Re: OT: music in the garage

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, Sirius is cool.  In my case, I had a spare computer I was going
to throw out.

To clarify, after Pandora hits the 40 hour monthly limit, you can just
pay $1.00 to get unlimited use the remainder of the month.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco


On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> My only issue with the "free" Pandora is that you are limited to 40
> hours of listening per month. I listen to this at work quite often and
> seem to hit that limit on a regular basis.
>
> I was having difficulty with going wireless out in my garage as it's a
> metal pole building (and my laptop sucks), so I went with a solution
> that killed 2 birds with 1 stone.
>
> I bought a Sirius satellite radio. We put the suction cup car mount in
> our 65 Coronet to use for cruising around, and I also bought a "boom
> box" unit for it and set that in the garage. I took a magnetic mount
> car antenna, poked it through to the outside, and tossed it up on the
> metal roof. I get crystal clear reception without fail, and the boom
> box sounds fantastic. I can also take the boom box with me to car
> shows and listen there. I also bought another car base that I use in
> my daily driver so I only have to transfer the pocket-sized head unit
> between locations. It took me a little while to decide to pay the
> ~$12/month, but I honestly have to say I'm hooked, I love it, and
> would never want to give it up!!!
>
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html
> 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 05 Ram 2500 CTD, 4WD, QC, LB, Laramie
> 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Off -topic.
>>
>> This is OT, but we all spend time in the garage and I'm pretty pleased
>> with the music setup I just put in   If you hate computers or don't
>> care about music, you can stop reading.  I used to use a 5 CD boom
>> box, but my new setup is way better.
>>
>> There's many free Internet music services, but one I like is Pandora
>> (www.pandora.com).  You simply type in the name of an artist you like
>> and it then continually streams music of similar artists to the
>> computer.  For instance, I like rockabilly and typed in Reverend
>> Horton Heat, and got Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stray Cats, Johnny Cash,
>> etc.
>>
>> So, I had an old crummy laptop that my son had plucked a bunch of keys
>> off back when he was 3.  I reinstalled Windows to freshen it up and
>> connected it to a stereo amp.  Being out in the garage, the wireless
>> signal was too weak.  So, for $25 I got a Linksys wireless extender
>> and plugged it in in my house close to the garage.  This gave me a
>> good strong signal.
>>
>> Now I don't have to worry about CD's, and I hear bands and songs I
>> never heard of before.  I also ran speakers to my backyard patio so
>> we'll have music out there.  With Pandora, I can just put on any music
>> anyone wants and don't have to play DJ.
>>
>> - Jim
>> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
>> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
>> '63 Polara 500 (383)
>> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
>> '71 Bronco
>