I assume not, but wonder if there is a reasonably easy way to install one. Sorry if this has been 'resolved' long ago.

 

You assume correctly, these radios were designed before satellites, we're lucky they have FM.

 

onehundred80, the XF I've bought but hasn't been delivered is a 2007. I was thinking that is reasonably new. But then I gather it's the same receiver/head-unit that was in the 2003's. Okay, that's getting a bit long-in-the-tooth (I've never understood that saying).

I bought a complete 2005 owner's manual on eBay some months ago but I'm on page 547 (slight exaggeration) and it is still talking about the various ways to unlock the doors in conjunction with the key in, or not in the ignition, what position, along with all of the variations with the remote gizmo.

The receiver doesn't even have an outlet for items such as an XM receiver or cell phone?

I listen to classical music much of the time and the only local classical station is on their two week pledge drive. Gotta have a Plan B. Car will be here in a week.

 

Buy a bluetooth FM transmitter and plug it into the cigarette lighter. I bought one for about 50 dollars. It transmits music from a SAN disk, a jump drive, you Ipod, etc. to the head unit through an FM signal. Just load your music on the SAN card and play it through the radio. My works and sounds great. My unit also has bluetooth so my phone connects with it and the conversation plays through the head unit. Lot's of these are available on the internet. From really cheap to in the 50 to 100 dollar range. It's plug and play. No wiring, no fuss and a pretty good way to accomplish what I think you are looking to do. If you want satelite I would think they have units that may do something similar.

 

PNA, thanks for the information. As it is, bluetooth is pretty far on the back burner. I do not have one piece of music downloaded on anything, including my iPhone.

What I like about XM/Sirius is that they do have two classical stations (I'm not counting the opera one, obviously because of the unnatural singing). I also like to have several CD's with me and have no problem with feeding the receiver when I feel like listening to say Leonard Cohen or vintage Dylan...among others.

 

Opera is 'unnatural singing' ?
Most of the other singing on recordings these days is computer enhanced and surely qualifies for the unnatural singing comment.
I am not an opera fan but standing on that stage after a lot of training and singing surely has to qualify for a natural singing label.

 

If you sign up for satellite on your smart phone you can then get a fm transmitter that plugs into your phone that will transmit that to your head unit. It's possible to accomplish what you want without changing things out. There are a couple ways to do this. Otherwise you may need to get a new satellite compatible head hnit ot get professional install of a satellite unit for your existing unit. Good luck.

 

Many years ago Morley Safer on 60 minutes was interviewing a famous (and quite pretty) female opera singer. In the midst of the interview she suddenly belted out a piece from an opera and Morley almost jumped out of his chair. She smiled and said, "It's a pretty unnatural way of singing." The average age of the Metropolitan Opera's audience is 65. What does that tell you? Andrea Bocelli, who I have several of his CD's, is panned by the critics, but audiences flock to his concerts. I'll add that he was invited to sing at Pavarotti's funeral.

People simply like natural singing. By far the most part of the music I listen to is of course 'optimized', but not to the point of echos and other gimmicks being added.

I have one of Renee Flemming's CDs. All of the songs would fall under fairly popular (though not pop). She was asked to sing two octaves lower. She has an incredible 'natural' voice. Quite sexy.

Aren''t you sorry you replied, but I do appreciate it.

Now, back to XM.