Re: Sirius Tuner?
- From: "William Longyard" <longyard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:03:39 GMT
Ken,
Thanks for the tips. Maybe wiring into another unit is the way to go. I'll
look into both.
Bill Longyard
"Ken Ream" <kream@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> William Longyard wrote:
>> I want to put Sirius in my car but also need an AM/FM cassette/CD player.
>> Are there any all-in-one units out there? Recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill Longyard
>
> Bill, Bill, Bill. Google is your friend!
>
> http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=ProductAsset&cid=1117220861308
>
> Click on the link for the manual. The product detail doesn't mention
> AM/FM but the manual shows it does indeed do AM/FM as well. Although I
> don't know why you'd ever want to tune to AM or FM when you have satellite
> radio available. The only time I listen to FM is when my wife forgets to
> grab my XM radio. If it was built-in the car deck I'd never listen to
> terrestrial radio.
>
> If you're a DIY'er, another alternative is to see if your existing car
> AM/FM/CD unit can handle an AUX Audio Input Adapter and wire your Sirius
> car kit directly into the unit. I did this with my XM radio and the sound
> is much better than using the built-in FM mod or a cassette adapter.
> Installation isn't that hard. In my factory Toyota CD player I plugged
> the adapter in, plugged an rca plugs to stereo mini-plug line into it and
> ran that line to my XM car cradle. It could just as easily go to a Sirius
> car kit, an IPod or whatever. The aux input shows up as an external CD
> unit on the tuner so I can press the CD button to go back and forth
> between a CD or the aux input. I also bought a custom bracket for my
> Toyota to mount the cradle on. Running direct power lines and your
> antenna isn't hard either
>
>
> You can find the aux adapters (most likely a P.I.E adapter is what you
> need) and both custom and generic mounting brackets at Ziggy's XM store.
> But like I said the adapters and mounting brackets aren't specific to XM.
>
> http://www.myradiostore.us
>
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