I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my car.
I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in my
home. I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner with a
remote and a title display. Suggestions ----


---MIKE---
>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On 1/14/10 7:16 PM, in article (E-Mail Removed), "---MIKE---"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my car.
> I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in my
> home. I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner with a
> remote and a title display. Suggestions ----
>
>
> ---MIKE---
>>> In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')
>
There are a couple of portable units available that let you move the unit
between the house and car, but for home use these require the addition of a
power supply, antenna, and interconnects. Example: Audiovox XMCK20AP. From
what I see, it will take around $150 minimum for the hardware, plus the
subscription to get you into XM for the house. Do you have high speed
internet? If so, internet radio streamed from your computer is a far cheaper
way to go and will give you access to thousands of stations for no extra
cost. All you need is a connection between the audio out of your computer
and your stereo system.

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:06:32 -0800, John Stone wrote
(in article <(E-Mail Removed)>):

> On 1/14/10 7:16 PM, in article (E-Mail Removed), "---MIKE---"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my car.
>> I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in my
>> home. I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner with a
>> remote and a title display. Suggestions ----
>>
>>
>> ---MIKE---
>>>> In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>>>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')
>>
> There are a couple of portable units available that let you move the unit
> between the house and car, but for home use these require the addition of a
> power supply, antenna, and interconnects. Example: Audiovox XMCK20AP. From
> what I see, it will take around $150 minimum for the hardware, plus the
> subscription to get you into XM for the house. Do you have high speed
> internet? If so, internet radio streamed from your computer is a far cheaper
> way to go and will give you access to thousands of stations for no extra
> cost. All you need is a connection between the audio out of your computer
> and your stereo system.
>

Actually, if you subscribe to either Dish Network or DirecTV satellite TV
service, the XM/Sirius radio stations come with even the most basic packages.
I listen to the three classical XM/Sirius stations (Classical Pops, Symphony,
and Opera) as well as the "classic jazz" station that way. Lately (since the
latest software update, anyway) I have been accessing Internet radio via my
AppleTV box. There are scores of classical and jazz stations available that
way. The nice thing about AppleTV, is that it doesn't need your computer to
be on in order to use it to access these radio stations. It communicates with
my 802.11n router wirelessly and connects that way directly with my cable
modem wide-band internet interface. I find that some of the feeds actually
don't sound all that bad (especially as background music, which is mostly
what radio is for anyway). I'm especially impressed with Radio Switzerland's
Classical and Jazz feeds as well as WQXR in New York City. An AppleTV box is
only $225 and there is no subscription fee for the radio. It's also useful
for viewing one's digital photo collection on one's HDTV, and as a general
purpose music server. I connect the TOSLINK SPDIF output of my AppleTV Box to
my stereo via my stand-alone 24/96 DAC. Ripping my CDs to iTunes using
Apple's lossless compression setting, gives me excellent results from my CDs.
I highly recommend the AppleTV box. It's cheap, works well, and the only
downside is that you need to have your TV on to navigate through it. Of
course, in order to use it for ripping a music library or accessing one's
photos requires an iTunes computer interface to "sync" those libraries, but
iTunes is free and available for Windows as well as the Mac, so that should
be no problem for most people.

