I see that the new 997 will be XM Radio ready, but what about Sirius? I am sure that was planned before the Sirius buy out of XM, so I wonder if this is going to be re-thought.

The reason I bring this up is the general consensus is that the Sirius satellite technology is superior to that of XM and in all likelihood Sirius will eventually switch all the users over to their technology. Therefore I think it would be worth while to consider supporting both systems for the near term.
_________________________
Emotiva XMC-1, Outlaw 7500, Sonus Faber Olympica III Fronts, SF Liuto Center, SF Surrounds, LFM-1 EX, Oppo BDP-103D, Apple TV (Gen. 4), Mitsubishi 65" Diamond DLP, Outlaw Cables, PS Audio Power Quintet, Duet and power cords.