{"id":3317,"date":"2012-04-14T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T13:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=3317"},"modified":"2012-04-14T07:28:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-14T11:28:28","slug":"cdnse-newstar-dr111-review-at-drmna-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/cdnse-newstar-dr111-review-at-drmna-info\/","title":{"rendered":"CDNSE Newstar DR111 First Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DR111 DRM Radio (Photo: Chengdu NewStar Electronics)<\/p><\/div>\n

Based on this initial review, it appears that the CDNSE Newstar DR111<\/a> is an improvement over the company’s last portable DRM radio, the DiWave<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Source: DRMNA.info<\/a>)<\/p>\n

[T]he unit is quite sensitive. RNZI evenings at 17675kHz and 13730kHz can be received various places within my house with only the internal whip. REE at 9630kHz using an external ham vertical antenna was similar copy on Pappradio (with a slight edge given to the Pappradio.)<\/p>\n

DRM Audio while adequate, seems narrow and compressed in comparison to DReaM on my PC. I verified this by switching A to B between the Newstar and the Pappradio with DReaM using my JBL headphones. I’m beginning to wonder if the DRM audio is being processed by the DSP, just like the analogue audio. The DSP in analogue is a tad too aggressive. A real bonus in analogue is the adjustable bandwidth (1-6kHz) however. That and the DSP make analogue quite enjoyable even in the crowded 49M (6MHz) band. I have been listening to BBC on 5875kHz in the early AM with armchair copy and great audio using only the whip (throughout the house).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read full post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Based on this initial review, it appears that the CDNSE Newstar DR111 is an improvement over the company’s last portable DRM radio, the DiWave. (Source: DRMNA.info) [T]he unit is quite sensitive. RNZI evenings at 17675kHz and 13730kHz can be received various places within my house with only the internal whip. 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