Non Mark Levinson sound (do I have options)
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My initial post was a poor description of my inquiry.
I am by no means an audiophile but the sound is flat and it lacks real clarity. I am not looking for increased bass but better clarity.
Through several posts here it looked like this was near impossible with this car. You can't take full advantage of better sound without changing the head unit (which is near impossible). I was under the impression that putting new speakers and amps would be a waste of money for the minutia of performance one gets.
I am by no means an audiophile but the sound is flat and it lacks real clarity. I am not looking for increased bass but better clarity.
Through several posts here it looked like this was near impossible with this car. You can't take full advantage of better sound without changing the head unit (which is near impossible). I was under the impression that putting new speakers and amps would be a waste of money for the minutia of performance one gets.
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With the right amount of money, anything is possible. I'm sure new speakers, amps and eq's will give you the sound you want. It all depends on how much money you want to spend to get that sound. You might want to consult a local audio shop and see what they say.
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i think the sound my f sport brings is great sound i dont even mess around with the base because is pretty damn loud as is but good luck brother. Anything higher than what I it comes with and I might as well put some 24" roms on the lexus to blend in right lol.
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I do agree with you that the sound from the non ML system is a bit on the flat side. You can leave the stock HU and add a processor and amp (s). This is the route that I went. I added the Audiocontrol DQ-61, JL amp for my sub, and a second JL amp for my door speakers, which I replaced with JL C5's. Sounds amazing. Gets loud enough to make my ears bleed, yet sounds clear as a bell at those volumes - not that I'm in to that sort of thing, but it's nice to know that the potential is there.
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I do agree with you that the sound from the non ML system is a bit on the flat side. You can leave the stock HU and add a processor and amp (s). This is the route that I went. I added the Audiocontrol DQ-61, JL amp for my sub, and a second JL amp for my door speakers, which I replaced with JL C5's. Sounds amazing. Gets loud enough to make my ears bleed, yet sounds clear as a bell at those volumes - not that I'm in to that sort of thing, but it's nice to know that the potential is there.
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My initial post was a poor description of my inquiry.
I am by no means an audiophile but the sound is flat and it lacks real clarity. I am not looking for increased bass but better clarity.
Through several posts here it looked like this was near impossible with this car. You can't take full advantage of better sound without changing the head unit (which is near impossible). I was under the impression that putting new speakers and amps would be a waste of money for the minutia of performance one gets.
I am by no means an audiophile but the sound is flat and it lacks real clarity. I am not looking for increased bass but better clarity.
Through several posts here it looked like this was near impossible with this car. You can't take full advantage of better sound without changing the head unit (which is near impossible). I was under the impression that putting new speakers and amps would be a waste of money for the minutia of performance one gets.
All my Lexus cars I have added a subwoofer and amp. I have not changed speakers because I'm not into it that deeply anymore....but I'm happy with what it does.
Mark Levinson audio has gotten better lately and I would consider buying a car so equipped but I doubt I would get the performance I have from doing it my way.
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I upgraded the center channel, that seemed to help. cheap 4" mb quart coaxial. cleaned up the vocals a bit, making it more tolerable for now
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This same speaker fits in the left and right dash locations. I just ordered an additional pair