XM Radio special!!!!

[NSXTTT]

We're running a special on XM Radios!!!! For all of you DTMers don't know what it is, it's the "new" wave! It's satellite radio for our cars! Digital sound coast to coast. The unit is a Pioneer FM Modulated unit. Some of you may say "FM Modulated" how's that gonna sound good? Well since it's off a digital signal right into the ant input the sound is BETTER that CD Quality!!! You have to hear it to believe it!! The unit cost $359 INSTALLED!!!! That includes the Pioneer unit, a Terk XM ant. and installation or the units. Monthly service is $9.99/m and a one time $9.99 activation fee. If anyone wants to hear the diff. feel free to stop by our shop. We do a lot of work on BMW's. So you can trust us with your pride and joy! YOU GOTTA HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT!! You can e-mail me at NSXTTT13@AOL.COM or call me for more info!

Robert
Cellcom Mobile Sound
1110 West Broad St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-538-2500

[Injun]

Originally posted by NSXTTT
Some of you may say "FM Modulated" how's that gonna sound good? Well since it's off a digital signal right into the ant input the sound is BETTER that CD Quality!!!
Robert

I really dont mean to flame, but what are you talking about? What is "directly into the ant. input" Dosent fm modulated mean digital signal, to fm signal, to ant in? what is so direct about that? Your the pro and im not so let me know how it works.

[elcoocool]

Funny I was going to say the same thing... I can't imagine how an ]Analog signal traveling through the air waves could be concidered digital. Yes, it was at one point a digital signal, but it has to be decoded, then if you have DIGITAL processor, re-encoded. The quality may be better than FM, and damned close to CD, but still lacks far behind a fiber optic cable running your system.

Mike

[ELE36]

Its not possible for this to sound better than a CD player considering the sound will only be as good as your best FM station because you are still going through a standard AM/FM radio. The sound quality comes from the source not the add ons. So basically that digital sound is converted to regular FM as soon as it gets to the radio.

[elcoocool]

Especially concidering the signal to noise ratio is around 90 dB whereas a cd is like 110 dB.

Mike

[Joe]

"FM-Modulated" and "digital" have no business in the same sentence or paragraph.

The only way to get XM correctly is to purchase an XM-Ready headunit, the XM receiver, and an XM antenna.

Does anyone on here have XM Radio? I have the Alpine CDA-7878 that is XM-Ready, but have concerns over dropping the $$$ for an antenna ($80) and an XM receiver ($250-300) plus installation. How good is it really?