DO you use Sirius or XM radio?

[Taycron 10+ year member]

I'm still debating on what the heck I want for a head unit and was wondering if satellite radio is worth it. I don't drive long distances but it would be nice to have one. If you have it, do you like it and do you listen to it often?

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[EarDrummin. 10+ year member]

Very good thread topic, I would like to know myself.

 

[crispy highs 10+ year member]

whassup,

I'm about to get xm radio installed in a few days....."I'll let you know then"

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

In one of the company trucks here, there is XM, and it kicks arse, clear as hell 24/7 and endless channels, there is always something good on

 

[bigred78797 10+ year member]

Well if your a big radio listener-to-er and are willing to put that much money into it and pay the monthly subscription fee then yes it is a good deal. I personally rarely listen to the radio all i listen to are cd's because one minute i fee like listening to bass mekanik and the next ludacris and im too lazy to go searching through hundreds of channels searching for a ludacris or bass mekanik song. I would however get it added to my ex-car if i traveled alot because that's when i usually listen to the radio on long trips so i won't melt my subs on a 5 hour wang tour. Basically it's all about what you want.

 

[crhye250r 10+ year member]

Working at an audio shop i install many sat. systems, both XM and sirius. I personally like sirius a little better. The coverage seems to be a bit better, and i personally like the programming better. When it really boils down to it, either is a good choice, they are both really alike. I would preview boths programming, and make your decision then.

 

[Taycron 10+ year member]

Can you delete the the stations that you don't want? It seems that there are a lot of stations to scroll through.

 

[Matador 10+ year member]

i m gonna agree w someone above. i like sirius better, a little bit more expensive but the selection of music is better. sirius $12.95 a month, while xm 9.99 a month. however, xm only has 30 commercial free channels, while sirius has 60.

havin that been told, xm is too repetitive imo, i work at cc, so i know, we listen to xm or sirius all day long. u become tired of the songs in xm just cuz they play the same in a loop in jsut one channel taht is.

while for sirius, there's more variety, n every song is 'fresh' cuz u dont hear it like 5 times in 6 hours or so.

i'll go w sirius myself, i believe only pana & sony (correct me here)

i know alpine, pioneer do xm.

 

[B&R Innovation2 10+ year member]

add kenwood to the sirus list

one of the first.

 

[B&R Innovation2 10+ year member]

NM...testing

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

I use sirius and love it. I can also listen to the streams at work for no additional charge. I believe XM has this feature now too, but it costs more per month. I do like knowing that the music streams are commercial free. I find it comical when people complain that sirius is $3 more per month. A dime a day for zero commercials on the music streams sounds like a pretty good deal IMO. Once you have satellite radio, you will wonder how you ever lived without it.

 

[ice00 10+ year member]

so sirius is the way to go if u want to go satelite radio?

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

so sirius is the way to go if u want to go satelite radio?

For me it makes the most sense. I will say this, once you have EITHER, I don't think you will ever go without it again.

A) Sirius music streams are commercial free

B) Sirius usually has GREAT deals on the tuners(like free). Check out the deals on crutchfield. I think they still give sirius tuners to those who buy compatible head units.

C) I can listen to the streams at work for no additional charge

 

[BumpinDoug 10+ year member]

But dont you need an attenta or receptor of some sort on top of the car to get sirius or XM? Thats really the only thing holding me back, cause that just screams "jack this car", and I dont want to have to pay for an alarm too

 

[n0ftInc 10+ year member]

**** Chuckie.. You gots quite the setup.. What kinda box did you put those beasts in..? You gots any pictures of that setup.. I would love to see 'em..! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/inlove.gif.6846f78f06b405429ef3a00129788a2a.gif