Product Description
The SUBX1 Boombox makes the perfect companion for your Sportster Replay SP4-TK1 satellite radio. Enjoy SIRIUS programming on the beach, at a game, on your patio or wherever you go. Its clean, uncluttered look lends a touch of style wherever you use it. The SUBX1 sports a high-performance 3-way speaker system. Separate tweeters and midrange speakers combine with a single subwoofer to provide dynamic full-range sound while the built-in amplifier delivers strong performance. At home or at the office, power up the boombox with the included AC adapter. You can operate the SUBX1 on eight D batteries (not included) on the go. Use the detachable windowsill antenna to optimize signal reception. You can listen to other audio devices through the SUBX1's auxiliary input.
Amazon.com Product Description
Bring your Sirius satellite radio receiver to life with this essential plug 'n' play boombox. Compatible with the Sirius Sportster 3, Sportster 4, Starmate 3, Starmate 4, and Stratus receivers, the boombox lets you follow the game or rock out on the patio to any of Sirius's high-quality digital streams. Simply plug your Sirius receiver into the boombox's universal docking cradle and you're set. Listeners will love the SUB-X1's rich, crisp sound, which employs two tweeters, two midrange drivers, and a powerful subwoofer to create a dynamic frequency response of 70 Hz to 20 kHz. The reception is also topnotch thanks to the included indoor/outdoor antenna, which comes with an attached 19.5-foot cable (the antenna must have a relatively clear view of the Sirius satellite paths to work).
Most importantly, the boombox is fully portable, with a built-in handle for transport and a battery power option (the boombox runs for up to nine hours on eight D-cell batteries). And you needn't worry about hauling the antenna along in a separate bag, because the SUB-X1 includes a built-in compartment that stores both the antenna and cable. Other details include a 3.5 mm headphone jack for private listening, an AC adapter for indoor use, built-in bass enhancement technology, an auxiliary input for connecting an iPod, MP3 player, or other audio device, and a docking adapter that works with ST and SV series Sirius satellite tuners. The boombox, which measures 19.18 by 8.81 by 8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 7.3 pounds (without batteries), is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
SUB-X1 universal boombox, AC adapter with 6-foot cord, satellite antenna with 19.5- foot cable, plastic docking adapter, user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Nicely balanced sound .......2007-11-11
I have had an XM style boom box for a few years now and really enjoy it. This Sirius box has much better sound quality. There isn't quite as much echo and the bass is much more evident. My only complaint with Sirius is that it's much more difficult for me to pick up a signal than it is with my XM radio. The XM boombox can be indoors and sitting on a shelf with the antenna inside and pointing in the correct position....perfect signal. Sirius is much more difficult to predict. It either fades in and out or doesn't work at all unless it has a clear shot. I like both satellite systems equally though in terms of content.
simple boombox with universal docking station.......2007-10-27
I've been using Sirius for almost two years. I recently upgraded to the Sporster 5 from the Sportster 1 (unit went bad, no antenna pick up). I had the home dock and boombox for the Sportster 1.
The boombox is very simple. Basic plug and play. Has two 4" woofer for mid and high-low range, two tweeters, and 1 5 1/5" downward firing woofer for a sub. The port for the sub is the front (front middle screen). Clean sound. Decent low end. Compared to the previous boombox, able to maintain a cleaner sound at higher volumes.
It would have been nice to have some kind of treble/bass controls or an equalizer. Not that I would expect Sirius to do it, but an built in AM/FM radio would be nice; MLB fans would appreciate to listen to AM for their local teams.
The signal pick up, it no worse than using the home docking stations. If you have trouble getting a signal in the house with the home dock or where ever, you'll have the same problem with the box. Unfortunately, no matter what you do, if you don't have a clean site for the antenna, then you'll have signal problems.
Great Product.......2007-10-18
Great product - good sound quality. Wish it had a regular radio built in for those time when a satellite signal isn't available.
