Try running satellite dish through DAC for music


If you have a satellite dish I'm sure you know they have great music channels. Jazz, Classical etc. No commercials and great variety. We use one of the digital outputs and run it through a DAC which brings the performance close to cd playback. A neat way to get a wide range of music. We are in a fringe area so fm reception is almost impossible. Nice alternative anyway.
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I would have to agree. The Dish Network signals are very good in quality when processed through a DAC. I have a Fanfare FT1A and live in in Chicago, so I have a good share of quality FM programs. I STILL prefer the the Dish Music on weekends. I don't have to listen to commercials and the variety of programming is well chosen and never stale.

Since I'm on my soap box--I also enjoy recording the signal on the PVR501 and listen to it on delay. This allows me to look at the titles/artists of the songs and to record them onto a CDR at my leisure if I choose to. Many times we'll listen to music in the garage or on the deck and visitors will ask, "What station is this? Its the best I've ever heard." When I tell them its Dish, they say they have music on their Dish and always wondered, "who would listen to music through their TV?" I explain that this is why they have a digital out and an extra pair of analog outs on the back of their box... of course they never knew that. They didn't install it and have never looked. Same old story.

I'll step off the soap box now.

Best Regards, Aaron