Play my own playlist when I have Sirius XM with no CD player?

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  1. Lazer

    Lazer Road Train Member

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    Go to a Pawn Shop, bet there are plenty of MP3 players there.
     
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  3. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I think Bluetooth was louder for me. But I could be wrong. Been a very long time since I used a cable.

    But. There's only so much volume the speakers can handle anyways before the sound distorts.

    @tscottme

    I forgot to quote you. lol
     
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  4. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    I do have a subscription to Sirius XM radio. But no matter what radio station I turn it to, it rarely plays the songs I want to hear. I will see if I can find that app.
     
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  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    My lawyers will be contacting you.
    LOL
     
  6. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    I just called Sirius XM technical support, and they told me that there is no Sirius XM app that allows someone to download specific songs and play them on my Sirius XM radio. They told me to get the Spotify app for that.
     
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  7. Graham Cracker

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    You can make playlist with Apple Music/Amazon Music. Think it cost even less then Sirius. Bluetooth it, or usb if you must. May have to go in settings on your phone to make Bluetooth ‘discoverable’

    Lots of YouTube vids show step by step instructions.
     
  8. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    I should have said it’s Sirius XM app that play SiriusXM music plus all the extra channels they have you can’t get on radio. It only for someone that is already pay for it, It is just phone app
     
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  9. snowwy

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    I had Sirius on my harley.

    I had to pay for the phone app.
     
  10. Grumppy

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    If you have a USB connection, then just go get yourself a thumb drive & download mp3 music files from Amazon or some place that allows you to download files, then just insert the USB thumb drive into the connection and it'll play all your songs. There's probably a "Random" button on your radio. That will randomly play various songs so they aint always in the same order & become predictable.

    You can put several hundred, if not 1000+ music files on a16GB thumb drive.
     
  11. The Green Mountain

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    If you're gonna Bluetooth your music to your stereo - change the head-unit. Truck stereo head-units are trash. They fail to maximize speaker performance. They're only worth $350 because they have WX built in.

    I run a Pioneer; WX is built into my CB.

    Stereo keys are cheap.
    An after-market head-unit is affordable.
    If you like music, do yourself a favor.
     
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