Used my Sportster for something........2007-10-10
Bought a Sportster 4 for my car to get Stern and some decent programming for long commutes through Atlanta and between the signal never getting acquired for long and the FM transmitter never able to hold a frequency the thing was useless. Only thing more useless was Sirius Customer Service Warranty people (long story and too many bad feelings to go there now). Anyway, I bought a visor clip unit from Wal-mart for a fraction of the price and the thing works awesome so the Sportster is overpriced paperweight. That is until I rolled the dice and got the boom box. Now it just is/was overpriced. But hey, in the boom box it works, but very finicky. Here in an Atlanta suburb the antenna needs to be out in the open (not just by a window). I recall a previous reviewer who said it works awesome when you swap your Sportster car antenna for the boom box one...this guy must have done some wiring magic b/c the plug-in for the car antenna is not compatible with the back of the boom box.
So, why did I give it 3 stars? Well, it works great on batteries or plugged in when outdoors or on the go as long as there's not much obstructing the antenna from the sky. It works inside if you can run the antenna out a window into some open space again with direct unobstructed access to the sky in whatever direction it needs to face depending on where you are in the country. But, I have found it does NOT work by simply being by a window. So it's not good/convenient to bring to a hotel, or friends house, etc...But, it's serviceable and makes me feel like less of a sucker for buying a Sportster to begin with.
awesome sound quality.......2007-09-11
this boombox has been one of the more pleasant surprises of my last several purchases. it has great sound quality for the price & as long as the antenna is aimed in the direction indicated in the instruction manual, reception is not a problem.
Product Description
Take your car stereo to the next level with Sirius Satellite Radio. You'll never want to leave your car again. Audiovox commander and receiver modules are designed to interface with your vehicles existing radio to access satellite broadcasts.PRODUCT FEATURES: AUX Input, Headphone Output, AC Adapter, and Antenna; Works with 8 D-Cell Batteries or Supplied AC Adapter; LED Indicator for Power On, and Low Battery Notification; Rotary Volume, On/Off Knob; Aux Input Allows For Hookup Of An External MP3, CD or Any Other Source.
Amazon.com Review
Now you can bring Sirius satellite radio to any room in the house or any outdoor gathering with the Audiovox SIR-BB1 boombox. We tested the boombox with the Audiovox SIR-PNP2 Sirius satellite radio receiver, which is required for use and not included--the SIR-BB1 boombox on its own produces no sound. With the receiver locked in place, however (as pictured), you'll enjoy the full breadth of exciting music and talk radio encompassed by the Sirius digital radio service. (A Sirius subscription is required, $12.95 per month or a one-time fee of $499.99).
Setup for the system is amazingly simple: snap the receiver into its bay, plug in the AC/DC power adapter, attach the supplied 20-foot Sirius radio antenna, position the antenna near a window, fire up the boombox, and select one of the service's 100-plus stations. There's a volume/on/off knob and a switch to engage the unit's auxiliary audio input--and that's it for controls. Plug in headphones or an audio "Y" adapter cable (not included) to channel sound to your integrated amplifier or surround receiver for listening through external loudspeakers.
For their part, the 2 speakers built into the SIR-BB1 are pretty decent. They're not strong in the bass department, but we wouldn't call their sound thin, either. Overall the unit's sound is even-keeled and extremely listenable, much better than the sound from systems that try to squeeze more bass out of their speakers than the electronics can credibly handle. To that end, we were impressed with how loudly the boombox plays, and with minimal distortion--even on a seemingly meager 5 watts per channel (x 2).
Use of the headphone jack disables the speakers, but an auxiliary audio output would have permitted integrating the boombox with a powered subwoofer. At this price, though, it's hard to justify a complaint about the absence of an output.
You'll need to position the boombox in a place where it can readily lock to a satellite transmission, which we found easily. Several spots worked fine, and even a west-facing window obstructed by a large cherry tree proved sufficient.
