Re: XM Receivers

["Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>]

Pioneer as well as several other brands sell an AM/FM/CD radio that is
capable of controlling an outboard (proprietary) box that contains the XM
receive in it.  You can buy them a la carte or together in a package.  The
XM box will only work with their (Pioneer) heads.

Sony makes an add-on box with several connection options.  One option
rebroadcasts through your FM, another uses a dummy cassette.  The third uses
a RCA plug-in.

Both my wife and I have had XM radios for about a year now and love them.
Overall the sound quality is great and we've listened to it while traveling
all over the East Coast.  I'm picking up a new Nissan this afternoon with
one factory installed.


Brian Vita, President
Cinema Service & Supply, Inc.
75 Walnut St.
Peabody, MA  01960-5626 USA
(800)231-8849/Fax (800)329-2775
+1-978-538-7575/Fax +1-978-538-7550
sales@cssinc.com/www.cssinc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
To: <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: XM Receivers


> At 02:19 PM 11/7/02 -0500, Roger Kirk wrote:
> >A business associate of mine is looking to buyan XM receiver.  Several
> >found on the internet are touted as "XM-READY"  - what does this mean?
>
> I believe that XM-Ready means that the controls on the radio will control
> an XM receiver, which is mounted separately behind the dash.
> --
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH
>