roady 2 sound quality?
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From: knoxville tn
roady 2 sound quality?
I want to purchase a roady 2 for installation in my 98 conv. currently have factory bose unit without cd changer. since it is a convertible which is driven most of the time with the top down and of course has noisy tires, will I be satisfied with the sound quality using the fm modulator supplied with the roady? the reason I want a roady is that we mostly drive my wifes Acura t/l on trips and I would remove the unit from the vette and put into her car for the trips. the acura is pretty quiet inside..may have to buy an additional anten. to make the change less trouble. or would I be more satisfied having prof. installation of one of the other xm radio hard wired units in both or one of the vehicles? thanks.
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From: Offical CFOT MustangChick Texas
Originally Posted by vettefool
will I be satisfied with the sound quality using the fm modulator supplied with the roady?
depends on how picky you are, but i'm guessing... no. i drove a suburban with xm from the factory for about 8 months before my b/f put an xm commander in the c5. when he first put it in, he used a wired fm modulator (which should sound better than the wireless fm mod with the roady) and, i still thought the sound quality SUCKED in comparison to the suburban's xm.
sooo... anyway... after a couple days of additional begging, he ripped the whole thing back out and used an adaptor from PIE that gave us 3 sets of switchable rca "aux" inputs. one is used by the xm commander, one i use for my iPod and we still have an extra. wired like that, the xm sounds like it should!
my advice, look for an adaptor. if you don't have a cd changer there's probably an adaptor that will plug right into your radio and give you a set of rca aux inputs. if you can, i'd recommend going that route.
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From: Virginia
Originally Posted by Violet
depends on how picky you are, but i'm guessing... no. i drove a suburban with xm from the factory for about 8 months before my b/f put an xm commander in the c5. when he first put it in, he used a wired fm modulator (which should sound better than the wireless fm mod with the roady) and, i still thought the sound quality SUCKED in comparison to the suburban's xm.
sooo... anyway... after a couple days of additional begging, he ripped the whole thing back out and used an adaptor from PIE that gave us 3 sets of switchable rca "aux" inputs. one is used by the xm commander, one i use for my iPod and we still have an extra. wired like that, the xm sounds like it should!
my advice, look for an adaptor. if you don't have a cd changer there's probably an adaptor that will plug right into your radio and give you a set of rca aux inputs. if you can, i'd recommend going that route.
sooo... anyway... after a couple days of additional begging, he ripped the whole thing back out and used an adaptor from PIE that gave us 3 sets of switchable rca "aux" inputs. one is used by the xm commander, one i use for my iPod and we still have an extra. wired like that, the xm sounds like it should!
my advice, look for an adaptor. if you don't have a cd changer there's probably an adaptor that will plug right into your radio and give you a set of rca aux inputs. if you can, i'd recommend going that route.
I was very interested in your reply Violet. My Corvette has the best sound system in my "fleet" and I have to say, the Roady2 with wireless FM is not as good as FM broadcast. I have been debating the install of the harnesses for a hardwire, but at $132 for parts, I need to be sure it is worth it.
So, to answer the original poster, the sound quality is not outstanding, but, if you do any amount of driving, or especially roadtrips, I still think it would be worth it.
