SIRIUS Stratus 6 Dock-and-Play Radio with Car Kit (Black)

by SiriusXM

Product Features

• PowerConnect FM Transmitter works through your vehicle's radio with easy do-it-yourself installation
• View artist name, song title and channel information on an easy-to-read display
• One-Touch Jump to traffic and weather of the 20 most congested cities
• Push button navigation makes channel surfing simple, easy and intuitive
• Save and enjoy fast access to up to 10 of your favorite channels

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Product Description

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Stratus 6 features an easy-to-read blue display, pushbutton navigation and all the essential features needed to maximize the enjoyment of SIRIUS in your vehicle. Live Satellite Radio delivers your favorite commercial-free music, live sports and the latest news, talk and entertainment. With universal docking capability, just add accessories to enjoy your radio in the home, office or pretty much anywhere.

All the essential features needed to maximize the enjoyment of SIRIUS in your vehicle. Click to enlarge.

Tune in through your FM radio, or use an auxiliary input or cassette adapter.

Color-coded connections make installation a breeze.

Complete PowerConnect Vehicle Kit Included
Color-coded connections make it a snap to install, and a wire guide keeps your cabling organized.

Improved audio connection options
Use the included Aux In Cable for the best sound. For vehicles with a cassette player, you can use a cassette adapter. If you have neither, the new PowerConnect technology transmits via FM, so you can receive audio through your vehicle's stereo system.

Large Blue Display Screen
View artist name, song title, and channel information on a clean and simple, easy-to-read blue display.

One-Touch Jump
Directly access traffic or weather of the 20 most congested cities, or use it to go back to the previous channel to which you were listening.

Easy Channel Surfing
Push button navigation makes channel surfing simple, easy and intuitive

Favorite channel presets
Save and enjoy fast access to up to 10 of your favorite channels. Each favorite channel can be assigned to a number button.

Personal Channel Lineup
View your personal channel lineup by category

FM preset button
Store and quickly access FM channels that give you the best audio reception when using PowerConnect.

Universal docking capability
Add accessories for your home, office, additional vehicles or even outdoors.

What's in the Box
Stratus 6 Radio, PowerConnect Vehicle Kit, Aux In Cable, Magnetic Mount Antenna, User Guide, Quick Start Guide

Product Description

Stratus 6 features the revolutionary PowerConnect FM Transmitter and supports A LA CARTE Selection. The Stratus continues to include the easy-to-read display, push-button navigation and the essential features to enjoy SIRIUS in your vehicle. Easily move your radio between optional docking kits and sound systems for the home, office or other vehicles.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb portability, powerful reception August 13, 2010

By S. Murphy

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this to replace an Audiovox PNP2 radio purchased in 2004...after wasting tons of time and effort trying to make it continue to work properly. I had purchased three home docks and one auto dock for the PNP2 so I was not thrilled when it started to fail. I could not get consistient reception with the PNP2 even after placing the antennae in various places outside my home. I even bought an antenna extender so I could place the antenna on the roof, free from obstruction...no dice. I listen to Sirius all day long so reception problems were driving me nuts!

I ordered the Stratus 6 (with car kit) and a home kit from Amazon because they had the lowest pricing and free shipping. I only ordered one home kit to be sure everything worked properly. After spending a short time connecting everything to a receiver on the first floor I was ready to take the antenna outside for a test when, to my surprise, I heard music! The new antenna was pulling a signal from inside the house! I was completely floored and soon realized that the technology has been enhanced quite a bit since the days of the PNP2. I now keep the unit on top of an organ next to the receiver and keep the antenna curled up, pointing at a wall, and I get all three reception bars! Moving to another stereo in another part of the house is so simple that I don't even need to purchase additional docks. I wish I hadn't waited so long.

The car kit is just as great...I plugged the supplied 3.5mm to 3.5mm connector to my AUX IN, ran the antenna through to the trunk, and found a convenient spot on the dash for the dock. WAY better reception than the crappy PNP2 car dock!

I was able ot transfer my lifetime subscription to the new unit in about five minutes ($75 fee for that but worth it to call all the way to India for assistance ;-)

The blue display is so easy to read and the 10 pre-sets are adequate to get me around the dial quickly. Sound is stellar! I highly recommend this unit!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Item. Easy to install and use. January 3, 2011

By Kyle A. Kruse

Dear wife got me this radio for Christmas and I love it. Was able to plug it in and have it playing within 15 minutes in my truck, although making the installation permanent took a little while longer.

Ended up ditching the "mounts" provided with the unit, and just used velcro to mount the item (it's light!) to a clip I'd already used to mount my mp3 player. The directions say to run the antennae outside the truck cab and use adhesive to mount to the top of the truck. However, I just ran it into the dashboard, out a vent opening and stuck it in place with a little velcro right on the dash near the windshield - inconspicious, easy to remove, protected from the elements, and still have perfect signal.

Logging on to Sirius and starting the subscription was easy, as well. With this unit, I could opt for the A La Carte package - 50 channels for $7/month. Got the channels I wanted for a minimum price and it all went through QUICK.

All in all, I highly recommend the unit. No complaints at all.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice item, but I'm wary of its qualilty September 13, 2010

By M. Douglas

Amazon Verified Purchase

Pros: Ease of installation and activation is a snap. Sound quality is very good (with caveat in the cons). Very easy to use; menu and programming is very intuitive. Hard to beat the price.

Cons: On the third day after installing, the audio wire/plug going into my 'aux' input of my car radio started hissing and lost the right channel. The wire is really, REALLY, cheaply made. I worry about the antenna wire, because it appears to be no better in quality. The gauging of both wires is MAYBE 14-16 gauge. Great for hiding under trim, not so great in terms of robustness. Also worrisome is the fact that sometimes the radio doesn't always go into menu mode when pressing the menu button. It seems to be hit-or-miss, and you have to press it several times to finally get the thing into menu mode. Very worrisome if you ever have to change a FM frequency setting, etc.....which IS likely, because.......if 97.9 (the default frequency transmission) is too close to a strongish commercial radio station in your area, you will need to change it. Any FM frequency close to a fairly strong commercial radio station will suffer from static/interference. In the interest of fairness, once you find a relatively 'lonely' FM frequency in your area, the sound quality of the FM transmission is stellar. I'm hoping the purchase of a decent mini-plug stereo cable will fix up the aux feed problem but, frankly, that extra purchase shouldn't be necessary for a brand new radio with a (supposedly) complete car installation 'kit'.

Overall, I can't fault the concept, but the execution seems to be really marginal. Buyer beware. This could be $50 thrown away if the thing dies within a few months. Which, I suspect, may be more likely than one would hope.