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Hi Forum, I have got the following question in relation to HQPlayer 4 Desktop. It starts with the old analogue tuner that I have lying about, and which I would like to put back into use as long as FM broadcasting in The Netherlands lasts. This, because the heavily compressed radio streams as delivered by my internet and media supplier leave much to be desired in terms of quality, and this is probably why listening to these is so tiring. As my RME ADI-2 DAC FS doesn’t have an analogue input, the idea I am tinkering with is to couple the tuner with an ADC like the new Cosmos ADC, and feed the resulting digitised audio stream into my Mac Mini M1. I have HQPlayer 4 Desktop running on the latter, and my question is whether this audio player is able to process such an audio stream as it does with internet radio streams? Even while I do realise that I’d be taking a detour via the digital domain, this would be great news. Not only because this approach would allow me to benefit from the possibilities of HQPlayer, but it would also take away the need to buy yet another piece of equipment that acts as a pre-amplifier and at the same time features an analogue bypass (e.g. RME’s ADI-2 FS). In case the answer to the question above is affirmative, I have an additional question. I remember reading somewhere (but where?) that it is possible to save internet radio streams as playlists and play these as such in HQPlayer. Would it be possible to do the same with a digitised FM stream, fed into one of the USB ports of the Mac Mini M1? Looking forward to any replies, Cheers, Simon
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I have been basking in my ideal personal audio setup for the past 2 years! LG V20. There's better portable audio out there somewhere, but with diminishing return. The reason for my post is that the stunning FM tuner ** not app ** was a deciding factor in choosing the V20. About 10 days ago, I ventured into my den to transfer some new tunes to the V20, and Wi-Fi caught me. 3 or 4 involuntary updates. End result: change in graphics to the OEM FM radio tuner screen (OK), and - most critically - loss of stereo decoding. My reason for posting on this forum is in hope that this has happened to another subscriber and that they know the "fix". I have spent hours Googling and chatting with numerous TMobile & LG support folk, all of whom are totally unaware the phones even have a tuner. I have factory reset 4 times out of Wi-Fi range (either Android or TMobile update as soon as the reset is underway), but the FM still doesn't break into stereo. Any tips or advice will be most gratefully appreciated !! Like, even, an equivalent new device . . . . .