Phil Bunker wrote: >I've been very disappointed at the quality of the sound I'm getting on BBC >3, especially the sound of a piano. It has a sagging pitch quality that >makes it unpleasant to listen to. One of my friends (a real piano "nut") >has fast cable connection and finds it the same. I'm certain that this is >not the way it is received in Britain and wonder why this is happening. >Does anyone have insight into this? I'm not clear whether you are talking about their web site or radio transmissions. I'm also not sure which country you are in. Radio 3 has in the past been highly criticised for applying dynamic range compression to the transmitted sound during rush hours 7-9 AM 5-7 PM BST. Their reason for doing this is to enable listeners in cars to have a better experience. Such crazy reasoning may well be applied to the web site also. Bob Draper bob'musinet.force9.net