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Summary: Better than other reviewers let on
Review: After much consideration I bought this boombox along with the Audiovox shuttle (sirpnp2 tuner) for my wife as a birthday present. We both are astonished with how well it sounds. We have ordered the outdoor antenna so we can pretty much have it as a permanent fixture in our home but then unplug it and take it where we will, when we want. Sirius radio's programming warrants this boombox. If you were thinking of only having Sirius in your car, think again! Buy the boombox on it's own, and enjoy sirius at home!
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Summary: one problem with xmsr
Review: after reading the many reviews on xmsr and sirius i feel like this should be brought up. many people are saying good things about both products. i myself have owned both xmsr and sirius. the reason i subscribed to satellite radio was simple. i do not like clear channel and will not support anything they are involved in if i have a choice. that is why i left xmsr for sirius. first and foremost look for yourself. go to www.nasdaq.com and look at xmsr real time filings. you can look at honda's most recent filing. clear channel owns over 8 million shares of xmsr and xmsr is teaming up with clear channel for marketing at clear channel venues. so if you subscribe to xmsr you are putting additional money into clear channels pockets. if xmsr had no relationship with clear channel then i would highly recommend either xmsr or sirius. for now i only recommend sirius.
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Summary: Listen Anywhere, Anytime!!
Review: Great item! I've heard the SIR-BB1 will not be made anymore, so get them while you can! Sirius is the service if you like talk radio! Boombox has a great shape, you can stack something on top of it (if needed), speaker sound great. Don't delay, you or who you buy this for won't be disappointed! Just don't forget to order the PNP2 along with it as it won't work without the receiver! With this review, I'll stick to this item (the boombox), for more detailed information, see the PNP2 Receiver (that works with this) for great information on Sirius programs!
This boombox allows you to plug it in at home (comes with a powercord and adapter) or you can move it around inside the house or out and about outside!
Boombox is exactly as you see in the picture. However it comes with a "small folding black box" antenna that's weather proof (20 foot cord I think) that's about the size of a beeper, and a powercord (6 feet). You NEED the PNP2 receiver for this to work. Think of this boombox as the muscle (plays the music) and the PNP2 as the brains) gets music/talk/information from satellite. The MOST important thing with Satellite radios (be it XM or Sirius) is the antenna placement!! As in Sirius must face North Central USA (South Dakota area), XM must face the south (Florida).
An important thing that people need to know is that with Sirius (due to their satellite setup in the sky where they have 3 satellites moving in a figure 8 ofer N. America than going down to South America with always 2 satellites over North America) chances are you'll have to keep the antenna right near a window or outside. Otherwise your signal will drop every so often (due to Satellites rotating). Where XM the 2 satellites do not move (due to Geo sync orbit) and once you have a signal you won't loose it. I have my Sirius antenna superglued to the windowsill outside. And ALL of this is in the instructions, VERY simple and customer service is there 24/7 also!
However Sirius programming is worth having the antenna outside as you get the NFL, NFL 24/7 talk, lotsa talk stations for the "right" and "left" views and commercial free! And don't forget about great music channels, a live 24/7 Elvis channel that broadcasts from Graceland 24/7, and any type of music you can think of !
One other part you may want to order is the 50 foot adapter cord. That is, if the 20 feet of cord that come with this (on the antenna to boombox) is not enough, you can purchase a 50 foot Sirius TERK extension. You can connect two of the 50 foot cords together to give you a total of 120 feet (2 cords plus the antenna cord)! That's a LOT of cord!
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Summary: Sirius is great, but not this boom box!
Review: I am a very happy Sirius owner (I use the tuner in my car and at home), but I am on my second version of the boom box and they both failed. At random times, it beeps and stops putting out volume, even though the unit retains power and the signal is strong (you can even change channels and see the correct description of every show). The helpful guys at a local electronics store could figure out the problem, so they exchanged the unit for me. The second version is doing the same thing. Note that the unit never exhibits this behaviour in the car or the home adapter.
