SIRIUS Launches Satellite Radio's First-Ever Dedicated Home Units
November 2003 - Grab a blanket, put on your slippers, light a candle and cozy up to SIRIUS' (NASDAQ: SIRI) first-ever dedicated home satellite receivers allowing listeners to enjoy 100 streams of entertainment, including 60 streams of commercial-free music, in every room of their home.
SIRIUS, known for delivering the very best commercial-free music and premium broadcast entertainment, announced the retail availability of a suite of home units at the SIRIUS house party in New York. Available from Kenwood, Antex Electronics and Audiovox, these first-of-its kind modern units incorporate satellite radio into a traditional yet sleek high tech design that can be added to any home entertainment system.
"Now the home entertainment system is complete with the industry's first-ever dedicated satellite radio receivers," said Joseph P. Clayton, President and CEO, SIRIUS. "A SIRIUS home unit is perfect for subscribers that love the versatility of the Plug & Play but want a dedicated unit for their home."
SIRIUS Satellite Radio is available in the following home-based hardware models:
Kenwood DT-7000S
Styled with a sleek high tech design, the Kenwood DT-7000S retails for $299. The system features an easy-to-ready four-line scrolling display, a Song-Seek feature allowing listeners to browse what is playing on other streams and a Memo feature allowing listeners to bookmark song titles and artist information they want to remember later. The DT-7000S connects to just about any home audio receiver or pre-amp via its gold-plated RCA jacks or digital optical outputs. To facilitate installation with advanced home audio control systems, Kenwood has equipped the DT-7000S tuner with an RS-232C port. A full-function remote control is also included. For more information about the Kenwood DT-7000S receiver, please visit www.kenwoodusa.com.
Antex SRX-3 TriplePlay
Designed for use in multi-room, multi-zone audio systems, the three-zone receiver consolidates multiple tuners into a single component allowing listeners in different rooms to play different SIRIUS streams simultaneously over a single distributed audio system. The first multi-zone unit for satellite radio retails for $1,999.00. The system features a graphical LCD, backlit display and 10 music presets for each zone. The unit also offers a Channel Skip feature that allows the user to select channels to include when scanning the channel or category list, and Parental Lock and RS232 and infrared control capabilities. An antenna module is included with the tuner. To find out where you can find the Antex SRX-3, please visit www.antex.com.
Audiovox CE-1000SR
The Audivox CE-1000SR, the perfect addition to any home entertainment system, is available at retailers for $249.95. The units design features a LCD display with multiple-user presets, a user menu with Stream Add or Skip, parental controls, a memory capture feature and RS232 control port. For more information about the Audiovox CE-1000SR, please visit www.audiovox.com.
Visit www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS retailer or car dealer in your area.
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