Better sirius reception

[Gigante]

My father has a starmate sirius reciever in his car and is not satisfied with the reception he gets from the built in FM transmitter, shocker I know, so i was looking for a better optin for him for Xmas. I found http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Group/ProductMenu.aspx?g=50900&tp=795 these from Crutchfield but my dad has a 2001 honda accord with the factory headunit which has a built in CD changer. With all of those, he needs to unplug his CD changer. I also saw the FM Modulator's but it doesnt seem like it will sound as good as the other option. Anyones input is appreciated. Thanks

[scotiez]

I have the FM Modulator for mine and it sounds great. Once connected, and when you turn on the Sirius unit it switches and disconnects the antenna, and forces the Sirius signal directly into the receiver or ( headunit), giving you crystal clear sound. Just be sure you have the Freq on the head unit set to the same Freq the Sirius reciever is set to. Once you turn off the Sirius reciever the antenna reconnects and you can get your local radio stations as you did before.

[90Grandamn]

I have the old sportster that doesnt require an FM antenna adapter. The modulator is powerfull enough in the unit to give the radio a very clear signal. I wonder why they make them less powerful now? Possibly to make them smaller.

[Gigante]

I have the FM Modulator for mine and it sounds great. Once connected, and when you turn on the Sirius unit it switches and disconnects the antenna, and forces the Sirius signal directly into the receiver or ( headunit), giving you crystal clear sound. Just be sure you have the Freq on the head unit set to the same Freq the Sirius reciever is set to. Once you turn off the Sirius reciever the antenna reconnects and you can get your local radio stations as you did before.


But dont you still have to mess around with getting to a station that is not being used and all that? You are saying it always sounds clear, even when driving long distances through different places where the stations are changing?

[Matt95GT]

Bad: Built-in FM modulator. Results may vary by area and equipment, but I found mine nearly unusable.

Better: FM Direct adapter. This connects to the FM out port of the Sirius radio, and then in-line with the vehicle antenna. This will eliminate interference. Like this: http://www.tss-radio.com/direct-adapter-wired-relay-p-4082.html Blatant plug: I got one for free with my Sirius radio replacement, it will be up for sale.

Best: Aux connection or line-in adapter (if available). No worries of interference at all, no station BS, no sound quality limitations of FM. But... very limited options with factory stereos... one of the reasons I hate factory headunits.

But dont you still have to mess around with getting to a station that is not being used and all that? You are saying it always sounds clear, even when driving long distances through different places where the stations are changing?

Using the FM direct adapter, when the Sirius radio is on, it shouldn't matter as the car antenna is bypassed and shouldn't pick up any stations.

[scotiez]

I have seen both terms used for the FM Modulator, On the box it says FM Direct Adaptor.
You can have the Head unit on any freq. you want as long as its the same as the Sirius reciever. The FM Direct Adaptor disconnects the antenna and transmits the sirius signal directly into the head unit. By using this it eliminates the haveing to find a new station when your traveling. If you do get another station interference then you will either have to find another freq. or just wait till you get past that area, but getting interference is not common. At least i have not had any problems with it.
The Aux connection or line in is the best way to connect a sirius reciever, but if your head unit does not have that option then the best connection is with the FM Direct Adaptor.

[Matt95GT]

I have seen both terms used for the FM Modulator, On the box it says FM Direct Adaptor.


Many confuse the FM direct adapter with an FM modulator... since that's what the FM modulator looks like on those old (and popular) add-on CD changers. In actuality, the FM direct adapter still uses the internal Sirius radio FM modulator, but instead of that little dinky internal transmitting antenna, it directly feeds the transmitted signal into the antenna wire of the car radio.

[nickofcourse]

anyone have an extensive how to, i know its in the kick panel of the car?? but how do i install this on a stock 04gt. i read some posts and removed the kick panel to find a box with blue connectors running into it. there were many of them, how do i get this installed into the antenna? idk where it is.

s obasically i have to take the factory head unit out? and plug this into the back of it?

[Matt95GT]

Need to remove headunit. The FM direct adapter plugs in between the antenna connector and headunit antenna input.

[nickofcourse]

Need to remove headunit. The FM direct adapter plugs in between the antenna connector and headunit antenna input.

ok thanks.

[mayhem_audio]

I Install The Sat Radios All The Time And Love The Fm Mod. It Is Because The Fcc Made The Lower The Power Output Of The Built In Fm Transmitter

I Have An Old Xm Reciver That Was Made Becor The Change And It Pushed The Fm Signal Out. My Car Was Parked In Front Of A 40x80 Steel Building And My Other Car Was Behind It A Ways Picking Up The Signal

[sunrunner_pei]

I Install The Sat Radios All The Time And Love The Fm Mod. It Is Because The Fcc Made The Lower The Power Output Of The Built In Fm Transmitter

I Have An Old Xm Reciver That Was Made Becor The Change And It Pushed The Fm Signal Out. My Car Was Parked In Front Of A 40x80 Steel Building And My Other Car Was Behind It A Ways Picking Up The Signal

Please don`t post in ALL CAPS. Thanks!