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Old 12-25-2008, 10:37 PM
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Sirius & XMonline quality etc

Some time ago I tried both and considered the sound quality to be terrible.

But, that was before rev A. I recently did a speedtest on my touch pro and got 500-600kbps


1. Quality:

Are the sound quality for online streams much better one vs the other??

(considering you have good reception on wireless broadband.)
(I read that even when Sirius's online service only went to 48kbps while xm was doing 64kbps it still sounded better and was more reliable <independant of internet connection> .) So just wondering how things may've changed.



2. Software:

I remember when I gave online sat radio a try it was on my apache, forgot which apps. Now it seems there are 2 wm apps people here use most being c-apisro & starplayr.

Can anyone who's used both say why they stayed with one over the other?



3. Channels/cost:

On Sirius's webpage their online service is $13 a month @ 128k with 64 channels (more then 20 of which are not music). With XMonline its hard to tell but guided from this page it can potentially be 113 channels for $8 a month @ 64kbps of what seems to be mostly music channels.



4. Tracks/sets/DJs:

The most important part. I still haven't heard from 1 person thats tried both traditional (non-internet) services and said sirius beats xmradios songs played, atleast for those of electronic or rap tastes (2 very different crowds).

Ultimate point in case atleast for me is even though sirius may have potentially better quality stream now, as far as club music is concerned, what I've heard through the wire is real crap next to how xm jams + this is not just my own opinion.

So I'd especially like to know if you prefer Sirius's music over XM's what is it that you listen to?

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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

I stream sirius on my phone a lot. I use bluetooth headphones and it sounds awesome. I have the 128kb sirius stream so that helps a lot. I have XM but I used to not really like their music. Now with the merge they have alot of the same stations.
I use c-aspario or whatever its called.
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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

I use c-aspario as well and it sounds solid to me through my bluetooth stereo headphones.

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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

select radio does the job for me. i have an xm account already so i get to stream it for no extra $$$.

since the merger there has been a consolidation of music content

as for listening i like the programming on xm 202 the virus , led zeppelin and ac/dc channels get a lot of play also

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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

i use starplayr now coming from the c apisro program. the interface is better and audio is louder on starplayr imo its much louder thru the phones speaker
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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

I use Caspario to listen to Sirius and I love it. It sounds great. I listen to Howard Stern all the time now!

The best part is dont even pay for the account...its my mom and dads They never use the online service.
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Old 12-29-2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: Sirius & XMonline quality etc

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select radio does the job for me. i have an xm account already so i get to stream it for no extra $$$.

since the merger there has been a consolidation of music content

as for listening i like the programming on xm 202 the virus , led zeppelin and ac/dc channels get a lot of play also

yup, the same programming... exact same stream for the majority of the channels.

Comparing both side to side (my comp is con 2 my yamaha ht & polk surrounds) I get a tad more base & clarity from Sirius.. . I doubt this would even be noticable on my portable device.

edit: consistently XM sounds allot better in my car when connected to the wired modulator in fact radio, sirius is has allot of static. Only thing I don't like is the hissing sound if I'm listening to something while the phone is being charged... will be looking into this.

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