[BC] Digital quality of Sirius...

[Larry Bloomfield]

When I started out on the Road Show several months ago after NAB, I was 
in a Fry's and decided I'd like to get the "new satellite radio 
technology." The appeal of not having radio stations come and go as I 
crossed the US was the primary reason. I asked what was available, as I 
have not been paying attention to the XM/Sirus debates on this forum. 
The young salesman, void of any technical information on either system 
and knowing he'd probably get a better commission from selling me a 
Sirius system sweet-talked me into it. Since my 2000 Dodge van doesn't 
have any place to hook external audio signals to I have to use the FM 
transmitter in the Sirius system. Being an old koot, my wife and I 
hardly ever get off channel 133 - the old time radio programs. What very 
little music that I have listen to leaves a lot to be desired. The talk 
shows don't hold much interest for either of us, so the only value we've 
gotten are non-stop Wistler - Shadow - Burns & Allen and the like. Do we 
like it? Yes. Was it worth the money? We're still debating that one. It 
is better than switching stations as we drive across the country? With 
out a doubt.

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Burt I. Weiner wrote:

> Actually, my new car has free Sirius for a whole year.  I'm not sure 
> I'm impressed with the audio quality.  The Sirius classical 
> programming does have some artifacts that I don't hear on the FM 
> analog stations.  It may be the particular Boston Acoustics audio 
> system.  CDs sound pretty good.  I will say that most of the talk only 
> channels are very narrow and have horrible artifacts.  CNN is annoying 
> to listen to.   I have one friend who says his XM sounds much superior 
> and another friend who says that Sirius is much superior.
>
> Burt
>
> At 12:26 PM 7/14/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> Then why not mandate digital broadcasting?  Do it like television.  
>> By 2010,
>> everyone is digital whether you like it or not.  Actually, I can here 
>> that
>> now on my XM radio.  I listen to Sean Hannity, and I can hear his chair
>> squeak as he shifts his weight in it.  Or I can hear the boom on his 
>> mic as
>> he readjusts it.
>
>
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