Is anyone useing Godar antennas?

Re: Is anyone useing Godar antennas?, posted on June 17, 2004 at 13:32:31
Raanan	I am amazed by how bad my Godar makes really good tuners sound.2D and thin,even compared to a simple T. Raanan

Re: Is anyone useing Godar antennas?, posted on June 17, 2004 at 13:33:57
Wgtp	I am using one in a 21 story Hi-Rise, before this I had a FM-2 whip and this with 30 feet of rg-? quad shield cable made the grade in Queens NYC..... Nothing Very Slow Very Good

Re: Is anyone useing Godar antennas?, posted on June 17, 2004 at 13:37:02
Wgtp	You really wont get better unless you can get a yagi up high with a rotar......I wish I could Nothing Very Slow Very Good

Re: Is anyone useing Godar antennas?, posted on June 17, 2004 at 16:34:05

TL
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I had one. It was easy to place but performance wise, it was nothing special.

Thomas

Re: Is anyone useing Godar antennas?, posted on June 17, 2004 at 16:42:01

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Well, I had one and it did OK. Nothing special but better than the twin-lead wire antenna that came with the tuner. One thing that worked out well for me was that I was able to place the Godar antenna on top of a shelf in the equipment rack. The antenna is somewhat directional and my rack was broadside to the transmitting towers (a good thing in this case). It worked out nicely but I'm now using an outdoor whip antenna on the backyard deck.

I seriously doubt it...., posted on June 17, 2004 at 16:45:12

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Other than pulling in sufficient RF to your tuner, an antenna WILL NOT affect the sonics as you describe.... "2D and thin"... unless there simply wasn't enough signal to get the tuner out of mono mode. Choosing an antenna is not like auditioning interconnects. Once you have enough signal, and no multipath interference, the brand or type of antenna WILL NOT affect how the tuner sounds. That's total bogusness. Is that even a word? ;-)

Re: I seriously doubt it...., posted on June 18, 2004 at 10:27:36

Raanan

I am just as surprised as you are,as I have absolutely no way of understanding this phenomenon.I made comparisons between a Godar,a cheap t antenna,an amplified tv antenna,and the antenna that brings out the best in my tuners-an Audioprism 7500.Connecting each antenna in turn yields completely different sonic results.Bear in mind that I am a classical musician.
The Godar was the one antenna that is annoying,with the amplified tv antenna a close second.A well placed t antenna,can sound more than decent,and switching to the 7500 demonstrates the sonic benefits of a good antenna.BTW,when I had a 10B the 7500 was the only antenna that unleashed its sonic potential.
Remain sceptical if you want-I am still highly puzzled by this,and am sure that the strength of the signal has little or nothing to do with the results,as witnessed by the tuning meters and multipath indicators on various tuners.
Raanan

'bogosity' is the word you seek :-) nt, posted on June 18, 2004 at 16:29:22
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Re: 'bogosity' is the word you seek :-) nt, posted on June 18, 2004 at 19:12:49
Raanan	Bogosity,sirs,unfortunately seems to be one commodity that I am in very short supply,but as we all fool ourselves to some degree,I prefer not to make false claims.In any case,I have to stand by what I hear,as it happens to be my longtime profession.It seems that you would all be a bit better off without the dubious benefit of my sharing my findings with you. Raanan

Yes. Bogosity, my friend. ;-), posted on June 22, 2004 at 17:12:17
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	I think you're hearing things that do not exist. Unless your antenna is having beneficial or detrimental affects on multipath and if your signal strength is sufficient, the antenna will not directly affect the audio quality. The antenna is not in the 'audio path'... it simply brings RF into the tuner's front-end.

Re: Yes. Bogosity, my friend. ;-), posted on June 22, 2004 at 20:25:02

Raanan

You are fully entitled to your opinion/opinions.Obviously,if you had heard what I hear here,you might start thinking-empirically rather than sticking to your well-formed theories.
As for multipath,as registered on the multipath indicator of my T-101-there does not seem to be much difference between the various antennas.It wasn't that long ago that it was common knowledge that interconnects,speaker cable and electrical cables do not make any difference in the sound.
In any case,you could try connecting various antennae to one of your tuners,and see what happens.Then ,in the safety of your home you could ponder the results,without having to prove something to someone,other than yourself.
As for sticking names-You two will outgrow it one day,I am sure.

Re: Indoor Atenna, posted on July 2, 2004 at 05:39:45

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I've to concur with you after I expreince the power of the Audio Prism 7500. A decent Revox tuner with the 7500 can rival a lot of high-end megabucks digital, musicality always win hands down. Tuner simply sound more analogue than CD....

I wonder if any kind soul have experience with the APS internal FM antenna - Attic InTenna

http://www.antennaperformance.com/products2.asp?ProductID=46&CategoryID=1

Re: Yes I AM, posted on September 19, 2004 at 13:10:11

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I found the FM1a to be excellent after months of experimentinng with different indoor antennas. BUT an FM antenna is very specific to your situation. That's why, there are so many varying opinions about the same antenna. You can co a search on "Godar" in the Tuner section.. I have a review and evaluation of my experience with it under my situation - a dense urban area.

Hope this helps.

Alex

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