Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius Satellite Radio Home Tuner

by Kenwood

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 13.2 x 4.8 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00022674Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 11, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The sleek Kenwood DT-7000S brings Sirius satellite radio to your home and connects directly to your stereo system--whether that be a receiver, a shelf system, or a pair of powered speakers. The DT-7000S features a 4-line blue-on-black dot matrix display with dimming control, up to 80 station presets, and a 24-song memory. Note that the DT-7000S requires a Sirius home antenna in order to receive satellite radio signals.

You can store a total of 80 presets in 4 banks (20 presets each), as well as store song title and artist name for 24 songs for easy recall later. Using the Song Seek feature, an alert appears on the DT-7000S display when a saved song is playing on another station (also called a stream). The display shows a read-out of channel number, name, category, preset bank and number, artist, and song title. You can control the DT-7000S via the supplied remote control, or use the two jog dials on the front of the device to scroll through either individual channels or Sirius radio categories (such as rock, jazz, sports, or news). The DT-7000S offers both RCA composite A/V and optical digital audio output.

Sirius satellite radio is a subscription service that provides up to 100 channels of programming, from digital-quality music to news, talk, and sports. It is available only in the lower 48 states--not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories.

What's in the Box
Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius satellite radio receiver, remote control (RC-T0710), 2 AA batteries, RCA A/V cable, RS-232C cable, and printed instruction manual.

Product Description

The DT-7000S brings Sirius Satellite Radio into your home. Not to be confused with portable Sirius Satellite tuners this is a true Home Audio Component. With a 4 Line display you can see the Artist name of the current song playing, as well as Song Title, Radio Station and Category. The DT-7000S has 4 preset nameable banks, that hold up to 20 stations each, meaning it can be programmed to store 80 presets in memory. With features like Song Seek, a song can be entered into the memory and the next time the song is playing on any Sirius channel the unit will inform you it is playing and allow you to switch to the channel so you can enjoy the song. Sirius Satellite services entertain you with 60 commercial free music stations and 40 News and Entertainment stations. The coverage is Coast to Coast and fully digital. Service costs $12.95 a month.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to get ready for Howard, December 16, 2004

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Jon Graney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius Satellite Radio Home Tuner (Electronics)

This unit is awesome. I wasn't interested in the dockable tuners, because I primarily listen to radio at home.

The DT-7000S is awesome. You can scroll through the stations, scroll through the categories, and punch in specific channel numbers on the keypad.

It's got a dimmable blue display that displays a lot of information, including the time.

I coupled this with a Terk SIR6 home antenna, which gets a strong signal -- perfect reception -- even though I mounted the antenna in the attic. I didn't even need to go outside!

I read the reviews of the "software glitch" on scrolling past 100 channels, but I have never encountered that. With the ability to punch in channel numbers directly, it's not even an issue.

I'm completely happy with this tuner, and it looks awesome sitting atop my component system.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sirius' best receiver!! Great Sound and features a winner!!, May 24, 2005

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Jawny Yanksfan "John" (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius Satellite Radio Home Tuner (Electronics)

I have both XM and Sirius and in my opinion Sirius is the hands down winner. Anybody that has both should tell you the same. I have several Sirius receivers and this is the best receiver that Sirius offers. It has fantastic sound quality that far exceeds plug and play satellite radio receivers. Optical output is great for precision sound quality. A must have for a satellite radio subscriber!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Product!!, July 21, 2004

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Bob - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius Satellite Radio Home Tuner (Electronics)

I have been wanting to get Sirius at home but did not like the boombox option. This product is sweet, it plugs right into your stereo. I have received a lot of comments on the appearance of this piece. Cool and high-tech looking. Sound quality is much better than radio, sounds like a CD. The amount of channels on Sirius is incredible. You can program 80 channels, and the remote is very easy to use. Can't wait to listen to NFL games this fall.