I use the Polk xrt12 through an outboard DAC with superb sound. I listen to the classical stations (110,112, 113)and I don't hear the compression on these stations that people complain about. However, I do hear the compression on other XM stations. Also, I recently added Sirius through the same DAC. The classical stations on Sirius sound horrible. So, I wonder if XM uses different levels of compression on different stations. And I wonder if Sirius uses even more compression altogether. Does anyone know?
Best XM from marantz st7100 or Polk xrt12
I run a Marantz SR7500 A/V unit with a Marantz DV7600 universal player and B&W speakers. What I want is to be able to add XM that will produce fairly high quality sound. I'm looking at the Marantz ST7100 XM ready tuner and the Polk XRT12. Does anyone have a suggestion or is there another similarly priced option that I should consider. Also, I'm hoping that either unit will sound noticably better than using my sky-fi 2 XM portable from the car. I tried it and it's not too hot. If it sounds just like that I'm not going to bother. Thanks,
Mike
Mike
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