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Anyone try thr new Sirius satellite radio system?

Has anyone subscribed to the Sirius satellite radio system in their home setup? How is the sound? If so what tuner are you using? Is it Cd/Lp quality? Any other info you want to add.
ljgj
4yanx
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I agree with Prpixel. I've had XM and Sirius is rental cars. Not sure it will ever be "audiophile" quality, but I'm not looking for that in a radio - especially in the car. But, I must say that there were two things I REALLY liked:

1) NO FREAKING COMMERICALS
2) When I was travelling in the desert there WAS music!
ellery911
549 posts
 
I have a feeling that satellite radio will be growing in popularity now that Howard Stern has signed on.
dolfan
109 posts
 
I have Sirius in my truck, direct connected, factory installed not frequency midulated(FM). It sounds much better than FM. They have a lot of excellent channels and as far as ads the only thing I hear is an occasional announcement of programming for different channels. I would get the Kenwood unit for your home it has an optical output so you could use a better processer if you have one. Let me know if you find a better deal than the $299 list as I'm thinking of getting it also.
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buscis2
468 posts
 
Mstram: Is the D/A conversion the issue, or is the data signal compressed (truncated)? Also, do any of the receiver units provide any form of digital outputs?
gabbro
88 posts
 
I use it through my dish network sattelite reciever at home as background music while working. Certainly compressed, but quiet and much better than any FM I can get in the sticks. There is occasional digital interference, but sometimes I am utterly suprised at the imaging. The symphony channel plays selections that appeal to me (ie, it is not just overly popular pieces, and they have special programming including npr's performance today, etc.). I am actually thinking of having a second reciever installed just to use the Sirius channels w/out the tv tube in my second system.
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