On Jan 15, 3:58=A0pm, Audio Empire <audio_emp...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:06:32 -0800, John Stone wrote
> (in article <7rbi48F40...@mid.individual.net>):
>
>
>
> > On 1/14/10 7:16 PM, in article 7r9tviFhg...@mid.individual.net, "---MIK=
E---"
> > <twinmount...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >> I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my ca=
r.
> >> I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in m=
y
> >> home. =A0I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner wi=
th a
> >> remote and a title display. =A0Suggestions ----
>
> >> ---MIKE---
> >>>> In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
> >>>> (44=3DB0 15' =A0N - Elevation 1580')
>
> > There are a couple of portable units available that let you move the un=
it
> > between the house and car, but for home use these require the addition =
of a
> > power supply, antenna, and interconnects. Example: Audiovox XMCK20AP. F=
rom
> > what I see, it will take around $150 minimum for the hardware, plus the
> > subscription to get you into XM for the house. Do you have high speed
> > internet? If so, internet radio streamed from your computer is a far ch=
eaper
> > way to go and will give you access to thousands of stations for no extr=
a
> > cost. All you need is a connection between the audio out of your comput=
er
> > and your stereo system.
>
> Actually, if you subscribe to eitherDish Networkor DirecTV satellite TV
> service, the XM/Sirius radio stations come with even the most basic packa=
ges.
> I listen to the three classical XM/Sirius stations (Classical Pops, Symph=
ony,
> and Opera) as well as the "classic jazz" =A0station that way. Lately (sin=
ce the
> latest software update, anyway) I have been accessing Internet radio via =
my
> AppleTV box. There are scores of classical and jazz stations available th=
at
> way. The nice thing about AppleTV, is that it doesn't need your computer =
to
> be on in order to use it to access these radio stations. It communicates =
with
> my 802.11n router wirelessly and connects that way directly with my cable
> modem wide-band internet interface. I find that some of the feeds actuall=
y
> don't sound all that bad (especially as background music, which is mostly
> what radio is for anyway). I'm especially impressed with Radio Switzerlan=
d's
> Classical and Jazz feeds as well as WQXR in New York City. An AppleTV box=
is
> only $225 and there is no subscription fee for the radio. It's also usefu=
l
> for viewing one's digital photo collection on one's HDTV, and as a genera=
l
> purpose music server. I connect the TOSLINK SPDIF output of my AppleTV Bo=
x to
> my stereo via my stand-alone 24/96 DAC. Ripping my CDs to iTunes using
> Apple's lossless compression setting, gives me excellent results from my =
CDs.
> I highly recommend the AppleTV box. It's cheap, works well, and the only
> downside is that you need to have your TV on to navigate through it. Of
> course, in order to use it for ripping a music library or accessing one's
> photos requires an iTunes computer interface to "sync" those libraries, b=
ut
> iTunes is free and available for Windows as well as the Mac, so that shou=
ld
> be no problem for most people. =A0

I totally agree with you about AppleTV. However, there are some
precautions. First box I got from my wife was a smaller one with 40G
drive. My musical collection in iTunes is 74G. Plus 23G of photos. As
it turned out, AppleTV copies everything on its own hard drive and
then you can see your photos, videos and listen to the music. After 3
days of grueling experimantation with this device I brought it to
AppleStore and exchanged for beefier model - 140G drive I believe.
Since then it works marvelously.

You forgot to mention that you can rent HD movies through it (cheaper
then in Blockbaster) and they have absolutely spectacular screen
saver. Most of the time time when I have guests in a house, it runs
just a screensaver.

My $.02 of worth :-)

vlad

I wrote:

>I don't care about docking for an ipod
> etc. - just a tuner with a remote and a
> title display.

Thank you for responding but my real question has not been answered. I
am not interested in alternatives - just a tuner.


---MIKE---
>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On 2010-01-15, Audio Empire <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> what radio is for anyway). I'm especially impressed with Radio Switzerland's
> Classical and Jazz feeds as well as WQXR in New York City. An AppleTV box is

Another excellent sounding internet station is "MR3-Bartók Rádió
(Budapest, Hungary)" as it shows up on my Squeezebox display. This
seems to be all live music, broadcast at 320 kbps.

Dave Cook

On 1/16/10 4:32 PM, in article (E-Mail Removed), "---MIKE---"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Thank you for responding but my real question has not been answered. I
> am not interested in alternatives - just a tuner.
>
>
>
The Audiovox I pointed to in my previous post IS just a tuner, albeit not a
traditional rectangular box shaped one. If you want something specifically
geared to home audio then you have to go with an AM/FM unit with XM
capability. For example:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_642ST70...01.html?tp=182

But from what I see, this is a more expensive approach that still requires a
separate XM module and a satellite antenna.

On 2010-01-15, Audio Empire <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> what radio is for anyway). I'm especially impressed with Radio Switzerland's
> Classical and Jazz feeds as well as WQXR in New York City. An AppleTV box is

Another excellent sounding internet station is "MR3-Bartók Rádió
(Budapest, Hungary)" as it shows up on my Squeezebox display. This
seems to be all live music, broadcast at 320 kbps.

Dave Cook

On 15 Jan 2010 01:16:34 GMT, (E-Mail Removed) (---MIKE---)
wrote:

>I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my car.
>I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in my
>home. I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner with a
>remote and a title display. Suggestions ----
>
>
> ---MIKE---
>>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
> >> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Polk XRt12, lists for $329, but might be out of production. Here is
an eBay auction. I really like mine; very nice sound... a world of
difference from my car's system

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-XRt12...item3359489171

John Stone wrote (about XM tuners):

> If you want something specifically
> geared to home audio then you have to go with an AM/FM unit with XM
> capability...

No, you're mistaken. There are dedicated, XM-only tuners.

Here's the grand-daddy of them all:
http://www.magnumdynalab.com/xm-radios-609t.htm
Tubes. About $4,000.

or:
http://www.magnumdynalab.com/xmtuner-606t.htm
Tubes. About $2,500.