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(More customer reviews)The Blaupunkt Home Adapter Kit consists of:
Home Cradle
Home Audio Cable
110V AC Power Adapter
Home Antenna
First, let me say that I think the beauty of the Blaupunkt tuner is unsurpassed in terms of elegance and appeal, which was what led me to buy the unit as soon as it hit the market (I had been using an Audiovox tuner for 6 months and was changing cars at the time).
I was absolutely shocked to find that when I was installing the home adapter kit, the following was realized:
The power adapter plug and the audio cable (which would plug into the Auxiliary plug on your home stereo) are so close to the adjustable neck that it is *impossible* to plug both in (or even just one) without the SIRIUS tuner having to be adjusted upside down. In other words, it is impossible to have the unit work and be able to see the display at the same time, which is not functional for being able to change channels and to view what is currently playing. I was incredulous that such a beautiful product was now useless except for in the car and that I would have to send back the home system for a refund.
I do not see how Blaupunkt could have not seen this grave flaw in the testing period of their product as it is literally unusable. I went out to their website to view the product information to see if I was missing something in my install (http://www.blaupunktusa.com/BlaupunktUSA/Products/ReceiversChangers/). While I did not see anything that would lead me to believe that I was in error, I noticed that the website is advertising that the home unit includes a subwoofer output and that a remote is included (neither are), so be careful if you're going by their website in your research to compare products. My conclusion was that while Blaupunkt employs great presentation designers, it confirmed for me that they're not paying attention to the details of their product offerings.
I have previously also owned the major competitor to the Blaupunkt package: the Audiovox Sirius receiver with the Audiovox SIRHK1 Sirius Satellite Radio Home Dock. While I would like to recommend an alternative, the Audiovox system is seriously flawed in that it is incredibly difficult and time-consuming to get the tuner in and out of the car dock. After a while, it became more trouble than it was worth as well.
Interesting, both units I've owned have had the same problem with the antenna connection (which looks fragile on inspection) failing after a few months of use -- and both occurred in two different cars!
For home use, I would recommend that until a company comes out with a system that is well thought out, functional, and engineered properly, the only alternative is the Kenwood DT-7000S Sirius Satellite Radio Home Tuner, which is probably perfect except that it costs $300 and the listener would have the additional cost of having to buy the Sirius service for that particular tuner, too.
In summary, the bottom line would be that while it sounds nice to be able to have a mobile Sirius tuner so that you could enjoy the music in different environments, be a careful consumer and read the experience from others before making the investment.
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The America SR04 Home Kit includes: Home Cradle; Home Audio Cable; 110V AC Power Adapter; Home Antenna; Screw Kit.
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