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Right now, I'm listening at home to an hd subchannel on my Sony noise-canceling earphones, and the sound is great.
As far as I can tell, I am receiving every subchannel broadcasting in my area. This includes several AM stations that have secondary signals on sister FM stations, including two all news stations and a popular talk station.
I drove sixty miles and back today, and got signal most of the way, except in an area near some mountains. Yes, it cut out occasionally, but the AM stations on the FM signal sound much better than over AM on my car radio. (I'm using my aux. input on my car stereo.)
Even when I can't get HD signal on FM, the analog comes in very nicely. It is the best small analog FM receiver I've owned.
No, it isn't perfect. You won't get perfect HD on a small portable unit. Once you accept that, you'll be happy with it.
The graphic display works fine, even though it isn't elegant.
I think it is an excellent value.
What's great about it: Price, usability, graphic information