A Tribute to Lionel Legrand of Radio Soleil D' Haiti - by Smith Georges

!±8± A Tribute to Lionel Legrand of Radio Soleil D' Haiti - by Smith Georges

RediscoverHaiti.Com The World and Democracy Time Warner Cable, MNN Published: April 28, 2009 The Shocking Death of Lionel Legrand, a Haitian Media Icon from Radio Soleil D' Haiti in New York By Smith Georges New York - The entire Haitian community is mourning the death of a great Haitian radio personality Lionel Legrand. Lionel is regarded as an icon in the Haitian community with a voice that has a mix of confidence and huskiness. A voice that is convincing and suave at the same time. Lionel died on Saturday morning , April 25, 2009. He is survived by four daughters. "Lionel's death is a shock to everyone," said Rico Dupuy, the Director of Radio Soleil. "Lionel's voice was one of the finest in Haitian radio broadcasting," he added. We reached Lionel's wife Aisha Legrand by phone and the first word that she articulated was "Peace", then she started speaking in Haitian Creole. "Peace" is sort of Lionel's trademark. I have a feeling that the legacy continues. Aisha Legrand confirmed that Lionel died at Beth Israel Hospital in Brooklyn at the age of 53. She also confirmed their four daughters' age: 24, 20, 15 and 8. Pierre Florestal, the host of a weekly radio show on Radio Soleil every Sunday, reflected on Lionel's life and the role of Haitian radio stations in the Diaspora. "We are a small family in the Diaspora - Radio Soleil and all the other radio stations, through their work, have brought the warmth and sun of Haiti to the Diaspora - It's so sad we have lost a person ...

A Tribute to Lionel Legrand of Radio Soleil D' Haiti - by Smith Georges

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HD Car Radios - What's Available and What They Cost

!±8± HD Car Radios - What's Available and What They Cost

HD Radio is a wonderful new, digital technology that makes AM radio sound as good as today's FM radio and FM radio sound almost as if you were listening to a CD. These digital broadcasts not only provide radically improved audio quality, they also permit more radio channels through multi-casting, and new data services.

As of this writing, six manufacturers offered HD radio solutions for your car. Here is a list of the audio systems available as of November 14, a brief description of each, and some sample prices.

JVC: The JVC KDSHX900 HD car radio is an HD Radio Tuner Receiver with Motorized Slide-Out Face. It has a 256-color OEL display. In addition, the HVC SHX900 is Sirius compatible and has a detachable control panel with carrying case and a multi-function wireless remote control. Shop.com has this unit priced at 5.00.

Panasonic: The Panasonic CQ-CB890IU HD is a fully-featured, in-dash unit that includes HD Radio technology and is XM Satellite ready. It has bass, treble and balance fader controls, and a maximum power output of 50W x 4. There is a text display for XM, CD and HD text. The unit comes with a wireless remote control and weighs just 5.73 lbs. Shop.com also has the unit with a price of 8.99

Sanyo:On the lower end, there is the Sanyo HD car radio (ECD-HD1990M) is an in-dash HD radio and WMA/MP3 CD Player with front AUX in. It features a detachable front panel and full-function, credit-car sized remote. The power output is 50W x 4. Its CD deck features motorized CD loading, and playback of both CD-Rs and CD-RWs. The display is a Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) and there are rotary volume and tone controls. SavingLots.com has this unit at an affordable 9.95.

Alpine:The Alpine DVA9965 is an outstanding, all-around in-dash stereo that plays back CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs (including discs loaded with MP3 and WMA files), DVDs, DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs. It sports a fold-down, detachable face with vivid BioLite Display. While this unit has no internal amp (an external amp is required), it has a built-in HD Radio tuner, and is both XM and Sirius ready. Digitalphoto.com has this unit priced at $,092.50 .

Kenwood HD Tuner: The Kenwood EZ700SR is a slim, compact, powerful AM/FM/HD radio and CD player featuring a full dot matrix display with white LED backlight. It's CD section can handle both CD-Rs and CD-RWs and it plays back both MP3 and WMA files. This unit offers red or green selectable illumination color, and has a built-in Sirius Satellite Radio and comes with a Sirius Satellite Radio Antenna. Its price is 4.95 at audio-warehouse-express.com.

Eclipse HD Tuner: This HD tuner, the HDR-105,is a compact 6-19/64 1-7/16 6-29/32". It is a tuner only and needs to be connected to an Eclipse amplifier. The unit is said to be easy to install with these Eclipse products: VN5435, CD8455, CD8445, CD5435, CD5425, and CD5415. Cardomain.com lists the Eclipse HDR-105 tuner at 9.95

HD Car Radios - What's Available and What They Cost

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