Anyone using XM (satelite) radio on their home system?

trubluluc
trubluluc Posts: 2,067
edited July 2005 in Electronics
I was wondering how many are using this service on their home audio systems, and what you think of it?

-Luc
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2005
    Yes, love it.

    What are you planing to use? The XM tuner from Polk?

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    I use it at home, in my car, and during the rare event of jogging. I like having access to the comedy channel and other music that I wouldn't get to hear on regular radio. I really like being able to store the music, its like having a DVR for radio.

    The downside is that you lose some resolution (I assume due to compression and whatever format they use to cram x amount of channels into a certain bandwidth).

    I own the Delphi MyFi, I've also used the Polk tuner. The Polk tuner does a little better job with quality, but it lacks portability so I didn't buy it.
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  • RVJII
    RVJII Posts: 167
    edited July 2005
    My buddy uses the Polk XM Tuner and I was very impressed. The quality is very good...he is picking up a terrestrial repeater a few miles away.

    It actually impressed me so much that I am trying to find room in my rack so that I can pick one up.
    A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited July 2005
    Yes I was thinking of getting the POLK.
    Dig the cool blue lights.

    -Luc

    Originally posted by disneyjoe7
    Yes, love it.

    What are you planing to use? The XM tuner from Polk?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2005
    The Polk XM tuner is excellent.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,064
    edited July 2005
    XM is due to come in canada I hope Polk would sell their xm receiver here.
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited July 2005
    I will be using XM at home as soon as the new bedroom and theater room are done. I have a new Yamaha unit with XM tuner built in. Cant wait.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2005
    Listening to it (the Polk XM tuner) right now in a SE OTL rig with single driver speakers. Top notch! Only non-tube piece of 2 CH gear left in the house. I think you'd enjoy it.
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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited July 2005
    I will look into it for sure.
    Seems like the polk XM tuner is currently $299.

    What does the monthly service cost on average?

    -Luc
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