It sounds like that you are amply covered with XM quality sound! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Derby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 2:06 AM Subject: Re: Debating on whether to get XM, some info needed
> Hi Kevin. > > Okay, let's see if I can help you...Others may have already, but here's my > opinion. > > I'm on the bottom floor of a 3-story apartment building in Everett, > Washington. With my home stereo, I have a MyFi hooked up, and my antenna > on > top of the stereo speaker which is on a wall next to a window...I have NO > clue what direction it's facing, and I have a perfect signal. They say to > point it south...I'll admit, I couldn't tell you what direction it's > pointed > in if my life depended on it. > > In my bedroom, I have the SkyFi with the SkyFi boombox...The antenna's > kind > of up against a wall, and my signal is great. The boombox I have (the > DelPhi one) does have a headphone jack. Before I got the MyFi, this one > was > hooked up to my home stereo with an RCA plug plugged into the headphone > jack > of the boombox, and the two plugs plugged into the back of my stereo, and > I > had a great signal. > > We also have the car kit for the SkyFi installed in our van, and my wife > and > I get a great signal no matter where we are, even in the Cascades, heading > to central Washington. The ONLY place I lose my signal is northbound on > I-5 > near Fort Lewis, and even that loss is only a few seconds. We travel this > route between Portland Oregon and Seattle quite a bit. For some reason, I > have no signal issues going from Seattle TO Portland though. > > As far as the repeaters go, check out the message boards at www.xm411.com. > I'm sure someone there would be happy to check the map for you and let you > know abought the Raleigh-Durham area...In fact, there are plenty of > subscribers on the boards from that area. Registration is free, and > unlike > xmfans.com, they don't have one of those "Copy the text in the graphic" > annoyances from what I recall. And if they do, they'll be willing to help > you around that. Unfortunately, calling XM's customer service might not > be > a great idea...Most of the reps I've talked to have tended to be in Canada > or one of the Island nations, are not XM subscribers, and are not very > helpful...Although, now that XM is available legally in Canada, this may > have changed. You can call them at 800-967-2346. > > Hope that helps. > > > Visit my Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wesderby > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Minor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list." <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:47 PM > Subject: Debating on whether to get XM, some info needed > > >> Hi. >> >> With the recent discussion about XM on the list, I am seriously >> considering >> getting subscribed to it. I do have some questions that will influence >> my >> decision. >> >> First, how well do the repeaters work? I am in a basement apartment, and >> I'm not sure if my unit faces the right way. Assuming there is a >> repeater >> in my location, Raleigh, North Carolina, how good a signal should I >> expect? >> Could I leave the antenna inside the apartment and still receive a >> signal? >> Speaking of repeaters, is there a site where I can learn of repeater >> locations? I have looked with a search engine, but all I find are maps >> of >> locations, which doesn't do me a lot of good. >> >> My second main question deals with the boom box XM receiver. Does it >> have >> a >> headphone jack? If it doesn't, I may look at buying the home receiver >> model, and take it with me to use in other locations. >> >> Just curious. I've heard some XM channels before, and I like the mix of >> music on them. >> >> Thanks in advance for any info. >> >> Kevin Minor >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
