View Poll Results: XM or Sirius??
XM
36
36.73%
Sirius
41
41.84%
Don't bother with Satellite Radio
21
21.43%
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XM or Sirius
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Try to find an audio shop that has the ability to allow you to listen to both XM and Sirius in your car. So you can chose which one sounds better.
I like the XM because it sounded better in my car. The Sirius Company claimed, at the dealer introduction conference, that the bandwidth of the signal is larger than XM which produces better sound quality. After installing both in my car I noticed the XM produced a more dynamic sound stage. Sony (XM) and Panasonic (Sirius) were the units that I tested. I also routed the inputs straight into the amplifier with a potentiometer. I did not run the inputs through another player with FM mod or aux.
But dynamic sound was what I was looking for, I was not thinking of programming at the time.
One month ago I converted the outputs into digital coax. The quality of the sound is not a match to a good CD.
Now, bad recordings are more noticeable and good recording come alive.
I like the XM because it sounded better in my car. The Sirius Company claimed, at the dealer introduction conference, that the bandwidth of the signal is larger than XM which produces better sound quality. After installing both in my car I noticed the XM produced a more dynamic sound stage. Sony (XM) and Panasonic (Sirius) were the units that I tested. I also routed the inputs straight into the amplifier with a potentiometer. I did not run the inputs through another player with FM mod or aux.
But dynamic sound was what I was looking for, I was not thinking of programming at the time.
One month ago I converted the outputs into digital coax. The quality of the sound is not a match to a good CD.
Now, bad recordings are more noticeable and good recording come alive.
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Get Sirius.. Hands down.....More Stations. Better quality......if you want go to there web page and try it out for free for 3 days. i did.....xm sucks compard to it......i dont have eather. but i would get sirius if i has to choose......try it........
P.s The sound quality totaly depends on the head unit you purchase. sony is an xm only company....go w/ kenwood .....they specilize in car audio...sony its only "ok" because they dont specilze in sound.....kenwood does...like Bose.. would you choose a crappy theater system over a Bose??....i dought it.
P.s The sound quality totaly depends on the head unit you purchase. sony is an xm only company....go w/ kenwood .....they specilize in car audio...sony its only "ok" because they dont specilze in sound.....kenwood does...like Bose.. would you choose a crappy theater system over a Bose??....i dought it.
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btw, alpine has a headunit with build in XM. all thats needed is an antenna for xm and subsription. i have an alpine deck 9820 or 9825 and when i got it, no xm for it. either way, im gonna wait till they come out with xm and sirius built in only requiring antenna and subscription.
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Originally Posted by Down_
Get Sirius.. Hands down.....More Stations. Better quality......if you want go to there web page and try it out for free for 3 days. i did.....xm sucks compard to it......i dont have eather. but i would get sirius if i has to choose......try it........
P.s The sound quality totaly depends on the head unit you purchase. sony is an xm only company....go w/ kenwood .....they specilize in car audio...sony its only "ok" because they dont specilze in sound.....kenwood does...like Bose.. would you choose a crappy theater system over a Bose??....i dought it.
P.s The sound quality totaly depends on the head unit you purchase. sony is an xm only company....go w/ kenwood .....they specilize in car audio...sony its only "ok" because they dont specilze in sound.....kenwood does...like Bose.. would you choose a crappy theater system over a Bose??....i dought it.
Wow, are you praising bose? Bose is average sound for twice the price. Guess you believe the marketing and have never heard the phrase 'no highs, no lows, must be bose'?
And I'm sorry, but Kenwood is not any better then Sony, unless you are talking about their Excelon line, and even then they dont hold up very well. The best sound quality will come from a deck with a direct tuner. The best decks with sat. controllers are going to come from alpine (both), pioneer(xm) or clarion(sirius).
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Originally Posted by lkm
btw, alpine has a headunit with build in XM. all thats needed is an antenna for xm and subsription. i have an alpine deck 9820 or 9825 and when i got it, no xm for it. either way, im gonna wait till they come out with xm and sirius built in only requiring antenna and subscription.
