SXM is imbedded in nearly every new vehicle audio system. You get a free 90-day trial. Their aim is to secure subscribers after the 90-day trial expires. SXM provides convenience and very good content for your driving time. It provides nation-wide coverage via low wattage, highly compressed satellite distribution. It's fantastic for all of these reasons - in a vehicle or as background music for your home. It was never intended to be a high-resolution sonic service. I love it for what it is. I would never consider using SXM as a source in my high-fidelity music system. There are other options for that, preferably accessed via a quality streamer product.
Quality of Sirius XM
I recently started streaming Sirius XM in my barroom. I’ve noticed sound quality differences between my Roon DB, Pandora, Sirius XM and a few other sources. The sound quality varies quite a bit. I just assume that Sirius XM is streaming at a compressed rate. Don’t know that to be true, though. Not sure if the satellite feed sound quality is different than what is streaming over the internet.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Thanks in advance.