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now_wow -> XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/24/2008 4:35:51 PM)

I am new to this forum and am reaching out y'all to help me with the poor sound of XM Radio. After calling XM - they insist that all their channels are digital sound .. much better than CD's etc... it must be your tuner .. Honda tells me that it is at factory specifications .. I cannot listen to any music stations because it is too tinny .. is there an inexpensive way to resolve this issue?

Thanks

  
accrd94ex -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/24/2008 5:11:03 PM)

Maybe it is your speakers did you blow them tune your radio check the EQ it could be on a hall setting or something or soemthing with low bass and high treble

jnunez -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/24/2008 5:35:05 PM)

XM is just terrible...got to switch to Siruis!!

now_wow -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 7:32:41 AM)

Thanks for the quick reply ... 2004 Accord V6 - NO navigation unit

Speakers blown - no, when I play CD's the system sounds great 

EQ setting -- I could not find that setting -- only treble, bass and center, left, right etc. Is there a way to fix the EQ setting on the system?

Thanks


smaglik -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 8:52:23 AM)

hmmm...my XM soounds pretty good...nto as good as CD, but pretty good.

find a dealer with an 07 EX still on the lot.  listen to xm in there.  then listen in your car to compare.

accrd94ex -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 9:57:05 AM)

I personally don't feel the need to pay for a service that gives me commercial free music since i use a mp3 player in my car so i don't know if there is a way to change the EQ listen to smaglik that is a good idea go listen to a car with xm in it and compare them if yours sounds different then maybe it is the way your xm was plugged in (if it is a aftermaret one) and if it is not i do not know sorry

smaglik -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 10:05:26 AM)

i actually think satellite radio is pretty nice...

...i get tired of having to spin my own tunes. I like the random choice.  Its at my desk at work, on my pc at home, in my car...well worth it....and if you ever drive cross country, its the talk that keeps you awake, not the music.  just my .02

accrd94ex -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 11:16:19 AM)

my mom had xm in her grandprix i personally didn't like it the tunes are not that great but i didn't use it alot though either but i just don't personally want to spend the 80 on a receiver and then another 10 or how much ever a month for it

smaglik -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/25/2008 11:41:50 AM)

to each his own...

gomarlins3 -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/26/2008 7:33:51 PM)

I have Siruis and XM and like them both.  I prefer Sirius because of some channels they have and some features my Sportster 4 unit has, but the quality of both radios is good IMO.

kumazam -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/27/2008 4:35:28 PM)

while the XM in my car (built in to the radio/receiver) doesn't sound as good as FM or CD, i wouldn't go so far as to say it sounds terrible...  car came with tint on the rear window and smaller C-pillar windows, and ive heard that tint can effect satellite radio quality.  mostly i notice the low's & bass don't sound as full

accrd94ex -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/29/2008 9:21:40 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: kumazam

while the XM in my car (built in to the radio/receiver) doesn't sound as good as FM or CD, i wouldn't go so far as to say it sounds terrible...  car came with tint on the rear window and smaller C-pillar windows, and ive heard that tint can effect satellite radio quality.  mostly i notice the low's & bass don't sound as full


I am not 100% sure but, tints should not cause a problem since from my understanding the attena is on top of the car

kumazam -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (2/29/2008 10:15:47 AM)

i agree, my thinking as well...  but i wanted to throw it out there just in case.  my dad put a Sirius receiver (separate unit from the in-dash radio) and the antenna on the outside of the car as well and it sounded fine...

loki -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (3/4/2008 9:53:57 PM)

I just tinted my 08 coupe this past week and was told by the dealer that if they put on a tint with any metal in it that it would absolutely interfere with my sat. radio, roof antenna or not. So there you are, one installers thoughts. Needles to say I used 'Formula One Pinnacle'. 15 in the the rear windows and 35 in the front side windows. I'm also adding TSW nogaro chrome wheels and MagnaFlow st. st. exhaust, busy week.

gomarlins3 -> RE: XM Radio Sounds Terrible -- Any Help? (3/5/2008 8:22:50 PM)

Yes, the wrong tinting can damage your reception.

  

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