XM radio.. your suggestions.

[felony]

Hey guys.

I am lookin at a new addition to my car, and kinda for personal use.

I was originally goin to get an Iriver 40gig music player. Only problem is I have like 10 gigs of music after all my CDs are converted. So I guess you can say some space will be wasted.

Then I realized how much I enjoy listening to Winamp Streamin Radio. It keeps me from downloading music, finding good music and gives me a huge array of music. Classical Dance Rock Hits Country Oldies etc etc etc. Stuff I would never usually download.

Anyone have any experience with XM? Good, Bad? The lower end recievers are fairly cheap, and a $10 a month subscription for one years ends up some where around the cost of an IRiver + unlimited music on the XM..

any suggestions?

dan

[felony]

oh yeah.

~350 XM on the go.. basically a mini mp3 player size XM reciever. Take it with you and use headphones.

~100-180 or so is just a standard car/home use on.

would it be worth it spend ~100-180 and not be able to use it on the go? not that I really ever would.. well maybe.. but just lookin for suggestions and opinions

thanks
dan

[magking1971]

XM kicks booty!
I got it and set it up so I can put in 3 different vehicles, my car, truck and boat.
I live in the country and reception is iffy at times and horrable at the lake or camping but now I can have tunes blasting anytime.
$10 a month for XM is still cheaper then a CD a month.
Get it you will like it!

[felony]

thats what I was lookin for.

also, There are a few different options when buying.

There is a vehicle based model that has hardware actually installed in your car for digital sound. The other models are based on FM modulation.

Obvious the digital route is better, but I havent experience the FM modulation.. is it any good for quality etc.. ? Only wondering cause it would be a much simplier install.

dan

[dogEmedic]

I got the roady 2 three weeks ago, gotta say it's the best money I spent so far.
I use the FM modulation because I was to lazy to hook it up. It sounds just as good as my friends in dash system.

I wish they had a couple more rock/hard rock/metal stations, but the two I use the most are squizz and bone yard.

I guess the only bad thing is I bought a bunch of new cds and never use them in the car since xm.

[Rob218]

We have the home set, 2 car sets, and one of the boomboxes. I don't think we like it, we LOVE it. XM is overall great and the music is fantastic. Definately a must have for everyone.

[logamus]

i suggest getting sirius instead. just my preference.

[felony]

well..

my reciever in my car is "XM ready" not sure whos programmin is better, but I am leaning towards getting XM cause my head unit says that it is XM ready.. not sure if there is a difference if I am using FM modulation or whatever.

Now I am a bit of an audiophile.. more of a bassphile actually.. lol. While I dont only listen for base, I invested a good amount of money into my system (as well as some nice mid ranges ) and just want to be sure the FM modulation will be fine.. guess there is only one way to find out though :]

thanks for all the input so far, it is greatly appreciated!

dan

[wad04]

woot for sirius

[SpecialBlend2786]

i suggest getting sirius instead. just my preference.

ditto

[felony]

ditto

any specific reason?

dan

[Rob218]

well..

my reciever in my car is "XM ready" not sure whos programmin is better, but I am leaning towards getting XM cause my head unit says that it is XM ready.. not sure if there is a difference if I am using FM modulation or whatever.

Now I am a bit of an audiophile.. more of a bassphile actually.. lol. While I dont only listen for base, I invested a good amount of money into my system (as well as some nice mid ranges ) and just want to be sure the FM modulation will be fine.. guess there is only one way to find out though :]

thanks for all the input so far, it is greatly appreciated!

dan

It depends on whether they set it up right when installing your new system. I remember when we got it in our truck, our receiver was XM ready, but like you said, the modulation wasn't there. We found that one out after going from XM, to regular FM radio and it sucked. Chances are it won't just be ready to go.

[fire1811]

http://www.xmradio.com/skyfi/index.jsp

anyone use or hear this?
also what about the boombox

[wad04]

what ever you get, don't waste your money on the "boom box", just buy the home reciever. that way instead of having a crap boom box you can conncect it to your stereo.

[Gambit1106]

http://www.xmradio.com/skyfi/index.jsp


anyone use or hear this?
also what about the boombox

I have it, use it and love it. I have the home kit, the car kit in my work truck, and the boombox in my office. I travel quite a bit and XM saves me from trying to fid stations constantly, but lately I have been using my Ipod more though.