Customer Reviews

Audiovox XMCK5P XPRESS-EZ XM Satellite Radio Receiver and Car Kit Combo

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I have wanted XM for a long time, and I found that this unit may be inexpensive, but gives me the access and features I need. It has 10 preset favorites, bright lcd screen that displays artist and song (or baseball scores), built in fm broadcast if I'm not able to directly connect it to the car I'm in by auxilary jack, and fm sureconnect kit for better non aux connection. This also uses many of the Xpress family accessories such as the boom boxes, bonus (Altec Lansing XM3120 Docking/Speaker System for Audiovox Express and Delphi Roady XT or Audiovox XMB-10 XM Boom Box for Xpress XM7 Satellite Radio Receiver)

There is some fuzz using the fm transmitter at times, but that is a hazzard of that feature if you are traveling. Utilizing the Sure connect feature virtually eliminates any crackle in the transmitter. In some cities the fm frequency are more clean than others, so that also effects performance also. Overall, the most bang for your buck if you just want access to enjoy XM.

I have 3 of the express EZ and i love them i love the auto tune we have had no issues with them they sound wonderful and they are very easy to use and they dont cost much we have the ez in all of our cars.

Great product

I just bought 2 of these: One for home, one for office, both to be used with a docking station. I have no complaints at all, except for the fact that you cant manually enter in the station numbers, like I can do on my roady. Other than that, I really like this product.

If you're looking for XM radio at home or car, this will fit the bill. I use mine as a component to my home stereo, and I drag it out to the car for trips. It works well both places. It is important to note that XM service is equal no matter what receiver you use. Why anyone would buy anything but this model is a mystery to me. The unit has not broken on me, and it seems rather hardy provided you handle with care. One bad thing about this product is that it does not come with a wall adapter, which makes its home use prohibitive without purchasing one a la carte.

I definitely would have rated this more than 1 star if is piece of garbage had worked for more than approximately 20 hours of playing time. After that, all of the jacks seemed to spontaneously quit. I could get the audio out jack to work, as long as I only plugged the cord in half way. The power cord needed to be held in place with rubber bands to make a solid connection and the antenna jack became so sensitive, that i couldn't even touch the device without losing the connection.

The only plus is that I got this free when my ex-bf subscribed to XM, so it's not like I'm out any money. I guess a product like this is made to get you hooked so you go out and buy one with better reliability and more functions (trust me, this one is so basic, it's maddening).

Spend a little more dough and get something that will last you a while...just my two cents.

I bought one of these for my wife, it worked for about a week before it died, always displaying an antenna error message. (I tested her antenna with my radio and it was fine.) The second one also only lasted a week before it died, always displaying "loading" and emitting a high pitched whine. It's also hot to the touch. We'll probably replace it with something not made by Audiovox.

This is absolutely bottom of the line. The fm output is awful. The limited controls are annoying. Pay the extra money to get an upgraded unit(Roady XT). You won't be sorry.

my friend told me to buy this and i did and i love it it works well and sounds wonderful so i would buy this one again the other guy must not have hooked it up right or something

Love it

This was my third radio in three years. I bought this one after my Roady XT died after two years. I bought the Express because it was inexpensive and I'm growing tired of putting money into radios every few years. The first radio lasted less than a month.

My Express EZ had static no matter what empty station I tuned to. It even had static when changing channels. When I drove out away from the city it got a little better.

It seemed to also have a weak re-transmitter because my car radio had difficulty picking up the signal from the Express at the dash board to the rear window were my car's antenna was. The re-broadcast signal would fade out a lot. All the time I would have a solid 3-bars of down link signal. I never had these problems with the Roady.

After two days of trying different channels and antenna locations I took the radio back to Best Buy and got my money back. I ordered another Roady through Amazon for the same money, and I'm currently awaiting delivery.

Depending on how this new (and 4th radio) does, I might just cancel my XM subscription, and be done with the whole Sat-radio thing.

I was fairly content with sat-radio, (even though it seems to go up a few dollars more every year) before these problems. Worked well in the car and the house (with the home kit) but I'm not buying new radios every few years, and I'm not going to buy stuff for my stuff, like power boosters etc. - Brian

For Xmas. It has never worked. Called countless times to XM, they were no help. We have the Roady also, never had a problem with it. Worked right away. The EZ one has been reset by XM 4x and still doesn't work.