Customer Reviews

Delphi Sa 10034 Skyfi Cd Audio System

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

The mere thought of a combination satellite radio/cd/radio boombox delights the ears. I needed a CD player/radio AND wanted to be able to listen to my XM radio, so I gave this boombox a try. What a disappointment. The main problem is the background noise on the XM radio. The faint high-pitched hum only occurs when listening to the XML radio. The CD player and radio sound fine, however, CDs skip and sometimes hesitate to play. Removing the XM radio takes some practice. You snap the unit into the adapter, which is fine, but to remove it, you have to push on the radio until the unit slides forward. That was my experience.

If you don't already own a Delphi XM radio, consider the Audiophase satellite radio Skybox with AM/FM/CD/MP3 player. Or you could add a receiver to an XM radio family plan,[...].

Pros:
- Radio and cd player fidelity
- Intuitive buttons

Cons:
- Background noise
- Skipping CDs
- Awkward way to insert and remove XM radio
- Garish design

Very nice looking unit that plays satellite radio (XM), CD's (including ones you burn), and AM/FM radio. Highly recommended.

When I hooked up my SkyFi radio in this device and turned on the unit, what I heard was a constant low frequency oscillating sound - the best I can describe it is a "motorboat" noise. I heard the satellite radio, but during quiet passages - especially on talk shows and interviews/comments on radio channels - it was extremely annoying. So, I tried muting the sound and the noise continued unabated at the same volume. You could mask it by turning up the volume, but on some jazz, classical, and talk channels it was always there, annoyingly so.

I tried using headphones, thinking it was a speaker problem, but it was still there. Then, I figured it might be a bad power supply and tried batteries - annoying background sound was still there. So this item is going back - it's a real shame because it's a nice device, but fails miserably in it's intended purpose (at least for me) and that is making satellite radio portable.

I tried AM and FM radio and the performance is surprisingly good. But, the manual is completely wrong as to how to store presets for these modes. The manual says that in order to choose what preset number under which to store the station you should hit the "tune" button. In fact, you hit the "seek" button. Until I stumbled on this, I was going crazy trying to get the manual's instructions to work on my device. Also, the "Menu" button on the remote control does NOT put the satellite SkyFi into menu mode as the instructions say it should. As it turns out I found about a half dozen places where the manual is dead wrong.

I did not try the device with playing a CD - audio or mp3. When I realized the device was useless to me for playing satellite radio, I gave up and decided to use my SkyFi home kit with cheap powered speakers.

A real shame - this had the promise of being a really nice device. By the way, Delphi "tech support" never responded to my inquiries. I understand by looking at other reviews that this is not unusual.

Wonderful product. Just about the best XM SkyFI accessory I have ever had. Extremely durable, and rugged construction. Not much on looks, but is just about the best product of it's type I have ever owned.

Unabashed plug: I am a blind person. I attend a school out here in Rancho Mirage called the Braille Institute. A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned XM radio to about 150 of my fellow students. Just this week, about 70 of them told me that they had got themselves a SkyFI radio, and told me that XM radio was the best thing ever to enter thier lives.

Maybe XM should hire me as a marketer... :)

Great system! Great sound! Very easy to use. I love the flip design and controls. Plays CDs very well and AM/FM sensitivity is great.
I have the earlier XM Delph boombox but was always yearning to hear CDs and FM stations at times. This solves the problem.
Thinking of getting another one.
Very much recommended.

I purchased this item after having read the complaints about noise and antenna problems here on Amazon. After I received the player, I did indeed hear the low-level fluttering sound. I called Delphi. They set up a repair order number and said to send the player to a repair shop in Michigan. Within a week, I had my player back and there is no longer a fluttering problem.

The antenna problems have to do with setting the receiver into the player more forcefully so that the contacts on the player meet with the port on the receiver unit. For more information or to get your noise problem fixed, phone up the Delphi customer service number.

I'm really happy with the player. It has great sound, is very convenient and the price is right. It is also the only portable unit that I have found that plays both XM and CDs. Customer service, when I call them, was very responsive. All in all, a good experience for me.

Mine gets hauled around to job sites where it's great to listen to commercial free music and such. Has survived getting clonked around some, chucked into the back seat of the pickup with the tools and has had various stuff spilled on it. Still works great!

Loved it, the first day. Hated it ever since. Right out of the box, it worked like a champ, sounded good, used my wife's skyfi2 in it, no problems. Used the skyfi2 receiver it came with in the car the next day, again, no problems with the XM receiver, but the boombox is dead. If you turn the volume UP ALL THE WAY, you get a little pop and crackle, thats it. sounds like the internal amps are blown. It does this with CD/FM/XM. Returned it to place of purchase, I've been waitting two weeks for a replacement to come in. During that time, I'm reading reviews and understanding why its taking so long. It does appear to be a MAJOR problem that Delphi should own up to. I'm not the only one with sound problems.

I purchased one of these, and I love it. My wife loves it too, and she stole it for the kitchen. The sound is just fine.

So, I purchased another one just like it. Out of the box, the second one has a whistle on XM and the obnoxious "motorboat" hum described in some of these other reviews. Unbearable! I'm returning it, and I'm hoping I get one from the "good" batch like my first one.

It appears that if you purchase one of these, you're rolling the dice.

I read all the other reviews before I purchased, and I'm glad that I did not listen to the unfavorable ones. I have had no negative issues; in fact, the Boombox sounds great in any mode (AM, FM, CD, Sat). If you work or play outdoors, and have a SKYFi 1 or 2, this is a great expansion to your listening spectrum.