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Originally Posted by bzrollin
Wow, are you praising bose? Bose is average sound for twice the price. Guess you believe the marketing and have never heard the phrase 'no highs, no lows, must be bose'?
And I'm sorry, but Kenwood is not any better then Sony, unless you are talking about their Excelon line, and even then they dont hold up very well. The best sound quality will come from a deck with a direct tuner. The best decks with sat. controllers are going to come from alpine (both), pioneer(xm) or clarion(sirius).
And I'm sorry, but Kenwood is not any better then Sony, unless you are talking about their Excelon line, and even then they dont hold up very well. The best sound quality will come from a deck with a direct tuner. The best decks with sat. controllers are going to come from alpine (both), pioneer(xm) or clarion(sirius).
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Rep Power: 0 sirius rocks. has the best sq, best selection and there are even plans to add video in the future. I am running a kenwood ddx-7015 (double-din dvd player) and the deck is freaking awesome. just wish i could find the nav system for cheap. kenwood has one of the best in this area.
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Rep Power: 0 believe me bro, sirius is a necessity. only those without say otherwise. ipods cant bring you new hits, unreleased tracks, weather, news, etc, etc.i personally have a 4.5GB DVD filled with mp3s and still listen to sirius constantly.
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Originally Posted by 2k1HXVTEC
believe me bro, sirius is a necessity. only those without say otherwise. ipods cant bring you new hits, unreleased tracks, weather, news, etc, etc.i personally have a 4.5GB DVD filled with mp3s and still listen to sirius constantly.
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I'll be adding sirius soon...Alpine owns with support for both!
I'll be adding sirius soon...Alpine owns with support for both!
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The Channels that sound like they apply for Sirius are:
19 Buzzsaw- Classic Hard Rock (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Van Halen)
20 Octane- Pure Hard Rock (Velvet Revolver, Metallica, Tool, Linkin Park, Rage Against The Machine, Nickelback, Korn, Lostprophets, Godsmack, Nirvana, Incubus, Sevendust)
21 Alt Nation- Alternative Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, The Strokes, Coldplay, The White Stripes, Radiohead, Sublime)
25 Underground Garage- (The Ramones, The White Stripes, MC5, Electric Prunes )
26 Left of Center- College, Indie, and Underground Rock (Sonic Youth, Pavement, Radiohead, Belle & Sebastian, The Strokes, Interpol)
27 Hard Attack- Heavy Metal (Pantera, Slayer, Lamb Of God, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cradle Of Flith, Candiria, Meshuggah, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Black Sabbath, Shadows Fall, Zao, Superjoint Ritual, Mastodon, Converge, Opeth)
28 Faction- Punk, Hip Hop (Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, Jay Z, Yellowcard, Chemical Brothers, The Used )
The Channels that sound like they apply for Sirius are:
19 Buzzsaw- Classic Hard Rock (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Van Halen)
20 Octane- Pure Hard Rock (Velvet Revolver, Metallica, Tool, Linkin Park, Rage Against The Machine, Nickelback, Korn, Lostprophets, Godsmack, Nirvana, Incubus, Sevendust)
21 Alt Nation- Alternative Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, The Strokes, Coldplay, The White Stripes, Radiohead, Sublime)
25 Underground Garage- (The Ramones, The White Stripes, MC5, Electric Prunes )
26 Left of Center- College, Indie, and Underground Rock (Sonic Youth, Pavement, Radiohead, Belle & Sebastian, The Strokes, Interpol)
27 Hard Attack- Heavy Metal (Pantera, Slayer, Lamb Of God, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cradle Of Flith, Candiria, Meshuggah, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Black Sabbath, Shadows Fall, Zao, Superjoint Ritual, Mastodon, Converge, Opeth)
28 Faction- Punk, Hip Hop (Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, Jay Z, Yellowcard, Chemical Brothers, The Used )
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Stern is a nerd. Maybe it's me but his **** just got old after a few years of listening. Music gets me going. Thats just me though
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Originally Posted by MrDibbs19
why bother with XM or Sirus radio... just hook up an iPod or start downloading and burn CDs....
