pgsandiego

My new to me '05 has XM radio but, when going through XM to AM to FM.... the volume of the XM radio is much lower than the AM or FM.

Is there a way to set the XM radio volume to match the others (AM, FM)?

Also, I've no idea which XM set-up I have. It comes up on the navigation screen and appears perfectly integrated (except for the sound level). Is there any way to find the XM id and what XM receiver I have without tearing the dashboard apart?

Thanks!

Htony

XM signal you are getting is not as high as local AN or FM radio stations. That is why the output is weak; Same happens between radio and CD volume.

chiph9

Well, this is almost a 9 year old thread resurrected...

This problem isn't that XM is too quiet - it's that AM/FM broadcasters are too loud. As a result of the Loudness War, they're transmitting highly compressed music that to our ears, sounds louder. They do this in the hope that someone looking for a station to listen to will assume they're closer to them (as they drive) and stay on their station longer. And thus listening to more of their commercials, bringing in more revenue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

Chip H.

Htony

Did you compare signals presented to radio (usually couple chips this days) antenna terminal? with frequency selective VTVM?

chiph9

It's not really a signal strength issue, but a compression and perception issue.

Chip H.