XM Radio....awesome!!!
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XM Radio....awesome!!!
I just bought a Delphi Skyfi XM satellite radio this weekend, and let me tell you, this think kicks some serious a@@. It was less than $200 for the radio and the car kit, and I also ordered the home adapter that lets you use the same radio unit in the house with your home stereo (the car has a cradle that the radio slips in and out of). They also sell a boombox for $99, but I prefer the fidelity of my home stereo.
The subscription costs $9.99 a month, but with 100 channels it is worth the money.
Anyone interested here is the link that tells you all about it!
www.xmradio.com
The subscription costs $9.99 a month, but with 100 channels it is worth the money.
Anyone interested here is the link that tells you all about it!
www.xmradio.com
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yeah its pretty cool. I got the serrius radio though from kenwood. I had them do a custom install where the sunglass holder is below the rear view mirror, so it looks like it came from the factory that way.
good luck with it
good luck with it
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Yup, XM rules! ive praised it many times on this board before...
i used to listen to it at work all the time
since you just got it.. lemme tell you the good stations
80, 81, and 82 are cool techno stations, careful though, 83 is disco
48 is an awesome rock station
42 is hard metal rock, good stuff
41 is like oldies rock, awesome station
4-9 are 40s - 90s respectivly
and check out the unsigned bands channel... they got some good stuff some times. dont remember the number, sorry
i used to listen to it at work all the time
since you just got it.. lemme tell you the good stations
80, 81, and 82 are cool techno stations, careful though, 83 is disco
48 is an awesome rock station
42 is hard metal rock, good stuff
41 is like oldies rock, awesome station
4-9 are 40s - 90s respectivly
and check out the unsigned bands channel... they got some good stuff some times. dont remember the number, sorry
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Originally posted by sdastg1
yeah its pretty cool. I got the serrius radio though from kenwood. I had them do a custom install where the sunglass holder is below the rear view mirror, so it looks like it came from the factory that way.
good luck with it
yeah its pretty cool. I got the serrius radio though from kenwood. I had them do a custom install where the sunglass holder is below the rear view mirror, so it looks like it came from the factory that way.
good luck with it
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So which one's better?
Sirius or XM?
So which one's better?
Sirius or XM?
- The quality of the broadcasts are the same.
- The programming is generally just as good on both.
- Some stations on XM are commercial free, but not all. Those that arent will get you with about 4-5 minutes of commercials per hour. Not bad at all. Sirius _is_ 100% commercial free.
- Both systems are at their peak capacity in terms of the number of channels that they can offer. That's not really a bad thing, given that we're talking about 100 channels of fun.
- Both systems offer the same type of "sideband" information along with the music, i.e., Artist, Album and title.
- Both systems have companies offering "transplantable" receivers which will work in your home or car. But, XM has a company that is also making a "boom box" for it's receiver (re: Delphi, http://www.delphi.com/products/consu...i/skyfi_audio/).
- Delphi (using the XM service) offers a discount for multiple receivers billed to the same address (just $6.95/month for receivers #2-4). I don't know if Sirius does anything similar.
- Delphi is about to launch a 3rd satellite for extended coverge. But, this will eventually replace one of the two in the sky now, which is running low on battery power.
- Both services have "terrestrial" (ground based) repeaters which minimize the dropouts in urban environments where tall buildings could block your signal.
- Both systems buffer 4 seconds of data to minimize the "normal" dropouts as you pass through trees and tunnels.
- Neither system will work along a heavily wooded mountain trail.
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if anybody wants to listen to XM radio, im streaming it from my shoutcast server
http://66.75.118.29:8000/listen.pls click that if you have winamp
if you dont, then add http://66.75.118.29:8000 to your windows media player playlist
im currently playing XM 48 Squizz, its a rock station
http://66.75.118.29:8000/listen.pls click that if you have winamp
if you dont, then add http://66.75.118.29:8000 to your windows media player playlist
im currently playing XM 48 Squizz, its a rock station
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you know what though, even on the commercial channels, serrius advertizes themselves. like after every third song you hear how great the radio you just bought is.
The other negative thing I have noticed, while they play great songs, they repeat them through out the day, esp. like the top 40 hits channel. Not only that, if one station is playing the song, the other one will play it simultaneously, or within a few minutes of it.
