SiriusXM Satellite Radio XEZ1V1 Onyx EZ Satellite Radio

SiriusXM Satellite Radio XEZ1V1 Onyx EZ Satellite Radio

If you have a subscription to SiriusXM in your car or if you want to listen at home, this is a small unit that picks up satellite radio and plays it through any radio.

1. I play this through a home stereo CD/radio through the auxiliary port. This is an outlet on the back of most stereo systems. Simply connect the cable from this port to the Onxy and select "AUX" to hear satellite stations through your stereo system. You will be controlling the choice of stations on the Onxy unit.

2. If you don't have satellite radio installed in your vehicle, or if you want to share one subscription between two vehicles, you can mount a magnetic antenna on the outside of the car, and play this by connected through the 12v DC "cigarette lighter" outlet in the car or if your car has an "aux" connector to its stereo system, you can use that.

This radio comes in two "flavors"--home kit and car kit. If you want both, you'd have to buy an accessory kit to add home or auto capability to whatever choice you make.

You need a subscription to XMSirius. If you have a subscription for your car, you can add an additional radio for home use. It's an extra subscription charge to also play over the internet on your computer. If you prefer, you could use an internet subscription and play via your Kindle, tablet, phone over Wifi rather than using a radio and a stereo system.

Downsides:

Not easy to change channels in the car, even with presets on the buttons.

If you are using the FM broadcasting method to pick the radio up in your stereo, it's a bit weak in terms of signal.
You have to be right next to the radio and sometimes the "blank" channel you choose will become a broadcast channel as you travel down the road

SiriusXM Satellite Radio XEZ1V1 Onyx EZ Satellite Radio