Kenwood KTC-H2A1 Here2Anywhere

Posted under Sirius Satellite Reviews on Thursday 26 January 2006

Sirius Kenwood KTC-H2A1 Here2Anywhere
CNET has this review of the Kenwood KTC-H2A1 Here2Anywhere Sirius Radio. The editor gives it a rating of 5.6 out of 10, which is an average rating. An average of 20 users gave it a rating of 7.7 out of 10, a very good rating.

The Kenwood KTC-H2A1 Here2Anywhere works with Sirius satellite radio. The H2A will set you back about $85, plus an additional $70 for a home or car docking kit, plus activation and subscription fees, of course.

The Here2Anywhere stores up to 24 presets , you can delete streams that you don’t want to hear(which saves time while scrolling.) Parental controls let you disable certain channels, aswell. The screen shows you the current artist and song title, and you can save it by pressing the memory button.

Audio quality is pretty good from the Kenwood Here2Anywhere, but not near CD quality.

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Sirius Xact Rego XTR5 Review at CNET

Posted under Sirius Satellite Reviews on Wednesday 25 January 2006

Sirius XACT XTR5 satellite radio
CNET has this recap of the XACT XTR5 Sirius Satellite Radio. While not officially reviewed by the editors of CNET, eight users rated it a 4.9 out of 10, which is mediocre.

The XACT XTR5 was the predecessor to the Sirius S50. One of the first portable radios for Sirius, the XTR5 does come with its share of problems. First, the XTR5 ships with a car kit, but to use it as a full-on portable outside of your car, you’ll need to shell out another $100 for the XS043 wearable kit - which adds a rechargeable battery and AC adapter. However, the kit’s bulky headphones which have an integrated antenna almost totally nullify the ability to use your preferred set of headphones with the XTR5 satellite radio.

The XACT XTR5 does have some advantages though. For instance, it can record up to 4 hours of programming to its built in memory. The XACT XTR5 also can play mp3s - from MicroSD cards - which it accepts up to 1GB in size. That should be good for about 16 hours of mp3s.

All in all, it would probably be better to wait for a better portable satellite radio unit to become available. It might be worth checking out the Sirius S50, although it technically isn’t a true portable. Other XACT models worth mentioning, while not portable, are the XTR3CK Visor.

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Sirius SR-H550 Satellite Radio Review at CNET

Posted under Sirius Satellite Reviews on Wednesday 25 January 2006

Sirius SR-H550 Satellite Radio Receiver
CNET has this review written up of the Sirius SR-H550 Satellite Radio Receiver. The editor gives it a 6.9 out of 10 rating, which is good.

The Sirius SR-H550 is made specifically for your home, as it is a table top tuner. There are not too many dedicated home models available, and of the ones that are, the Sirius SR-H550 is one of the most affordable, coming in at around $270.

Dimmensions are 2″ x 14.75″ x 13.63″ (HWD). The easy to read 6-line display in the center of the SR-H550 constantly shows the channel name, number, artist name and song title. This satellite radio holds up to 30 channel presets. Like some other Sirius satellite radios, the SR-H550 also has a Game Alert feature to let sports fans know when their favorite teams are playing. The SR-H550 also has the ability to set parental controls and channel lockouts in case you don’t want your kids to hear certain stations.

The editor was not all that impressed with sound quality, comparing it to a low-bit-rate MP3. Sound quality of the SR-H550 satellite radio was still better than that of FM radio.

A better home satellite radio option might be the Tivoli Model Satellite radio.

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Best Sirius Radios For Listening to Howard Stern

Posted under Sirius Satellite Reviews on Monday 16 January 2006

SFGate is running an article that had contributions from CNET entitled Best Sirius Radios for Howard Stern Fans in which they list the top four radios for listening to Howard Stern.

I’ll go over the list very briefly.

First is the Tivoli Model Satellite(Review). CNET rated it a 7.6 out of 10. Price is around $299.

Next was the Sirius S50(Review) - the brand new portable device from Sirius. CNET rated it a 6.7 out of 10. You can expect to pay around $330 for this portable option.

Third is the Blaupunkt America SR04(Review). CNET rated it a 6.6 out of 10. Price can be expected to be around $150.

Last, but not least: the Sirius Starmate Replay ST2(Review). CNET hasn’t officially rated it yet but two users gave it a 9 out of 10. Priced at around $99.00.

Xact XTR1 Sirius Radio Review at CNET

Posted under Sirius Satellite Reviews on Thursday 12 January 2006

Sirius Xact XTR1 Satellite Radio
CNET has this Xact XTR1 Sirius Radio Review. There is no rating from the editor but an average of 16 users give it a poor rating of 3.8 out of 10.

A couple of the highlights: The XACT XTR 1 has an s-seek function that lets you find 20 of your saved artists by searching through all of Sirius’ channels and locating which artists are on.

The lowlights: The battery pack makes the XTR1 bulky and lasts only about 3 hours. The XTR1 lacks the ability to record any satellite audio.

Some of the user complaints: It runs really hot(this was the most frequent complaint - the unit would stop working after a few months because of the heat), the buttons broke after six months of use for one user, and the screen went blank after a month for one user.

A better alternative would be the Sirius Xact XTR3 Visor Radio - Click For Review.

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