I think it is 54. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:29 PM Subject: Re: Sirius Radio and XM; what I like
> Well, Mr. White, looks like 'tim Brady > answered your question. But, hey, > there, what channel is that black gospel > music on, Tim? > > Mimi > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: Sirius Radio and XM; what I > like > > > > Yes. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mister Lynn White" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 5:41 PM > > Subject: RE: Sirius Radio and XM; what > I like > > > > > > > I appreciated your reviews with the > touch of personality involved even > > > if we don't agree politically. But, > your review was sensitive, > > > thoughtful and very well explained. > > > > > > I have XM but will not take a look > at Sirious. I think I know the > > > answer based on what you said. But, > does Sirious have any black gospel > > > music stations? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of mimi > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:46 AM > > > To: PC audio discussion list. > > > Subject: Sirius Radio and XM; what I > like > > > > > > > > > Hello, everyone! > > > > > > Well, I've had my Sirius on since > around > > > 12:30 pm Pacific Time yesterday. > Here > > > are some of my observations: > > > > > > I like both services; XM continues > to be > > > my favorite and top choice. I'll > keep > > > 'em both after all. > > > > > > XM: Radio Classics has a host and I > like > > > the information he gives about the > shows > > > and the actors, actresses, whether > or > > > not they are still with us. I > exchange > > > anemail with him from time to time. > > > He's nice. Wish they would not > > > interrupt the shows, but what can > you > > > do? More otr on XM while Sirius > runs > > > the same few shows every couple of > > > hours; they don't split the shows in > > > half, but run a commercial or two > and > > > play a piece or two of music in > between > > > their lineup of otr; no host on > Retro > > > Radio, as Sirius calls their > channel. > > > (Can't use the same names for the > > > channels, I guess because of > copyright > > > reason.) > > > > > > XM: More Decades than Sirius > > > Sirius: Sirius Gold, 60's > Vibrations, > > > Totally 70's, Big 80's, The Pulse > > > grouped together. There is an Elvis > > > channel that plays everything Elvis > > > Presley ever recorded and it is the > > > official station of Graceland. > > > > > > XM: There is only one religious > channel > > > Family Talk, and two christian music > > > channels, The Fish and Spirit. > > > > > > Sirius: Spirit, Praise, Wisdom, > EWTN, > > > Word are represented and there are a > > > couple more religious channels which > are > > > hispanic. > > > > > > XM: SonicTheater > > > Sirius: No modern radio drama or > books > > > there > > > > > > XM and Sirius: > > > Talk radio left, right and center > > > > > > Sirius: NPR and NPR talk; Court TV > Radio > > > Plus; Out Q for gays, lesbians, and > > > other folks (if you're > supersensitive to > > > this, avoid that channel if you > don't > > > have an open mind.) > > > > > > XM and Sirius: > > > XM: The Joint plays reggae music all > the > > > time > > > Sirius: Reggae Rhythms > > > > > > Both have different types of rock > > > channels including alternative, > hiphop > > > and hard to heavy metal > > > > > > Sirius: Hair nation, 80's hair bands > (I > > > don't know what that is. It's a > strange > > > name for music.) > > > > > > XM and Sirius: Easy listening, love > > > songs and mellow > > > > > > XM and Sirius: > > > XM The Village, folk music > > > Sirius: Folk Town > > > > > > Both have blues and bluegrass > > > > > > Both have commercial-free music > > > channels. > > > > > > XM: On Broadway > > > Sirius: Brodway's Best > > > > > > The classical music channels are > grouped > > > together on both services. > > > > > > Sound quality between the two: > > > Excellent. > > > > > > Comment on receiver look and feel: > > > XM is smaller and lighter; uses > bulky > > > heavy box adapter for boombox > accessory, > > > bigger and heavier than the one for > the > > > home kit; really cumbersome. > > > > > > Sirius: Home kit is chunkier, > slightly > > > larger and receiver is chunky and > > > antenna feels a bit thicker and a > little > > > heavier than the XM. > > > > > > Sirius: Runs on regular 3-prong plug > > > connected to a power supply which > comes > > > with the unit. > > > > > > Inaccessible features: > > > As far as visually impaired: > > > Screen readout; clock, timer, (sleep > > > timer); have not played with presets > yet > > > on Sirius unit. Might later by > > > accident, who knows? > > > > > > Comment: detented tuning knob > > > > > > Each station is a click on the dial. > > > > > > Sirius: Very audible pop when > turning on > > > or off. Probably nothing to it, just > > > letting you know it's working. > > > > > > XM: Less audible pop when turned on > but > > > that's normal. > > > > > > Remote control: Sirius is chunky and > the > > > numbers are arranged with the 0 > between > > > the power and mute buttons at the > very > > > top of remote. Why I don't know! > > > Channel up and down triangle; Enter > > > button in the middle, left and right > > > triangle don't do anything we can > tell > > > without vision. > > > > > > Sirius remote runs on 2 AAA > batteries. > > > > > > Additonal comment: Like the Vacation > > > channel. It's different. > > > > > > Swing Street and standards are > > > excellent; I still love Frank's > Place > > > and my other favorites on XM. > > > > > > Both have their good advantages. > > > > > > Sirius: Weather channels east, west > and > > > central; traffic channels are much > > > clearer than XM's traffic channels, > > > which are very fuzzy and lousy! > > > > > > Sirius offers a lifetime membership > for > > > $1200. (I haven't got that kind of > > > money, honey! I opted for a > one-year > > > service deal.) > > > > > > Anyway, will have the two side by > side > > > and will be going back and forth > between > > > the two in listening and checking > out > > > things. > > > > > > Oh, yeah! Hilly Rose and Doug > Stephan > > > are on Sirius, but not on XM. > > > > > > Rush Limbaugh (I hate him!) is on > > > Sirius. Rusty Humphries is on both > XM > > > and Sirius. (I used to listen to > him in > > > Reno, but don't like him anymore. I > > > like the left channels better. But > hey, > > > that's me. Everybody has their own > > > preferences. That's all there is to > > > that.) > > > > > > Well, there you go. Have I confused > you > > > thoroughly? > > > > > > Good morning! > > > > > > Oh, there is Crackup and Raw Dog; XM > has > > > Laughs USA and that other comedy > > > channel. Raw Dog is pretty raunchy. > > > Stay away if you don't like that > one. > > > > > > (Like Arch Ober used to say, (If you > > > wish to avoid the excitement or > being > > > upset by what offends you, etc) > Hey, > > > that's why we have the tuner--move > on to > > > another channel! > > > > > > Mimi > > > I'm a satellite radio junkie! > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > _______ > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, > Archives and more... > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send > a blank email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > _______ > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, > Archives and more... > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send > a blank email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > _______ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, > Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a > blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
