misterp Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 You guys that now listen to Sirius - does it have better fidelity? XM might advertise that their signal is CD quality but to me it is about the same as an AM radio. Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigW Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 I have Sirius through my satelite dish it sounds fine to me. But everything through the DISH is digital. I assume XM and Sirius are a digital signal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Both Sirius and XM have identical sound quality. Signal quality might vary depending on where you are located in relation to the satellites, repeater towers, etc. As stated above they're both digital and both use music formated specifically for digital rebroadcast (equivalent of WAV format) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC3 Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 And once again Dylan steps in with the correct answer.. NERD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 And once again Dylan steps in with the correct answer.. NERD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTXRULES Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 I replaced my XM with Sirius and I've noticed better reception. Sirius has 3 satelites XM 2 In my opinion sirius also has better programing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted April 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 I meant to ask if Sirius had better/higher bitrate... but from what DVK says, they don't. I like the technology, just wish it had more bitrate. Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 And once again Dylan steps in with the correct answer.. NERD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You guys keep those kinds of comments up and I'll start posting wrong answers just to mess with you. I replaced my XM with Sirius and I've noticed better reception. Sirius has 3 satelites XM 2 In my opinion sirius also has better programing <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually they don't have more satellites. They 'piggy back' on 2 of echostars (dishnetworks) satellites and share that bandwidth w/ video service. This is why you can subscribe to Sirius thru Dishnetwork and not need any additional hardware. So... technically XM has more 'dedicated' satellites while Sirius is just borrowing space on someone elses network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 I meant to ask if Sirius had better/higher bitrate... but from what DVK says, they don't. I like the technology, just wish it had more bitrate. Mr. P. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Higher bitrate is on the horizon. Both companies have "unconfirmed" intentions of launching HiDef audio stations and video services in the next couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC3 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 You guys keep those kinds of comments up and I'll start posting wrong answers just to mess with you. Actually they don't have more satellites. They 'piggy back' on 2 of echostars (dishnetworks) satellites and share that bandwidth w/ video service. This is why you can subscribe to Sirius thru Dishnetwork and not need any additional hardware. So... technically XM has more 'dedicated' satellites while Sirius is just borrowing space on someone elses network. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Crap so was that a serious answer or not?!? I'm so confused now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Crap so was that a serious answer or not?!? I'm so confused now!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> maybe it was... maybe it wasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Overall I think sirius is better. I couldn't find any stations on XM that I like besides the sports. What stations on XM do you guys listen to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor72 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Both Sirius and XM have identical sound quality. Signal quality might vary depending on where you are located in relation to the satellites, repeater towers, etc. As stated above they're both digital and both use music formated specifically for digital rebroadcast (equivalent of WAV format) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats actually the wrong answer. WAV format is essentially raw sound. This is the most accurate digital reproduction of analog sound. Neither Sirius or XM has anything close to that of a WAV. XM and Sirius broadcast close to 96kbps. At best you will see 128kbps. This is nowhere near CD quality. Cd quality for an MP3 is between 256-320kbps. Sirius hardware has better potential for SQ than XM, however at this point they both will sound the same- less than audiophile quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynss Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 as i own stock in Sirius (got it about 1.5 years ago), I will say Sirius is far more superior to XM! If i haven't discredited my opinion yet, i am running sirius now, used to have XM then dumped it....well mainly cause howard will be on in a couple months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynss Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 And once again Dylan steps in with the correct answer.. NERD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You guys keep those kinds of comments up and I'll start posting wrong answers just to mess with you. I replaced my XM with Sirius and I've noticed better reception. Sirius has 3 satelites XM 2 In my opinion sirius also has better programing <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually they don't have more satellites. They 'piggy back' on 2 of echostars (dishnetworks) satellites and share that bandwidth w/ video service. This is why you can subscribe to Sirius thru Dishnetwork and not need any additional hardware. So... technically XM has more 'dedicated' satellites while Sirius is just borrowing space on someone elses network. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> richard, i think you have it backwards, sirius owns their satellites while XM is borrowing them. F&*% me if im wrong, but that was one of the major reasons for me purchasing their stock a couple years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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