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Sirus XM Radio

Was thinking of adding a XM Radio receiver to my system just wondering if anyone has tried this or has it and how is it is working out. Just worried about the quality of the sound not a fan of mp3? Also the units on there web site don’t look very SOTA. Any feedback would be welcomed. 
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cleeds
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dgarretson
XM satellite to car is compressed and boomy-- almost unlistenable.
As with so many things in audio: It depends. XM in my car does indeed sound poor, with that  compressed, swishy sound that XM is known for. But the XM radio in my wife's car is much, much better. It's still not as hi-fi as a fine FM station (not that there are many of them around these days), but it's listenable for the car, imo.
loomisjohnson
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i disagree that the content is lacking--the deep tracks, canadian and garage stations in particular are always intersting. however i fully concur that the sound quality is terrible, to the point of near-unlistenability.
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rja
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Got XM with my car too but never listened to it once.
Oh well, seems I survived.
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