alfred wrote:
> Does anyone know if the Factory XM for either the accord or the civic is fm
> modulated or not? I have fm modulated xm in my civic which i put in after
> and its not that clear as regular radio or cd sometimes. If I was to get the
> factory one and be spending all that money on it, i'd rather make sure its
> not fm modulated.
>
> The accord factory xm is 725.00 and the civic is 304.00, and I got mine
> installed for about 140.00 which included the unit and instalation except
> its fm modulated.

Factory XM is never FM modulated -- always directly connected.

Having had directly connected (factory) in an Infiniti, versus both
wired and wireless modulated, I can say that you should opt for the
factory unit. Sound quality is excellent and the integration with the
headunit is, too. Worth the extra $$$.