FM is so 2006), and it also plays nice with dock-connecting iPods and iPhones.
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For high quality audio broadcasts, the two top models feature built-in HD Radio Technology, providing clear digital reception of HD Radio broadcasts from radio stations around the country.
Or, as XM and Sirius claim, do such stations compete within a broader market, one comprised of traditional, or terrestrial, radio, as well as iPods, HD radio, Internet radio and other entertainment?
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"iLuv is delighted to unveil their third HD radio alarm clock product to HD aficionados desiring a little something more in their bedside tunes and sound quality" said Robert Caputo, iLuv Sales VP.
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Both systems also support the HD Radio Artist Experience feature, which allows the user to view album art, station logos or other broadcast related graphics in addition to the displayed text information (when available).
Its multiroom audio capabilities are similarly extensive with Powered Zone 2 and 3 capabilities, multiple DC triggers, bidirectional RS-232, and Onkyo's exclusive Universal Port for connection of an optional iPod Dock and HD Radio tuner.
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In a symbiotic program that should potentially benefit studios, consumers, and perhaps even the medium itself, Apple hooked up with HD Radio developer iBiquity to integrate a "Tag" button into future hardware releases, which when triggered loads metadata about the current song to memory for future transfer to a docked iPod.
Well you may have missed this particular feature in your rush to pick up Polk's I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 table radio, but like its upcoming iHD brother from JBL, the ES2 is one of the first HD Radio models to feature a new iTunes tagging option that lets users bookmark over-the-air tracks for later purchase.
Sure, we've got satellite radio in the U.S. But the Brits have DAB digital audio broadcasts that are free over the air as long as you've got a DAB receiver (America's answer to DAB, HD radio, has a long way to go before it even comes close to DAB in terms of reach).
TuneIn lets people listen to the world's music, sports, talk and news from wherever they are, with over 70, 000 AM, FM, HD and Internet radio stations and more than two million on-demand programs streaming from every continent.
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As long as you have an HD-equipped radio (three million have been sold by Ibiquity, which is owned by big-league radio chains) you can listen to the digital signal free, without a subscription, and at the same frequencies, too.
The YSP-3050 is XM Satellite Radio ready with XM HD surround sound powered by Neural Surround.
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