SQ of satellite radio v. cd/mp3s

[frankiebones 10+ year member]

i currently have an alpine cda-9856 that i am planning on upgrading to a pioneer 7800. if i go for the sirius satellite adapter, how does the SQ compare to CD quality?

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[JohnnyChuttz 10+ year member]

Not even close. I have XM which is rumored to be 128k: Most mp3s you download from Kazaa or Limewire. Sirius is rumored to be 64k. A buddy of mine had Sirius untill he heard my XM.

Nonetheless, the sound quality is terrible. Definantly not what I would let someone demo my system with. It is listenable esp. the talk radio.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

With any wireless transmission, quality is proportional to the amount of bandwidth used.

Better than the 200KHz allotted to broadcast FM, but not CD or even high-bitrate MP3 by any means.