Sorry for the late reply on this, but if a loss in reception exists, it's unnoticeable by me. Of course, when it comes to radio I only listen to satellite from the Sirius. Otherwise, I'm purely one of those people that purchased the 730 media center option for the additional HDD space. So, I'm either listening to my iPod or the 20 or so Gigs I have saved on the internal hard drive. I've tuned into some local stations but they all suck and came in horribly with my last ride anyhow. Matter of fact, I think my reception may have even improved a little in that regard.