DaviD,

Where Three or More are Gathered . . .

Turn the Radio On ! and Praise The Lord - Amen

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This makes a Bose Wave Radio sound like a Yacht Boy 400:

http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...&item=c1pdxmr2

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:34:04 -0700, (D. Martin) wrote:

Most "boomboxes" are junk on a platter. Get a YB400PE Grundig. Darren





http://community-2.webtv.net/DEMEM/L...mes/page2.html

DaviD,

Cambridge SoundWorks - Playdock XM Portable Speaker System

Not much more that an "Add-On" Speaker, Amplifier and Battery
[Enclosure] for an XM Satellite Receiver { But... Is It a Radio ? }
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RHF wrote:

DaviD,

Cambridge SoundWorks - Playdock XM Portable Speaker System

Not much more that an "Add-On" Speaker, Amplifier and Battery
[Enclosure] for an XM Satellite Receiver { But... Is It a Radio ? }

It sounds like it's portable, so I'm certain he'll be able to tote it.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Was replying to:

''Most "boomboxes" are junk on a platter. Get a YB400PE Grundig.
Darren''


On 20 Dec 2004 02:35:40 -0800, "RHF"
wrote:

DaviD,

Cambridge SoundWorks - Playdock XM Portable Speaker System

Not much more that an "Add-On" Speaker, Amplifier and Battery
[Enclosure] for an XM Satellite Receiver { But... Is It a Radio ? }
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~ RHF
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"David" wrote in message
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This is why Satellite Radio is the wave of the future.




David, so far it looks like the satellite radio business model is still
rather shaky.

XM has over 1,000,000 subscribers -- they're still not profitable.

Sirius is bleeding even more cash and has just over 600,000 subscribers.
They're betting people will subscribe to hear Howard Stern or the NFL, both
of which they have signed for big dollars. Stern may be able to bring some
people in, but the size of his salary will continue to make it tough to
climb out of the red.

The NFL choice doesn't make sense to me -- most people will want to listen
to the slant from their local stations for free. Here in the New Orleans
area, we like to listen to WWL radio while we watch the games on TV, just
for the local flavor. It can be hilarious -- after all, it is the Saints.

The "digital" part is misleading as well. The quality (kbs) is not up to CD
standards at all -- it's more like medium-quality MP3's. Most home-audio
people won't be happy with that, either. This will have to improve, but
250+ kbs streaming audio is already available on the net for free.

-- Stinger

Who are you trying to convince? Me, or you.

XM=3 million subs

Sirius=1 million subs

(DirecTV has 14 million subs and still loses money, while DiSH has
almost 10 and pays quarterly dividends. Go figure.)

What if you're a Saints fan and not within range of WWL?

The audio quality can be fairly sucky, but not usually.

Where I live, I have a choice between AM hate radio, the Cal State
Northridge too-poor-for-NPR station on FM, weak HF (inless you want to
listen to Japan, Korea or China the shortwave here is very DXer grade
at best), or 220 channels of crystal clear satellite radio.

If you listen to HF Broadcast for the content, Sirius has WRN 24/7.

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:59:25 -0600, "Stinger"
wrote:


"David" wrote in message
.. .
This is why Satellite Radio is the wave of the future.




David, so far it looks like the satellite radio business model is still
rather shaky.

XM has over 1,000,000 subscribers -- they're still not profitable.

Sirius is bleeding even more cash and has just over 600,000 subscribers.
They're betting people will subscribe to hear Howard Stern or the NFL, both
of which they have signed for big dollars. Stern may be able to bring some
people in, but the size of his salary will continue to make it tough to
climb out of the red.

The NFL choice doesn't make sense to me -- most people will want to listen
to the slant from their local stations for free. Here in the New Orleans
area, we like to listen to WWL radio while we watch the games on TV, just
for the local flavor. It can be hilarious -- after all, it is the Saints.

The "digital" part is misleading as well. The quality (kbs) is not up to CD
standards at all -- it's more like medium-quality MP3's. Most home-audio
people won't be happy with that, either. This will have to improve, but
250+ kbs streaming audio is already available on the net for free.

-- Stinger

On 17 Dec 2004 08:30:16 -0800, "johndobbs"
wrote:

***lots of good information snipped***

Well, too much said already. My recommendation would be to try the Sony
7600GR, especially if you shop around a little and get that 130 dollar
price. A very good deal and you won't be disappointed. Let us know if
you get any SW radio. Good luck!!

I did end up buying the 7600GR. Purchased it online today from
JR.com. I imagine after I try it out I'll be asking for information
on antennas, but in the meantime I'm anxious for it to come in.

jwilliam wrote:
On 17 Dec 2004 08:30:16 -0800, "johndobbs"
wrote:

***lots of good information snipped***

Well, too much said already. My recommendation would be to try the
Sony
7600GR, especially if you shop around a little and get that 130
dollar
price. A very good deal and you won't be disappointed. Let us know
if
you get any SW radio. Good luck!!

I did end up buying the 7600GR. Purchased it online today from
JR.com. I imagine after I try it out I'll be asking for information
on antennas, but in the meantime I'm anxious for it to come in.

(In case I sent my original reply to your private email; or I replied
and I sent the message to who knows where; or I'm starting to have
senior moments and only thought I replied: let me try again.....)
Congrats on your new radio! After it arrives, please share with us some
of your thoughts and likes/dislikes about the radio. I hope it improves
radio reception at your office. By the way, just as a reminder, as I'm
sure you're already aware of this, but...you do know that when
receiving MW signals (AM BCB), you need to swivel the radio one way or
another to align the internal loopstick with the broadcasting
station(?) I only mention this because you had said you used a boombox
in your office, and I just didn't know if you were able to swivel the
boombox (which is normally a large radio in an office enviroment) for
improved reception. It's one of the advantages of using a smaller
travel radio like a 7600GR or YB400 -- to swivel and/or position as
needed. Anyways...let us know how it goes, and have fun!

On 31 Dec 2004 09:25:39 -0800, "johndobbs"
wrote:


jwilliam wrote:
On 17 Dec 2004 08:30:16 -0800, "johndobbs"
wrote:

***lots of good information snipped***

Well, too much said already. My recommendation would be to try the
Sony
7600GR, especially if you shop around a little and get that 130
dollar
price. A very good deal and you won't be disappointed. Let us know
if
you get any SW radio. Good luck!!

I did end up buying the 7600GR. Purchased it online today from
JR.com. I imagine after I try it out I'll be asking for information
on antennas, but in the meantime I'm anxious for it to come in.

(In case I sent my original reply to your private email; or I replied
and I sent the message to who knows where; or I'm starting to have
senior moments and only thought I replied: let me try again.....)
Congrats on your new radio! After it arrives, please share with us some
of your thoughts and likes/dislikes about the radio. I hope it improves
radio reception at your office. By the way, just as a reminder, as I'm
sure you're already aware of this, but...you do know that when
receiving MW signals (AM BCB), you need to swivel the radio one way or
another to align the internal loopstick with the broadcasting
station(?) I only mention this because you had said you used a boombox
in your office, and I just didn't know if you were able to swivel the
boombox (which is normally a large radio in an office enviroment) for
improved reception. It's one of the advantages of using a smaller
travel radio like a 7600GR or YB400 -- to swivel and/or position as
needed. Anyways...let us know how it goes, and have fun!

heh, Actually I have swiveled my radio before to get better reception,
not knowing why I did it, simply knowing 'something' happened that
improved the quality of the signal. I'll be sure to post back when it
comes in after I've fiddled with it some.

Happy New Year to all.