Sirius xm and vintage receiver?

[neptuneslair]

I guess what I need to know is, If its possible? What would I need to get Sirius XM on a Vintage Onkyo TX-4500 Mk II?? Can I do this? I have Satellite Radio in the car and love it. Love my old 4500 Mk II and Jbls to much to get something else.....thanx

 

[Crazy Gnome]

Definitely doable. You need choose one of there radios on there website and get the home kit. Then you would hook up the radio through the aux or tape inputs. The trick to XM is antenna placement. By the windows can work but sometimes you have to place it outside to get a good signal.

 

[the skipper]

You would need a separate Sirius tuner with analog outputs. You would feed those outputs into your receivers "aux" input or a tape in.

Sirius isn't too forthcoming with info n their stuff. Search on "Sirius Home Receivers" and see what you can find.

You may need a separate subscription for this unit. Check with Sirius customer support for definitive answers.

 

[Crazy Gnome]

Any of there available radios will work properly as long as you have the cable that comes with there home kit. The docking stations have an audio out. Even old XM radios work as long as they aren't one of the models that were banned by the FCC.

 

[sKiZo]

I know XM used to throw in a home kit with the receiver back in the day ... Just a little box with a wall wart, antenna, and analog out you dropped the radio into. I see Amazon has them for $40 ...

Even old XM radios work as long as they aren't one of the models that were banned by the FCC.

Got me wondering if my old XM radio still works. I pulled that out of the car when I retired and no longer needed a reliable music source to survive the commute. Not that XM was all that reliable after a while when they started peppering in the commercials.

I've since gone to HD Radio both at home and in the cars. No subscription fees there.

 

[Crazy Gnome]

I know XM used to throw in a home kit with the receiver back in the day ... Just a little box with a wall wart, antenna, and analog out you dropped the radio into. I see Amazon has them for $40 ...



Got me wondering if my old XM radio still works. I pulled that out of the car when I retired and no longer needed a reliable music source to survive the commute. Not that XM was all that reliable after a while when they started peppering in the commercials.

I've since gone to HD Radio both at home and in the cars. No subscription fees there.

Early Delphi models Sky fi and the roady 2. There may be others. FM transmitter was too strong and they were bleeding into other vehicles. One of my trucker friends would ride behind his friend who had XM and would request stations with the CB. I also let the subscription lapse. Changed jobs and didn't make sense anymore. Good stuff on there though especially Deep Tracks.

 

[Crazy Gnome]

Lets say all of your inputs are used up on the receiver. If you have a cassette deck you could use a cassette adapter. Also could be ran through the FM transmitter thats built in with the XMradio. This should be the last choice due to lower SQ.

 

[Big Harry]

I use an XM Onyx receiver with a docking station in the house. All that is needed is the correct patch cord with an 1/8th inch stereo phone plug on one end and RCA connectors on the other end to connect between the satellite receiver and your amplifier.

 

[KentTeffeteller]

Also, be mindful that you will really hear the Sirius/XM compression artifacts on better gear. I find old school wide band AM better sounding than I do Sirius/XM. Not for the discerning listener (the artifacts drive me nuts on anything but talk content)

 

[sKiZo]

My Olds Aurora had a defunct CD changer in the trunk, and I used a PIE adapter to plug the XM receiver directly into the radio harness instead of the changer. Also came in handy for the HD radio that replaced it ... excellent SQ!

Early Delphi models Sky fi and the roady 2. There may be others. FM transmitter was too strong and they were bleeding into other vehicles.

Roady 2 here, so I guess I'm out of luck. No great loss. Then again, I used the cassette adapter, so I missed my opportunity to force my music on the fellow commuters. <G>

 

[Condorsat]

I've been enjoying Siriux XM since last fall ... ... in the house on my integrated amp.

I play Sirius XM through my Dish Hopper receiver (part of the Dish package) ... optical out > usb Dac > Stereo Receiver RCA jacks. ... don't have it in the car.
Sounds good ... especially the classic rock channels ... on my main 2 ch home stereo front room rig ... really nice for background music during the day. I probably have it playing 40 hours per month on average.

For those w/out Dish ... You could use Laptop (or mobile device of some type) or PC > usb Dac > RCA jacks ... believe Sirius XM has a web streaming add on (for car subscribers) for $4

 

[Crazy Gnome]

My Olds Aurora had a defunct CD changer in the trunk, and I used a PIE adapter to plug the XM receiver directly into the radio harness instead of the changer. Also came in handy for the HD radio that replaced it ... excellent SQ!

Roady 2 here, so I guess I'm out of luck. No great loss. Then again, I used the cassette adapter, so I missed my opportunity to force my music on the fellow commuters. <G>

I started to second guess myself on that particular model so i attempted to get an answer from XM. Got all the way to them asking me for the radio id and i had to abort the mission. If you are interested in hooking it back up I strongly urge you not to take my word for it. I went through quite a few of those and may be getting the model mixed up in my mind. Someone was selling them on Amazon which gave me doubts. Of course just because its for sale doesn't mean it can be hooked up.
P.S if you contact them through chat give them a lesser used email and fake phone number or they will drive you crazy. I used the classic my area code 555-5555 just so no one gets calls. Computer accepted it.

 

[N8Nagel]

Some BDPs can receive SXM over your internet connection which with the way their plans are priced is the way to go. Will need a monitor to navigate though. Also something like a Roku would work. An Oppo BDP with the rear HDMI port will work as a HDMI DAC for the Roku. Sounds expensive until you price add'l receiver vs. slight upcharge for internet access. Can use laptop/DAC as well.

 

[Cylontymany]

www.internet-radio.com somafm.com has free internet radio of all kinds of generes! I simply have a 3.5 on one end you connect on the back of your computer where my headphone jack is and rca males on the other end go into the aux,tape.. on the back of most vintage recievers. It works great for me and its free!

 

[E-Stat]

Can use laptop/DAC as well.

Absolutely. Or any smartphone/pad device using the free app. Either can output a line level signal via a standard 1/8" to dual RCA cable.

 

[Smallies]

You need the home kit power cable. I had an older unit and ran signal out from it's fm signal and that was better than direct aux input. Newer units don't have enough juice on the fm.