car stereo that is just a sirius receiver?

[slickrock]

I'm looking for a stereo in my 40, but I don't need a CD or radio in the stereo. I am looking for a self contained Sirius or XM radio that has enough power to push 2 6X9s and have volume control. (Not enough power in the Sirius receiver to push anything larger than headphones or my cell phone)

I have been looking at amps that have volume controls and a aux input jack to plug my Sirius receiver into. Only problem is that I can only find cheapo "motorcycle" amps with volume control and aux in. Like this:Mini Hi-Fi Audio Stereo Amplifier Car Motorcycle 12V | eBay . Plus it takes a month to get them here from Asian countries. I tried this in the past and that type of tiny amp doesn't have enough power for the speaker.

Anyone know of a single DIN or double DIN dedicated Sirius or XM stereo so I can cut out having to connect my Sirius receiver into something to listen to it?

I can only budget about 100 bucks for a stereo that only plays satellite signals.

 

[RobRed]

Why not find a used amp and source a line level controller (volume knob) http://www.amazon.com/PAC-Remote-Amplifier-Level-Controller/dp/B0002J226O?tag=ihco-20 and run the output of your sirius tuner into it? I went on craigslist a second ago and spotted several amps, $50 and under, that would do the job.

I've never seen a head unit that was sat radio only.

 

[slickrock]

I may have to go that route.

 

[Tapage]

bi hijack . .but I was looking for just USB or iPod reader/player .. I don't need CD or radio .. and it's for Tencha .. so no facny stuff it's needed ..

Can work same way .?

 

[slickrock]

DUAL sells what your looking for. Only plays SD cards, USB, or headphone AUX jack. No radio and no CD

 

[Tapage]

DUAL sells what your looking for. Only plays SD cards, USB, or headphone AUX jack. No radio and no CD

all duals that I've seen have radio and CD .. got a link ?

 

[gahi]

If you bought a dedicated head unit, it would need its own separate subscription.

 

[slickrock]

all duals that I've seen have radio and CD .. got a link ?

here you go. I may go this route. But I think I can wire my sirius radio into any amps high input and use the volume control on it to control sound. Then again, 40 bucks for this radio is cheaper then an amp and my 40 isn't exactly set up for great sound.

Dual XR4110 In-Dash MP3, WMA, AM/FM Receiver with Front Panel USB, SD Card, and 3.5mm Aux Inputs (Gray):Amazon:Car Electronics

 

[esh]

I would rather an intelligent head unit.. like the Alpine media heads, or the JVCs, that allow you to use a serius tuner (cheap off ebay) in their data/bus system. The big win is a clean head unit that was designed to control sat radio tuners. Pioneer makes a nice media head too. It kind of depends on your sound quality taste. If just hearing any kind of sat radio audio is fine, then cobbling something to an amp would work fine.

I did an aux-in unit years ago and it just got in the way for mounting. The win for aux-in setups is that you can update them (some now let you do some limited recording! mine had a wishlist kind of feature that you could set to pop over to a channel when a song started playing that was on your list).

head + tuner = good controls, out of the way/clean
aux-in = more features

I do a lot of long trips and love sat radio, mostly for Jason Ellis and BBC World news, but you can always find something to keep you entertained.

 

[Tapage]

here you go. I may go this route. But I think I can wire my sirius radio into any amps high input and use the volume control on it to control sound. Then again, 40 bucks for this radio is cheaper then an amp and my 40 isn't exactly set up for great sound.

Dual XR4110 In-Dash MP3, WMA, AM/FM Receiver with Front Panel USB, SD Card, and 3.5mm Aux Inputs (Gray):Amazon:Car Electronics

thanks .. I was checking that one .. and at the end it's a cheap option ..