Kenwood SYSTEM-H2EV Here2Everywhere Sirius Satellite Radio Tuner with Car and Home Docking Kits
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Most Helpful First | Newest First (5 out of 5)North Coventry, Pennsylvania
Product arrived promptly and in perfect condition. We love the Sirius Satelite system. We never listen to the radio any more! I purchased this for my husband for our anniversary and he had it hooked up in less then an hour of receiving it. He is constantly listening to the NFL stations and all the games. The instructions on Sirius were great in helping direct the antenna for the house unit. There have been no issues with signal connection. I would highly recommend this unit.
(5 out of 5)Great radio
This is my first experience with satellite radio, and I'm very pleased--the sound quality is fantastic (I live in an area which gets lousy FM reception, due to all the hills, so it's a great relief to be able to get radio without static--or commercials). ESPECIALLY no commercials: I've all but given up listening to the local classical station, which several years ago jettisoned the usual low-key FM classical commercials in favor of the speed-freak AM dj hardsell...and the contrast to the beautiful, relaxing music is just too weird to tolerate. So satellite is a godsend for serious music listeners--as long as Sirius keeps the music commercial-free!!
Kenwood has included everything you need for both auto and home installation (the reason it is on the expensive side, but well worth it). I got it mainly for home, where I have a very high quality audio system, and it is every bit up to that level: sounds as good as CD's, but with incredible variety of content. Girlfriend commented, "It's like going to a club...only without the crowds, the smoke, the drunks and the high drink prices." LOVE it! I ended up running the antenna to the roof, but I was surprised how well it did when just placed in a window.
The installation in my van was equally easy...and the reception was good enough with the antenna just placed on the dash, that I'm not sure I'll bother with a roof installation. I may end up having my mechanic hardwire it into the battery, though, as I'll likely forget to remove the cigarette lighter plug, (since that doesn't turn off with my ignition, may run the battery down).
Learning to operate the radio took some study: navigating among 120-some stations is a challenge so they give you a number of ways to do it (the typical broadcast radio might get 10-20 stations, so you can use an analog dial to get around...but doing so with 10 TIMES that many would get unmanagable), but once you get the hang of it--particularly with 30 presets--it's pretty easy.
It's a terrific little radio, and I highly recommend it. Kenwood has done a great job, and thought of everything you need for installation.
(5 out of 5)Great Deal fo Sirius
I bought this Kenwood Sirius car and home system and it is the best deal out there! Sirius provides much better content than XM in my opinion. So I went with this unit. (...).
Pros:
Very easy to read display. Very well made. Everything I would expect from satellite radio.
Cons:
FM modulator is poor(not a real problem I just plugged it in direct thru AUX input). No accessories out yet(Boombox Please!!!)
Here's a tip about the antenna for your car... Find anyway possible to put it on your roof as the directions state. I had the antenna on the trunk of my Integra and the signal would drop out for a second while going under overpasses and big trees. After moving it to the roof I have had much better reception!
(5 out of 5)Kenwood nails it ! Great system for the bux!
Gotta love this thing! No complaints AT ALL!!! I even put my antenna on the dash of my car rather than running it to the roof and it's still nice clear sound coming thru! I doubt I'll ever go back to regular radio. The song seek is a neat feature and easy to use. I guess the ONLY thing that would make it a better unit in my mind is a stronger fm modulator, it wouldn't make it across the room in my office, but I had a modulator I used w/ my laptop and just plugged that in to the unit and it's fine... don't count on much range though! I'd even recommend hardwiring it in the car unless you mount it fairly close to your head unit, but again, that's a SMALL issue if you ask me, reception and over quality more than make up for it!
(4 out of 5)great in-home unit!
I love this unit in my home ran into free left and right rca inputs in my receiver. It works great and the station storage is easy to use. I am disappointed with it in my car. It broadcasts an FM signal to your car stereo and in my car the Kenwood deck has to be in one exact place to work at all and then the reception is poor. I just don't bother anymore and will get a separate car unit eventually. I wished I had saved some money and bought one without the car kit but I don't begrudge the cost since it works so well in the house.