I love the news channels though, I can catch FOX news, BBC, and CNBC in the morning on the way to work, and leave early, instead of sitting at home at home and catching the news.
I wish they had a visual field though, so we could watch at the same time. I know I know ... can't have tv while driving, but its ok to glimpse once in a while.
The other negative thing I have noticed, while they play great songs, they repeat them through out the day, esp. like the top 40 hits channel. Not only that, if one station is playing the song, the other one will play it simultaneously, or within a few minutes of it.
I love the news channels though, I can catch FOX news, BBC, and CNBC in the morning on the way to work, and leave early, instead of sitting at home at home and catching the news.
I wish they had a visual field though, so we could watch at the same time. I know I know ... can't have tv while driving, but its ok to glimpse once in a while.
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Re: XM Radio....awesome!!!
Originally posted by Plamar
I just bought a Delphi Skyfi XM satellite radio this weekend, and let me tell you, this think kicks some serious a@@. It was less than $200 for the radio and the car kit
www.xmradio.com
I just bought a Delphi Skyfi XM satellite radio this weekend, and let me tell you, this think kicks some serious a@@. It was less than $200 for the radio and the car kit
www.xmradio.com
I was quoted $300 for the Delphi system. Does your $200 include a FM modulator, or is that the normal car kit with a tape adapter.
Also, has anyone mounted these on their 2003. Could you tell me where you found a spot on their interior.
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midiwall - not to correct you, but 100% of Sirius' Music channels are commercial free, the other channels still have commercials
midiwall - not to correct you, but 100% of Sirius' Music channels are commercial free, the other channels still have commercials
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my server is still up if anybody wants to listen. if you want me to change the station, let me know. choose something from here
http://www.xmradio.com/programming/f...el_listing.jsp
i dont work for them.. but i know a good product when i see one, and this is a great service!
http://www.xmradio.com/programming/f...el_listing.jsp
i dont work for them.. but i know a good product when i see one, and this is a great service!
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Originally posted by Yosmany
I was quoted $300 for the Delphi system. Does your $200 include a FM modulator, or is that the normal car kit with a tape adapter.
I was quoted $300 for the Delphi system. Does your $200 include a FM modulator, or is that the normal car kit with a tape adapter.
If you find anything other than those prices, then the retailer is taking it out of his own pocket. One site that you may want to keep an eye on is Crutchfield. They will sometimes have "scratch and dent" or "returns" stock, and those will sell lower than retail.
ref: http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/P...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
Also, has anyone mounted these on their 2003. Could you tell me where you found a spot on their interior.
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Originally posted by sdastg1
you know what though, even on the commercial channels, serrius advertizes themselves. like after every third song you hear how great the radio you just bought is.
The other negative thing I have noticed, while they play great songs, they repeat them through out the day, esp. like the top 40 hits channel. Not only that, if one station is playing the song, the other one will play it simultaneously, or within a few minutes of it.
you know what though, even on the commercial channels, serrius advertizes themselves. like after every third song you hear how great the radio you just bought is.
The other negative thing I have noticed, while they play great songs, they repeat them through out the day, esp. like the top 40 hits channel. Not only that, if one station is playing the song, the other one will play it simultaneously, or within a few minutes of it.
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Couple of Q's, guys...
My wife and I have been thinking about adding this, too, and the Skyfi caught my attention, mostly because of its versatility as we could move it to either vehicle, so...
1. Which is better, cassette adapter or the FM modulator?
2. Do you still need separate antennas(one for each car) with it?
TIA,
My wife and I have been thinking about adding this, too, and the Skyfi caught my attention, mostly because of its versatility as we could move it to either vehicle, so...
1. Which is better, cassette adapter or the FM modulator?
2. Do you still need separate antennas(one for each car) with it?
TIA,
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Originally posted by sdastg1
You know I have done so many cool mods to my interior, and I wanna post pics, I just don't know how to post them for free. I used to use montypics .. but they're not free anymore. If you can show me an easier way, I can post the pics for ya
You know I have done so many cool mods to my interior, and I wanna post pics, I just don't know how to post them for free. I used to use montypics .. but they're not free anymore. If you can show me an easier way, I can post the pics for ya
if not, just do it yourself, very simple www.imagestation.com
once uploaded right click on the pic, go to properties, and then copy the url from there.
btw what's the news with the supercharger?