topic Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+ in Hi-fi Systems

CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

Alloneword — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:04:09 GMT

Lost Gold radio station on DAB the other day i know it's on DAB+, can the above unit be upgraded to DAB+ by firmware update or anything like that?

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

Win_88 — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:29:12 GMT

Hi Alloneword,

I don't think it's possible to add DAB+ support tbh.

Win_88

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

Alloneword — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:45:46 GMT

Thanks for the reply, no i don't think it can either i have been looking but no deal, will have to look out for a new unit such a shame as it's perfect for the bedroom

All1

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

NeilM73 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:09:07 GMT

Hi.

I can't access some of the newer DAB+ stations either. I even purchased a new DAB aerial, thinking it would solve the problem, but it hasn't.

The DAB tuner picks up the stations and displays their names, but there's no audio.

I wonder if there's a workshop that could upgrade the DAB tuner to a newer DAB+ tuner?

I don't want to part with my CMT-BX77DBi, so hopefully it can be modified.

Neil.

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

Joe_Dohn — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:12:07 GMT

Not sure if this would help makes sense of this, but maybe take a look at the band/frequency table on page 28 and 29 of the Manual.

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

NeilM73 — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:07:18 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

It seems that my DAB radio can receive all of the frequencies that the DAB+ stations are broadcast on. I've discovered that the new DAB+ audio mode is AAC, so I'm presuming my DAB receiver can't process the AAC codec and can only handle MP2.

I've contacted a local repair centre to see if it's possible to replace / upgrade the current DAB receiver, but I'm not hopeful. I may just have to bite the bullet and replace the whole stereo.

Thanks for your help.

Neil.

Re: CMT-BX77DBi Lost Gold to DAB+, can i upgrade to DAB+

Joe_Dohn — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:37:52 GMT

That's very interesting!

If you do manage to get a response, do let us know so others can benefit too.

- JD