When reception gets hazy due to weather conditions or satellite positions, the audio program mutes briefly rather than getting fuzzy or more distant-sounding, as it would with an analog FM-radio signal. This can prove annoying, but in our lengthy evaluation, brief lost-signal mutes were infrequent at most (to the tune of 1 or fewer mutes per hour).
There's no remote control for the boombox. The receiver comes with one, but it doesn't control audio level, so while you can still change stations and browse genres from the receiver's remote, you can't turn the boombox volume up or down. For additional Sirius radio and subscription details, please visit www.sirius.com. --Michael Mikesell
Pros:
- Simple setup and operation
- Good sound
- Plays loud with minimal distortion
- Front-panel auxiliary input grants access for CD, MP3, cassette, or other audio sources
- Headphone jack permits private listening or hookup with an integrated amplifier and external speakers
Cons:
- Occasional signal dropouts
- No tone controls
- Limited bass response
What's in the Box
SIR-BB1 portable boombox, high-gain antenna with 20-foot cable, AC power cord, and printed instruction booklet
Amazon.com Product Description
Take your Sirius satellite radio wherever you roam with this convenient boombox adapter, which is compatible with the Audiovox SIRPNP2 Sirius radio tuner. It features a headphone jack, auxiliary audio jack (to connect to another stereo), 4-inch full-range speakers, an enhanced bass response system, and a rotary volume knob. It's powered by an included AC power adapter or 8 D batteries (not included).
The top-mounted high-gain antenna provides interior and exterior mounting options, and it has a hinged base for flexible positioning.
Sirius satellite radio is a subscription service that provides up to 100 channels of programming, from digital-quality music to news, talk, and sports.
What's in the Box
Sirius SIRBB1 portable boombox, high-gain antenna with 20-foot cable, AC power cord, and printed instruction booklet.
Customer Reviews:
Some problems with heat and sound clarity.......2005-12-30
I was in the hunt for a shuttle to link my AudioVox plug-&-play receiver into that didn't look as "cluttery" as the home dock (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000C04HU) and junky computer speakers I was using. Fortunately, I caught a pretty good deal on this boom box, which, while a bit plain-looking, is a fair deal more aesthetically pleasing than my old home dock. It also helps that I only need to plug one electrical cord into my wall socket, rather than two. The boom box is also compatible with all of the antennas I have. Speaking of which: built into the unit is a link-up for the included antenna to rest on; if you aim the boom box in the right direction so's the antenna gets max reception. You don't have to worry about running the antenna out to a separate location and risk having someone trip over the wire.
Sadly, the boom box has several downsides, including inferior sound from the built-in speakers; I got slightly better sound from the computer speakers my home dock is connected to. I've owned cheaper Radio/CD boom boxes that put out slightly better audio. Even through several pairs of earphones I've tried out, the sound is rather ordinary.
I've also discovered that the factory antenna that came with the boom box is the same as the one I got with my home unit... and it behaves in pretty much the same way. In other words: it usually picks up a strong signal, but on some occasions the signal is intermittent or almost nonexistent. And you may as well forget about picking up a good beam in heavy rain. Fortunately, I've made this little problem moot by acquiring a great outdoor antenna (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000167KPQ).
Also a potential problem is the design of the recession the receiver unit fits into. The receiver's heat vents aren't quite a free to breathe as they are in the other shuttles I own. Of course, my other shuttles don't cover over the top and sides of the receiver as much as the boom box does, so the heat dissipates a lot more quickly. Every time I touch the edges of the receiver after it's been playing for a fairly long time in the boom box, it almost feels like it came straight outta the microwave!
Another problem with the boom box's interface design is the parts that link the receiver with the boom box and hold it in place. I really have to push the receiver into place, some times even force it, to get it fully connected; needless to say, I worry about doing permanent damage to the receiver's connector pins. Then there's the little problem I have removing the receiver from the player; the release button on the top of the boom box has to really be pushed down hard and held down to get it to relinquish its grasp.
