Delphi SA10004 XM Radio SkyFi Home Adapter Kit

by Delphi

Product Details

Product Manual [520kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000075B6H
• Item model number: SA10004
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 14, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Designed for use with the Delphi XM SkyFi Radio, the Delphi SA10004 XM Radio SkyFi Home Adapter Kit allows SkyFi to work with any home stereo equipped with RCA audio-in connectors or with any set of powered speakers. This kit includes a home stand with mini-stereo-out jack, antenna, AC power adapter, and audio cables with twin RCA outputs. Everything you need to connect your XM receiver to your home stereo is included in this kit. Hook it up and listen to XM broadcasts through your own home stereo system.

For more information about XM Radio digital-quality sound, coast-to-coast coverage, and more than 150 channels of satellite radio entertainment, visit XMradio.com.

Product Description

This adapter kit is required to use your Delphi SKYFi(TM) XM radio receiver in your home. It features a home stand with a hi-gain indoor/outdoor antenna, and an AC power adapter. The RCA jacks allow you to connect to any home audio system with an extra audio input.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not perfect, December 9, 2003

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G. Vieth (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delphi SA10004 XM Radio SkyFi Home Adapter Kit (Electronics)

XM Radio and the Delphi equipment for the most part live up to the rave reviews:

=marvelous on long road trips, no need to fear moving out of range just when you've found something engaging
=sound quality generally equal to FM
=wide, wide variety of programming

But, I do have a tip and a concern. The tip: if you plan on using the home stereo adapter, spend the $20 for a Monster cable to connect to your amp or receiver! It took me two trips to the retailer to get this resolved. It's especially disappointing since big bucks have been invested in the technology and programming and in the last few feet the signal quality is degraded to an unlistenable level -- and you've got to believe that the "adapter kit" is a pretty high margin item for Delphi. Had they maintained the quality of the product maybe Mr. Johnson would have been happier.

The concern: I hope XM takes advantage of the opportunity to take radio programming to some new and creative places. There's quite a variety here, but much of it tends to become a choice about preferred "wallpaper" music. It doesn't look like we're ever going to get anything creative from commercial radio, and XM has vastly greater resources than Public Radio if they want to use them.

My system works great (now) and there's a lot of potential here. It's worth getting now and we'll look forward to more from XM.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Delphi Radio Receiver & Home Adapter Kit are WONDERFUL!, April 7, 2003

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John Hudson (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delphi SA10004 XM Radio SkyFi Home Adapter Kit (Electronics)

Listening to good music or news, commercial free, is impossible unless you go on the internet. But, if you're in an office environment, and want to listen to the music or news, then you eat up the broadband....which employers and systems administrators don't like. With this radio receiver and home adapter kit, I can listen to any kind of music, live television news broadcasting such as FOX News and CNN, etc. without using any broadband at all. I've configured my receiver and adapter kit with my notebook computer, speaker system, and my Sound Blaster Extigy. The reception and sound quality are magnificent. I plan on buying the car adapter kit so I can transfer my radio receiver (Delphi SKYFi XM Radio Receiver) from my office to my car when I have a need to. If I take my car on a business trip or if I take a vacation, I have access to 100 channels of commercial free music and live television news programming. The sound quality, the selection of channels - various types of music, comedy, news, weather, etc. makes this a MUST. It's small, sleek looking, yet powerful. The "icing on the cake" is the unit's sleekness, quality, portability and cost. The antenna needs to be pointed towards a window. A long antenna cord will come in hand for some users who aren't very close to a window. I don't know what the reception would be like if a person was in a windowless office. You will also need to have a monthly subscription to XM Radio at 9.95 per month. You can activate your service online in less than 5 minutes. My advice is this: "Quit wasting time...go get one"

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, February 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Delphi SA10004 XM Radio SkyFi Home Adapter Kit (Electronics)

I just bought the Delphi SkyHi/XM Radio setup for my home stereo and I love it! It was fast and easy to hook up to my stereo, and I get better reception than with my fm antenna. There is a feature on the remote control that enlarges the song information so I can read it from the sofa. Nice. I have my stereo near an east facing window and haven't yet experimented with different locations around the house. But I can tell you that the reception doesn't change when I lower my miniblinds. Even if your stereo isn't near a window, the antenna cord is very long. That's just the hardware side. The programming is great! I'm still in the phase where I can't decide which station to listen to because there's so much! The only drawbacks at the moment is, even thought there's a ton of programming, they don't get the Dr. Demento Show, or a couple other talk shows that I listen to regularly on my drive home from work. But, I'm so excited that I just bought the car setup so I can listen on trips.