Has anyone put a Serius radio in there speedester? If so did they hook it through a FM radio on hooked it up to an amp.
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Has anyone put a Serius radio in there speedester? If so did they hook it through a FM radio on hooked it up to an amp.
I have XM Satellite Radio in my car. The antenna is centered and very small (about 1 inch square) and because my car is black, its hardly noticable. The head unit is XM capable and the electronics are hidden somewhere under the dash. Not much to it, and it sounds awesome while I had the free channels for a few days. I don't drive the car enough to pay the fees they want, but if I drove it more I sure would. I also have an ipod input, but no ipod.
Prepare for the fray to come on about sound of the engine and exhaust being the only music you need.. bah.. nothing like rocking out to cool toons while driving the speedster on the highway or to the grocery store.. sets the mood when you pull up with some classic rock playing.... thats it, going for a drive.
James
Prepare for the fray to come on about sound of the engine and exhaust being the only music you need.. bah.. nothing like rocking out to cool toons while driving the speedster on the highway or to the grocery store.. sets the mood when you pull up with some classic rock playing.... thats it, going for a drive.
James
You can get a XM or Sirius reciever that can be moved to and from several vehicles. They require a docking station and hook up to your head unit. Several cars, one payment. Done
Thats the way I would go if it was me installing. Mine was already installed in the car when I bought it.
James
James
I've got XM with multiple docks (2 homes, couple of cars, etc).
Connected through an "IP port cable" ($35) to my Pioneer receiver.
Forget that stuff about the exhaust noise. When I'm on the freeway, I get far more wind noise than exhaust noise, so I put in earplugs (not earbud earphones, just regular noise-canceling earplugs) and crank the radio volume about 50% - 70% and it sounds GREAT!
Around town, I back it down and delete the earplugs. ;>)
With the absolute garbage on terrestrial radio these days, the ONLY thing I listen to is XM and I get either the broadest spectrum of music imaginable, OR I can be transported back to the great AM stations of the 40's, 50's and 60's (and beyond) without commercials!!
Had it for 8 years now - wouldn't be without it.....
Connected through an "IP port cable" ($35) to my Pioneer receiver.
Forget that stuff about the exhaust noise. When I'm on the freeway, I get far more wind noise than exhaust noise, so I put in earplugs (not earbud earphones, just regular noise-canceling earplugs) and crank the radio volume about 50% - 70% and it sounds GREAT!
Around town, I back it down and delete the earplugs. ;>)
With the absolute garbage on terrestrial radio these days, the ONLY thing I listen to is XM and I get either the broadest spectrum of music imaginable, OR I can be transported back to the great AM stations of the 40's, 50's and 60's (and beyond) without commercials!!
Had it for 8 years now - wouldn't be without it.....
Ditto the satelite radio. For years when I drove out of here there was no radio reception for close to 1,000 kms (still isn't with regular radio). Packed lots of cassettes back then. Now I've got Sirius and wouldn't be without it. Even for short, in town drives it always on. There's always something worth listening to.
As far as ear plugs go, I like to listen to my MP3 player while kite skiing in the winter but it was hard to hear over the wind even with ear buds and such. Then I came upon a set of ear phones that had the ear plug foam material (different sizes came with the phones). You compress the foam to insert like on regular noise cancelling foam plugs then insert into the ear. Those things are great! They cancel the wind noise from kiting, driving the IM and especially great for plane trips. With the volume down or off I can doze off to sleep on the plane and I don't have to listen to the crying kids which I normally get to sit with. Got them at our local Radio Shack.
As far as ear plugs go, I like to listen to my MP3 player while kite skiing in the winter but it was hard to hear over the wind even with ear buds and such. Then I came upon a set of ear phones that had the ear plug foam material (different sizes came with the phones). You compress the foam to insert like on regular noise cancelling foam plugs then insert into the ear. Those things are great! They cancel the wind noise from kiting, driving the IM and especially great for plane trips. With the volume down or off I can doze off to sleep on the plane and I don't have to listen to the crying kids which I normally get to sit with. Got them at our local Radio Shack.
Yeah, but aren't those YOUR crying kids??
We usually get stuck in front of a bunch of "seat kickers" 8>(
We usually get stuck in front of a bunch of "seat kickers" 8>(
Ditto again. Put XM in the daily car, paid for three years and forget it. I might have to get those earplugs to listen in the Spyder. The MP3 phone doesn't have enough power to overcome the noise and wind of the Spyder.
Although if I had a Speedster, I think I would definitely install XM, to stay on topic
Slightly off topic, but I'm a confirmed iPod man. I have almost 7000 mp3 files at very high quality on a 60gb ipod and have room for a few thousand more. 500+ albums and counting. Hide your amp under the seat and have a nice speaker install that blends into your interior. Plug your iPod directly into the amp. GREAT hidden sound system. Actually, I have a TomTom nav unit that controls the iPod on a bigger touch screen and interupts the music for directions or when I get a cell phone call (bluetooth capable). It is past cool for a setup that doesn't require a hole in the dash. Now if I just had the money left to by a speedy, Id be set!
I just got a Tom Tom GPS, and already have the IPOD set-up working. Got the GPS in anticipation of migrating South this Winter and hope to have it nav. me around the usual traffic delays in the DC area, but the added features (hands-free phone calls, music mute whenever navigation instructions are given, IPOD integration, XM integration with a different cable) is just icing on the cake. The mount fits nicely on my Speedster dash and the FM link to my existing radio is decent.
I sprung for the "John Cleese" voice for the Tom Tom, and when I have the radio volume cranked I bet the people in the car behind me can hear Cleese telling me "Turn! Turn HERE!!"
BTW, folks, if you're thinking about Satellite radio and can't decide between XM and Sirius, it doesn't matter - they've been approved to merge sometime early next year, so the programming will probably merge, too. In the meantime, check out their programming line-up on their respective web sites and decide which one suits you and go for it.
If you've been yearning for the decent, varied music you remember when you were a kid (and more of it than 6 minutes in ten) without commercials, then try satellite radio. You'll never look back.
I sprung for the "John Cleese" voice for the Tom Tom, and when I have the radio volume cranked I bet the people in the car behind me can hear Cleese telling me "Turn! Turn HERE!!"
BTW, folks, if you're thinking about Satellite radio and can't decide between XM and Sirius, it doesn't matter - they've been approved to merge sometime early next year, so the programming will probably merge, too. In the meantime, check out their programming line-up on their respective web sites and decide which one suits you and go for it.
If you've been yearning for the decent, varied music you remember when you were a kid (and more of it than 6 minutes in ten) without commercials, then try satellite radio. You'll never look back.