XM. About a year ago, I threw it into my truck. Bought a Sony head with the Sony XM box for under the seat. Got it all from Crutchfield, and took about an hour and a half to install. The look is appealing and the sound, terrific! The choices in stations is good (except I?d rather had Speed than NASCAR, but I?ll live).
My company wanted me to go to Tempe. I live in Illinois, so I ask them if I could drive and they finally said yes. It was the greatest road trip in years. The channels were clear all the way there. I listened to as many different channels as possible. When I was stuck just east of the Oklahoma border due to significant snowfall (roads closed and all) I flipped on the comedy channel (adult version) and things seemed to be better. Then back to the weather channel to find out when it was stopping and when I?d be able to progress on my trip. All in all it was a great trip!
When I arrived back home, I went straight to Best Buy and got my dad a Delphi unit for his Mazda. He drives a lot during the summer months and except for the lack of listening to the Cubs (he?s a fan) he also found the station choices to be superior to regular radio.
I have had lots of friends end up with XM even after judging between the 2. Maybe the cost has played a role, but in most cases it was the Delphi?s ability to be portable. I finally got my third one and have a hook up to my stereo as well as my computer so I can stream/record when I want to. I have found that if I hear something I like, I can usually find it on a service like iTunes and download the single and burn that to a cd to increase my musical library. Other times I just listen to the stream again.
With few exceptions, I have essentially given up on local radio. It just doesn?t fulfill my interest anymore. XM has fulfilled my every requirement, so far? To me, the choice is clear? you have a choice? Mine was XM!
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XM. About a year ago, I threw it into my truck. Bought a Sony head with the Sony XM box for under the seat. Got it all from Crutchfield, and took about an hour and a half to install. The look is appealing and the sound, terrific! The choices in stations is good (except I?d rather had Speed than NASCAR, but I?ll live). My company wanted me to go to Tempe. I live in Illinois, so I ask them if I could drive and they finally said yes. It was the greatest road trip in years. The channels were clear all the way there. I listened to as many different channels as possible. When I was stuck just east of the Oklahoma border due to significant snowfall (roads closed and all) I flipped on the comedy channel (adult version) and things seemed to be better. Then back to the weather channel to find out when it was stopping and when I?d be able to progress on my trip. All in all it was a great trip! When I arrived back home, I went straight to Best Buy and got my dad a Delphi unit for his Mazda. He drives a lot during the summer months and except for the lack of listening to the Cubs (he?s a fan) he also found the station choices to be superior to regular radio. I have had lots of friends end up with XM even after judging between the 2. Maybe the cost has played a role, but in most cases it was the Delphi?s ability to be portable. I finally got my third one and have a hook up to my stereo as well as my computer so I can stream/record when I want to. I have found that if I hear something I like, I can usually find it on a service like iTunes and download the single and burn that to a cd to increase my musical library. Other times I just listen to the stream again. With few exceptions, I have essentially given up on local radio. It just doesn?t fulfill my interest anymore. XM has fulfilled my every requirement, so far? To me, the choice is clear? you have a choice? Mine was XM!