Customer Reviews:
 Definitely like it. February 2, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't had the opportunity to listen to it a great deal yet, but it has good sound given that it's a "boombox". I have found that inserting the receiver is not as easy as the instructions make it sound. It seems like it's going in the slot fine, but it's not sitting just right, so you have to remove it and try again. Usually only takes me 2 times to get it right and the more I do it, the better I get at getting it set on the contacts exactly the way it needs. Overall, a good product though and I know I'll get a lot of use out of it!
 Fine--Noise Problem Fixed @ No Charge January 21, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
 Boombox antenna could not get a signal January 9, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After setting up the Receiver all over my house, the unit just could not hook up with the satellite, so no XM radio. The one in my car works fine. I was told by the XM folks that perhaps I should try to get a replacement antenna from Delphi. (By the way the "background noise flutter", described in earlier reviews, I could hear, so that continues to be a problem".) So I have bought the Boombox which doesn't work, I have a XM unit that I can't play and I have a subscription that is useless. I am very disappointed with Delphi. I wish I had paid more attention to the negative reviews.
Awful noise problem. January 3, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The portable CD Audio boombox works perfect with am/fm/cd/mp3 but with the SkiFi2 radio there is an awful fluttering sound at low sound volume. (Like a distant helicopter) I returned the unit twice to be replaced. The new units had the same problem. Then I borrowed the demo unit from the store, took it home and, it worked very well.
So go figure this out? Apparently this technical problem is well known to Delphi. Why they have not recalled and refurbished these units is a mystery. They say the output from the SkiFi2 radio is a little too powerful for the sound board in the CD Audio Boombox. I am no audiophile, but I like the concept. Hopefully I can locate a newer unit that does not have this problem with the SkiFi2
Horrible product - BAD noise problem December 25, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After receiving this unit I plugged it in and tried to listen to my Skyfi2. The noise was awful. Sounded like there was a squeeky hamster wheel running inside the speakers, and a low pitched humming and clicking noise.
Please read the forums at www.xmfan.com (look in hardware forums under "boombox" problems, for more info on this. There have been many complaints. Delphi refuses to acknowledge the problem. Awful customer service from Delphi. DO NOT BUY!!!!
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