On one upside: ever since I started using the boom box, I've been using the receiver's remote control clicker more often to change channels and bands, memo songs, and all sorts of other functions. Sadly, the only thing the remote control can't change is the volume, which I can adjust with... a knob on the boom box that also turns the unit off and on. Well, that's a bit quaint. At the least, AudioVox could've designed the remote control so it'd be programmable for use with the boom box's volume control... if it wasn't in knob form that is.
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Audiovox customer service.......2005-04-04
Beware of Audiovox customer service. My unit has been inoperable for 6 months. I have sent in in twice (Paid for shipping)and got an inoperable unit back both times. They are now asking me to send it in again (on my dime). I am cutting my loose and running as fast as I can.
Goto XM, Serious is junk.......2005-03-12
Here are the negatives:
-worst customer service of any business I purchased something through (and I also work in a customer service job, so I know). They cannot help you with equipment problems, instead they tell you to call Audiovox, who still can't help and will not try.
- Signal on boom box rarely comes in. Fades in and out worst than any AM/FM radio station. If it doesn't work when and were you want, then what is the advantage over regular radio?
-Receiver heats up big time!
-I hope your office window faces the right direction!
-No CD player? With today's technology integration, you gotta be kidding!
Positives
-If they have a talk show on you can't get on the internet, them maybe it is worth it if you can stand the crappy equipment.
-If work does not allow you to use i-net for streaming audio, and you don't want X-M, then buy this soon-to-be antique.
Great.......2005-03-04
Sirius radio is the best thing since PBJ's. I have the boom box and the car adapter and could not do without either one. The sound is super and commerical free. It would be nice if you could adjust the bass and tenor on the boom box plus the 8 D batteries do not last very long. After having both and using them I could never see myself going back to regular radio. I bought the year's worth of service, you get one month free but when it ends I am going to the life plan of 499.99. Thats a whole lot more attractive than month or year fee.
Antenna broke twice.......2005-02-08
I really like Sirius, but bought both this boombox and a car unit last year and the tiny piece at the end of the antenna where it plugs into the unit has broken off twice. It's a very small, but vital part of the system so I can't use any of the system without it. Audiovox wants me to have the original receipt (bought many months ago) along with the broken unit or else they will charge $25.95 for the replacement.
The whole system is only as good as its weakest part and there's no way to replace this part for a reasonable price. This part needs to either be improved or there needs to be some cheap way to splice a new one on when it breaks.
Product Description
Sound System Boom Box for XTR7CK Sirius Satellite Radio / Requires subscription to Sirius Satellite Radio Service Extended Outdoor Play with 8 'D' Batteries (batteries not included) AC Adapter Included Auxiliary Line Level Input & Output
Customer Reviews:
This company and its product is the worst.......2006-01-10
Very, very disappointed with this product. I live in Florida, and to this day, I cannot get the home receiver/boom box to receive any signal, unless I go outside. Even in my office, which has an open bay window facing west (which is the exposure the company suggests for Florida), the product is unable to acquire a signal. The car kit works fine. When I called the company to complain, they could offer no advice at all, told me to put the antenna outside, which is very impractical at home, when my air conditioner is on, and impossible at my office, where my windows do not open. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!
Product Description
This multi-functional media dock from Directed Electronics features the most versatile, amplified dock with a patented NXT stereo sound panel. It can handle seven different SIRIUS radios via simple interchangeable cradles. The Soloist delivers 20 watts of clear, dynamic sound from simply plugging in your SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Now Soloist allows you to enjoy your favorite SIRIUS programming in your home or office. A versatile, amplified dock with a patented NXT stereo sound panel. It can handle seven different SIRIUS radios via simple interchangeable cradles. The Soloist delivers 20 watts of clear, dynamic sound from simply plugging in your SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
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