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I thought originally I would want satellite radio, I have had it my other cars for 8 years. Then I realized the wart issue. After much thought I tried the streaming radio off the cell phone, like Pandora. As the others have testified the sound reproduction and quality is a HUGE improvement over sat radio, I didn't know what I was missing. I have been using the streaming radio for a week now and will never go back to the sat radio. Selection is better, easily varied, and the music reproduction is superior. I also was concerned about reception as my cell phone does not pick-up in a lot of areas very well. That proved to be a non-problem as Pandora came in loud and clear with no reception break-ups through the worst areas I normally experience for cell reception. The only issue is that it is only partially controlled through the radio head - I can live with that, though I ordered the "online services" option and hope that issue may improve. Thank you all on the board who encouraged the steaming radio through the cell phone!!! GT3 ordered, no wart...
Have you been doing your audio streaming through the AHA app, or just via bluetooth audio?
Have you been doing your audio streaming through the AHA app, or just via bluetooth audio?
Just Bluetooth audio. My GT3 build is Dec and delivery later January+? I had never used the streaming idea and tried it in my 2014 Audi RS5 I have been using 1 year with satellite radio never having tried the streaming audio feature with the cell phone. Having used the same car and audio system to listen to satellite and then the streaming audio, I can say without a doubt the streaming audio is far and away better sound reproduction. The B&O audio system in the Audi was capable of much better reproduction (as judged by using an SD card as the media source for the sound system) and I was only getting mediocre quality with satellite. With streaming audio like Pandora the Audi system allows me to adjust volume, skip songs and has a read out of song info all on the in-car media screen but to change artists I have to revert to the phone.
I couldn't live, well actually I could, without XM Radio especially with the limited Playlist often found on Clear Channel radio stations which owns about 99.9% of all radio stations in the US. For example I usually listen to stations that play old rock from the 60s and 70s and grew MAD when living in Bakersfield getting my Business Degree. There are so many times a Person can hear the song "Free Bird" without wanting to kill yourself.
Aha is pretty crummy on my C4S. With the app installed it fires up every time you plug in the phone, wether you want Aha running or not. I tried getting some favorites into Aha but it always felt like a 1st generation iPhone app.
It is nice to be able to use Google to search for navigation addresses, but I almost always use the Waze app anyway.
I've been a big fan of satellite radio for years. However, I realized too late how easy it is to stream via Bluetooth from the phone. I'll regrettably have the wart.
Question for the people that DID get the XM regarding the traffic/weather info: Is it worth a damn? Or even relatively useful?
I'd like traffic info right in the nav instead of having to use Waze (which I love, but it's just one extra thing to deal with). But if it's garbage, I'll just go with Waze and save myself the $700.
I'll have a look at it on my way home today, but its been garbage for me in LA. I resubscribed to Sirius because I thought it might be useful along with the sat. channels, but that discounted rate ends on the 8th and I won't be continuing it. Was just feels way more accurate.
10-30-2014, 10:26 PM
