Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio

If you’re in the market for a portable XM Satellite Radio tuner, there’s plenty of options to keep you occupied, but if you’re scouting a more studio-oriented alternative, Nexus Audio Systems has your gig. Claiming to be the “first Canadian manufacturer to receive approval to produce an XM Satellite Radio-ready tuner,” the T-2 also touts AM/FM reception and a snazzy blue LCD display for showing off track and artist information. Geared towards “the custom AV market,” the unit is housed a in rackmoutable 1U chassis, and was designed to play nice with the company’s own C-6 series AV controllers. The brushed aluminum tuner features “audio grade” components and output circuitry along with a “highly regulated” toroidal power supply. While the firm doesn’t list an expected price nor ship date, we’re sure the mounties will be strapping the trifecta of tuners into that custom AV rack real soon.

[Via Orbitcast]

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Now that the SkyFi3 is finally on the market and presumably safe from the RIAA / FCC, Delphi’s jack-of-all-trades has been deemed a success — at least mostly, anyway. The folks over at CNET were able to give the portable XM recorder / DAP hybrid a thorough once over, and they were fairly impressed with its functionality, but less than thrilled with its build quality and lack of an integrated receiver. Reviewers admired the “expansive and bright 2.8-inch display,” 30 minutes of XM recording capacity, and the ability to playback your own MP3 / WMA files via the built-in microSD slot. It was noted, however, that the “budget build quality” left a lot to be desired, and the inability to listen to XM on the go without purchasing the “optional goofy headphones” was certainly not a strong point. The player, while not perfect, did perform as advertised, and was deemed a “flexible solution for home, car, and on the go for those who don’t want to spend big bucks.” But if you’re looking to spend more time tuning in to XM Live on your daily run than in your daily commute, you may want to consider the lackluster “90 minute” battery life (when utilizing that oh-so-draining headphone receiver) before throwing down.

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