Re: Hardwired shower XM radio

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Looking to add a hardwired XM radio to my shower during a shower
> remodel.  I can't seem  to find such a product though.

Doubt you ever will either.  There's just not enough market for it.

Consider that the time spent in a shower is but a small portion of the time
the average bathroom gets used.  It's just not convenient to stick a
controller in the shower when it'll be unusable from elsewhere in the room.
That and, honestly, in the course of bathing just how often do you think
it's necessary to change a station?

I use a Russound CAV66 (whole house) setup and have a Dolphin waterproof
remote (typically used for hot tubs).  I find once I set the station (via
the wall keypad), I have never found need to use the remote.  Nor has my
wife on selecting an mp3 playlist for listening when using the tub.
Generally, it's pick the audio source and get on with whatever else,
ignoring the gadgetry from that point forward.   The only time we've found
need for control has been to mute or adjust the volume level.  When
showering that's a simple matter of sticking an arm out and pressing a
button on the keypad.  When in the tub the remote would make it easier but
it's never come up as an issue.

Where it becomes even LESS likely is the subscription schemes found with
satellite radio.  Why would someone get a license for a receiver that could
only be used in one room?  Certainly not when whole-house units can be had
that allow listening everywhere else on a single license.

-Bill Kearney