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| goldilicks |
I have a Streamer GT with home dock and car dock...I've had it a bit over a year, and the pin in the power socket is coming loose (don't know why...I only plug and unplug it twice a day, minimum...it's everywhere I am :))
Anyway, my thought is to give the Streamer to my kids to use in the house and get myself a new one....but I'm unsure which one I want next. My criteria are few....just has to be able to home and car dock (mine's not hardwired, I just set it to broadcast on an FM channel), has to be relatively inexpensive (because I'm cheap LOL) and, of course, has to work well and take the daily manhandling :)
Any suggestions? Pros and cons of various models?
Thanks :)
Goldi |
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| TSS Taylor |
There are not going to be any units out there that will be able to broadcast to any FM Frequency for more than about 10 feet. In the Summer of 2006 the FCC cracked down on the Wireless FM Transmitters for both SIRIUS and XM. That means that a new radio bought now wouldn't have the same FM Transmitter Strength as the Streamer GT you have now.
Truthfully there aren't going to be a whole lot of Radios that can take a lot of abuse, it's just not what it is. Moving antennas and power cords back and forth will break them over time. If you have a plug and play receiver that can be moved back and forth without much trouble though.
I would recommend the new SIRIUS Stratus as a basic receiver. It's about $60 and comes with a car kit. If you needed a home kit, those will run you about $50.
You can use it in the Universal Boombox as well if you like a boombox.
That's my suggestion. |
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| flymo |
| I have portable Xact radio and its power connection wore out after 9 months. It was replaced under warantee. I would like to find short little connectors that have a male and female ends. Then connect one each to the antenna and power connectors on the radio and also into each antenna and power adapter. Then the little connectors would be where the connect and disconnect wear would occur, and they could be cheaply replaced. |
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| goldilicks |
Ok, so if they're cracking down on broadcasting over the FM bands, does that mean I'd need 2 radios? One for home, one for the car? I'm such a girl sometimes LOL
And (being lazy here and combining posts :)) Flymo, that's a great idea....I think I might put a tech geek friend on that for me, and see if they exist... it'd sure save on the wear and tear....
Thanks :) |
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