# KGUD on your AM dial **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254 "2008-03-21T19:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/1 "2008-03-21T19:43:29Z")
I’m looking for a new car radio that gets excellent AM reception. Don’t care about FM, CD, HD or MP3-just good AM. Something along the lines of the old Pioneer Supertuner series would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/2 "2008-03-21T21:52:59Z")
I’m afraid that you might find that the AM tuners in most modern car stereos are junk, and probably supplied from the same manufacturer… Might be better off just installing a better antenna. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/3 "2008-03-21T22:59:08Z")
I don’t know if they’re still any good for your purpose, but Pioneer still makes Supertuners - Something like their [DEH-P400UB](http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Premier-DEH-P400UB-Full-DIN-dash/dp/B00123MXWW) incorporates what they’ve named Supertuner IID. Only one review of it so far, but the reviewer does mention the tuner portion and its sound quality. These days, old-fashioned AM or FM radio is about as much as an afterthought as 8-track tape. Everyone’s all about the iPod connection and satellite radio now. It’s almost as if manufacturers assume only poor people listen to the radio now. ---
**Author:** ![Mongo\_Ponton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/4 "2008-03-22T01:24:44Z")
I know the old Becker and Blaupunkts can be completely restored to as new condition. They were good radios. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/5 "2008-03-22T06:50:22Z")
[QUOTE=gotpasswords] I don’t know if they’re still any good for your purpose, but Pioneer still makes Supertuners - Something like their [DEH-P400UB](http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Premier-DEH-P400UB-Full-DIN-dash/dp/B00123MXWW) incorporates what they’ve named Supertuner IID. Only one review of it so far, but the reviewer does mention the tuner portion and its sound quality. These days, old-fashioned AM or FM radio is about as much as an afterthought as 8-track tape. Everyone’s all about the iPod connection and satellite radio now. It’s almost as if manufacturers assume only poor people listen to the radio now. [/QUOTE] I might be willing to try out that model, if the extensive description provided even mentioned AM or FM reception at all. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/6 "2008-03-22T23:44:32Z")
You can get AM stations in HD, if they’re available in your area. They sound pretty damn good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgud-on-your-am-dial/442254/7 "2008-03-23T00:11:07Z")
Minor note: If you’re driving outside the States, nowhere else in the world uses HD Radio. Not even Canada or Mexico. Though there are rumours about Canada allowing it in.