Highly recommend Sirius if you're not already a subscriber, but this boom box has design flaws.
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Summary: Could be better, but not many other options....
Review: I got a Jensen SRS Jam Pac for Father's day, which includes the Sirius receiver and a car installation kit. I love the Sirius service, so I purchased the Audiovox boom box to let me take my Sirius subscription to new locations (yes, the Jensen receiver is compatible with the Audiovox....both are made by the same company). I give this product only 3 stars, since the sound quality is MUCH lower than I expected. No bass or treble adjustments, and the sound lacks any serious bass. Given the price and the fact that you are essentially just buying a "shell" (receiver is required, and purchased seperately), I really expected much better sound quality. First, I thought perhaps it was just a poor signal from the satellite, but my high quality headphones verified that the receiver is capable of good quality sound. The Audiovox boom box still seems to make the most sense for me, since I could not find any other boom box or portable solutions for my receiver. I did not buy the "home dock", since the boom box has a headphone jack and I simply hook up an RCA cord from the boombox to my home stereo system when I want more robust sound. If you own a Sirius receiver, this unit is still a more flexible choice than purchasing the home dock. I just wish they could have improved the sound of the speakers....
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Summary: Antenna broke twice
Review: I really like Sirius, but bought both this boombox and a car unit last year and the tiny piece at the end of the antenna where it plugs into the unit has broken off twice. It's a very small, but vital part of the system so I can't use any of the system without it. Audiovox wants me to have the original receipt (bought many months ago) along with the broken unit or else they will charge $25.95 for the replacement.
The whole system is only as good as its weakest part and there's no way to replace this part for a reasonable price. This part needs to either be improved or there needs to be some cheap way to splice a new one on when it breaks.
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Summary: highly recommend the audiovox boombox
Review: i've had the audiovox boombox for over 2 months and this is one of the best products of the year. i took the boombox down to southbeach,fl and i had no problems in my hotel room or anywhere else. if you like sports than you need to consider sirius. sirius has the nba,nhl and nfl.i did some research myself before i purchased sirius. in comparing sirius to xmsr it came down to a couple of things for me. one i like a couple of sirius's music channels better plus the reason i bought satellite radio is that i was tired of all the lame music on am/fm thanks to clear channel. well clear chanel has a large stake in xmsr. so this is something to take into consideration. whether you buy sirius or xmsr you'll truly enjoy options that you have never had before.
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Summary: Great
Review: Sirius radio is the best thing since PBJ's. I have the boom box and the car adapter and could not do without either one. The sound is super and commerical free. It would be nice if you could adjust the bass and tenor on the boom box plus the 8 D batteries do not last very long. After having both and using them I could never see myself going back to regular radio. I bought the year's worth of service, you get one month free but when it ends I am going to the life plan of 499.99. Thats a whole lot more attractive than month or year fee.
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Summary: Perfect!
Review: This boombox is great. The sound quality is pretty good, but not as good as if using a home kit with a nice stereo. Its very portable. Batteries last about 8 hours though. The programing is MUCH better then XMs. With Eminem, Tony Hawk, NFL, NBA, NHL, and more comming soon SIRIUS will be unstopable!
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Summary: I love this box
Review: This box has clear sound from the lowest setting to the highest. The volume is loud enough to fill a room, or at poolside, so no complaints there. It isn't as loud as a traditional CD boombox but I didn't expect that.
The beauty of this isn't the sound however, but what it allows you to do with Satellite radio by taking it places you wouldn't otherwise. Having tunes at poolside or at a barbeque makes it all worthwhile. Also comparing it to the competitors product, this one is of higher quality and has nice metal covers to protect the speakers instead of the cloth that rips on the SkyFi boombox.
So I give it 5 stars for what it allows me to do with Sirius Satellite Radio, but certainly would like to see improvements in next generation equipment to get better battery life.
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