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While it does not directly apply since my XC is a 2000, I have recently added a satellite reciever to my car. I have the head unit with the single disk and tape player ( I think it is the 816 unit.) I already have a cd changer that I didn't want to give up, but if you don't have a changer and your head unit is set up to accept one, there are a few things on the market that you can use. Two companies (Blitzsafe and PIE) make adapters that plug into the cd changer input on the head unit and give you set of RCA inputs. That way you can direct connect the satellite reciever to the radio. I'm not sure if they have them out for the 04's yet, but you can look at their web sites, or try www.xmfanstore.com, and look under aux. input adapters.
In my case, I used the wired fm modulator, plugged into the antenna jack on the radio head unit. I think the sound quality is very good. I have read a lot of people complaining that even the wired fm modulator is still not 'cd quality', but between road noise, tires, and whatever else is going on around a moving car, I don't think I would notice the difference. I've been pretty happy with it, and it makes a lot cleaner installation than the tape player adapters.
Chip
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