Should I get Sirius Satellite Radio?
08-19-2005 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Fullspeed' date='Aug 18 2005, 12:30 PM
[quote name='sleepdoc' date='Aug 18 2005, 10:10 AM']My two cents...
If you have Logic 7, you will feel that the sound quality of Sirius stinks.? You just can't do justice to the Logic 7 system with such a compressed signal coming in.? I am by no means an audiophile, but I find the poor sound quality obvious and quite distracting.? CD is much, much better.
However, you just can't beat the selection and variety that satellite radio offers.? Even despite what I wrote in the last paragraph, I listen to Sirius 90% of the time I am in my car.? No fooling with the Ipod, no changing CDs, just tons of music, sports, news, etc whenever you want it.?
Overall, I would go with Sirius with the understanding that the sound quality is disappointing but is made up for with variety.
If you have Logic 7, you will feel that the sound quality of Sirius stinks.? You just can't do justice to the Logic 7 system with such a compressed signal coming in.? I am by no means an audiophile, but I find the poor sound quality obvious and quite distracting.? CD is much, much better.
However, you just can't beat the selection and variety that satellite radio offers.? Even despite what I wrote in the last paragraph, I listen to Sirius 90% of the time I am in my car.? No fooling with the Ipod, no changing CDs, just tons of music, sports, news, etc whenever you want it.?
Overall, I would go with Sirius with the understanding that the sound quality is disappointing but is made up for with variety.
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Listen to the same song with CD and Sirius back to back - you will see. I was listenting to a song on Sirius that I have on CD and I kept thinking it was a different version - then I realized it just sounded like crap.
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08-19-2005 | 09:01 AM
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I had XM for about 3 years and now I have Sirius. One thing I have noticed is that XM's encoding seemed to only really introduce artifacts in the high frequencies - cymbals, certain instruments like brass and saxophones, etc... This meant that only certain genres of music contained noticeable degradation. With Sirius it seems that the audible loss is spread across the entire audible spectrum, which makes it more noticeable.
I still enjoy it though and wouldn't think of owning a car without sat radio!
I had XM for about 3 years and now I have Sirius. One thing I have noticed is that XM's encoding seemed to only really introduce artifacts in the high frequencies - cymbals, certain instruments like brass and saxophones, etc... This meant that only certain genres of music contained noticeable degradation. With Sirius it seems that the audible loss is spread across the entire audible spectrum, which makes it more noticeable.
I still enjoy it though and wouldn't think of owning a car without sat radio!
08-19-2005 | 07:59 PM
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Just an update, I did end up ordering Sirius for my car.
Will it be activated at the dealer when I take delivery? Or do I have to set up an account on my own?
Will it be activated at the dealer when I take delivery? Or do I have to set up an account on my own?
08-19-2005 | 09:01 PM
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I think you have to make a call to Sirius to get activated. It's a painless process -- I think they even display the phone number to call right on the iDrive screen...
08-20-2005 | 10:26 AM
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Yep, Rudy is right. You need to wait till get your car. Your receiver has a unique ESN that you provide to Sirius will you sign up on phone. Good chance to test your phone/bluetooth at same time 
08-22-2005 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cobradav' date='Aug 17 2005, 08:52 PM
I must like it, I have three or is it four subscriptions.? Home, Truck, 6er and Pacific Northwest (Mukilteo) for my mother (well really so I do not have to go without). 
Listening right now as I surf E60.net - Horizons (world music channel)
Listening right now as I surf E60.net - Horizons (world music channel)
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Can't you use one subscription for all 3 or 4 locations?
08-22-2005 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin' date='Aug 22 2005, 07:34 PM
Can't you use one subscription for all 3 or 4 locations?
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08-22-2005 | 07:03 PM
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I wouldn't get Sat radio. You have to pay a monthly fee (after your 'free' trial period is up), and the sound quality varies widely from FM quality to not-so-near CD quality, and I heard the reception is spotty at times.
I'm getting an AUX input soon for my IPOD. I'd say that's the way to go - no cd's necessary, 30gb of high quality mp3's!!
I'm getting an AUX input soon for my IPOD. I'd say that's the way to go - no cd's necessary, 30gb of high quality mp3's!!