Thanks for your post. I guess I can live with the stock stereo. It does
sound good but it bugs me that I had such a better one in my '93 Saturn
(aftermarket Kenwood head unit). Anyway, you mention your son has the same
car I do, can you ask him if he notices the missing ampersands?

Thanks,
Richard

"Bubba" <wdg@[204.52.135.1]> wrote in message
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> Of course you can replace your stereo system. However, as you correctly
> noted you are going to sacrifice some other functionality. I don't
> recommend doing it.
>
> My son has a new '04 EX and previously had a Blaupunkt system + amplifier
> & subs in a Toyota RAV4. Tho somewhat of a music buff he chose not to
> tamper with the sound system in his new Honda because he thought it
> sounded pretty good stock. --- and he made this decision before purchasing
> the EX.
>
> To my knowledge right now there's really not much of anything out there in
> the aftermarket products along the lines of a FULLY INTEGRATED XM receiver
> (meaning built-in to the main system).
>
> Don't dispair, even the factory stock XM system in the fully equipped
> $75,000 Lexus LS430 doesn't display as much info as the $119 aftermarket
> Roadie.
>
> In article <41eb091b$1_5@127.0.0.1> "Richard Forester"
> <richard_forester(nospam)@msn.com> writes:
>
>>I have a 2004 Honda Accord EX which comes with the XM Satellite Radio
>>system. I love XM but the stereo itself leaves much to be desired. For
>>instance, this head unit doesn't display the ampersand sign (&) in the
>>titles of songs or artists for some reason. Does anyone else notice this?
>>If not, which model number does your stereo have in the lower right hand
>>corner?
>>
>>Is there any way to replace the stereo? I am guessing not since it also
>>displays the status of the heating/cooling system.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Richard
>>
>>
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