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I am a little unhappy with yet another wire in my car for the antenna booster but it is worth it for the clear sound. The radio is easy to use and the display is easy to read
Reception is perfect, price was great. I dont know why these Sirius radios get SOOO hot all of the time. If they stay in business, buy one
I can't stand Howard Stern and don't like having to see him plastered over their web site but that's minor. At home, with the antenna posted a foot from the window (outside) and away from trees and such, I can usually get two bars and only once or twice a day does it drop out, but it took a lot of experimentation to get there. The music programming is excellent and far better than XM radio. I use a hard-wired hookup so the FM transmitter isn't the problem.Overall -- I'm very disappointed and I understand now why Sirius doesn't have easy comparison charts for its radios or any specifications of frequency range, harmonic distortion, and sensitivity to the antenna.
I found that in the car, the reception blanks out frequently. It does not; it has a DC adapter. I can't get more than two bars, generally, and often drop down to one. Second, the sound quality is fairly poor; not terrible, but certainly not what you get from the standard stereos in Chrysler and Dodge cars with Sirius. They claim it has an AC adapter. The difference is that with an AC adapter you can use it in your house. There's a certain dullness that can't be adjusted out. Their customer service people are rude and arrogant.
Extra antennas tend to cost as much as the radio. First, let me say one thing - the Sirius description of what comes with this radio is misleading. without paying $40 (more than the radio costs) for a "home kit." That is, if you don't have a spare 12V power supply you can splice into a cigarette lighter outlet from Radio Shack. Reception is less than ideal.
My main intention was to listen to college/pro football games not carried here on the West Coast.Use in the car has been excellent with no problems except a short loss of signal while in a tunnel.However, use at home has been less than stellar. I have two home kits with one installed in a west facing upstairs window and the other in an east facing upstairs window.
If the signal was steady at all locations I would have rated the system at 5 stars. In general, the signal is fine for about 1/2 to 1 1/2 hrs and then fades out for about 1/2 hr.
Reception is sporadic. I'm happy with the progamming available just don't like the interruptions.
I purchased this radio along with a Home Installation Kit about a month ago. Apparently, the 'satellite' is located in the central US and supplemented by a ground based antenna on the East and West Coast.
Unfortunately, this seems to happen in the 4th quarter of a close game and every day around sundown.
Also, can't browse through categories to see which songs are playing on what station. My old unit could be programmed to hold 30 stations, this one only 10. The unit works fine, but if I had to do it again, I'd spend more money for a unit with better features. Bought this unit to replace my Audiovox PNP2 which crapped out after four years of daily use. This unit works fine but lacks features like multi-band presets. Also dosen't remember any favorites either.
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