XM to Sirius Conversion
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XM to Sirius Conversion
Just took delivery of my first vette an 08 Black on Black , 3LT, Z51, Chrome, with Nav. Love it! However I cant stand XM's programming. I was wondering if anyone had tips on switching to Sirius while still using the stock components. I dont want to give up the no antenna look. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Just did it a couple of days ago. Circuit city has the module on sale for $69 after rebate.
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That really depends. the XM signal through the factory radio is horrible. What I mean by that is it sounds like it only provides 50% power or something like that to the head unit. For example, if you were listening to XM and had the volume at 25%, when you switched over to regular radio, the volume would seem like it went up to 50%. Sirius has a full sound to it. If that is a matter of the xm module, the merger is not going to fix that. If it is the signal, and they ride Sirius' signal, shouldn't matter.
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That really depends. the XM signal through the factory radio is horrible. What I mean by that is it sounds like it only provides 50% power or something like that to the head unit. For example, if you were listening to XM and had the volume at 25%, when you switched over to regular radio, the volume would seem like it went up to 50%. Sirius has a full sound to it. If that is a matter of the xm module, the merger is not going to fix that. If it is the signal, and they ride Sirius' signal, shouldn't matter.
But - Have you listened to Sirius through the Corvette? It's the same, sorry to say. It's the compression that ruins it. Switching vendors will not help IMO.
I do agree that the entire sound system is lacking. Many people have switched out the speakers, the reciever/amp, etc.
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Both Sirius and XM have said you will be able to choose the channels you what ala-cart following the merger. Changing from one to the other seems to make no sense when they will complete the merger in a couple of months.
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