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Sep 16, 2021 | 08:01 PM

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I actually find the system quite good. I listen to Sirius ... sounds pretty good.

respectfully, sirius from satellite is pure garbage in terms of quality, but if it's good enough for you, that's all that matters!

Sep 16, 2021 | 08:10 PM

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still can't see how to remove that cover on the coupe.

Sep 17, 2021 | 05:03 AM

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respectfully, sirius from satellite is pure garbage in terms of quality, but if it's good enough for you, that's all that matters!

I will respectfully disagree. Its a car, not a sound studio, so I don't expect it to sound like one, and sirius sounds a whole lot better than am/fm to me.

Sep 17, 2021 | 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

still can't see how to remove that cover on the coupe.

Better trade it for a vert then

Sep 17, 2021 | 06:37 AM

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It’s not as good as what we have in my Honda Civic after only $2500 upgrades to the stock system.

But I find it acceptable for the price of the car.

98% of people are fine if any sort of system makes noise they recognize as music and does not distort too badly. Only going to get so good in such a space. The Naim system in the Bentley excels in natural character, not full blown digital like in the LC.

I have never used an outboard DAC between my phone and the car. Have subscribed to Tidal just this week and have a new Cambridge Audio Azur 851 with the best DAC I’ve had in my home. Definitely another level. Our old Klipsch never sounded so good.

Sep 17, 2021 | 06:42 AM

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So much debate about the ML system in every Lexus model forum. Forget about playing MP3s on a flash drive - they sound awful.

Sep 17, 2021 | 06:52 AM

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Hey BIT you have the upgraded ML system (the non 915w 13 speaker)? If not I wonder how much that makes a difference? I am pretty picky with my music quality and I think it sounds very good. I do notice when I play my sons old iPOD plugged into the USB some songs sound horrible. Pretty sure that is due to the quality of the download and the tech used in the composing of the songs. Some old school Kool and the Gang just didn't have their beats mixed quite right lol

Sep 17, 2021 | 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mikemu30

Forget about playing MP3s on a flash drive - they sound awful.

Now that's funny. Mp3's have various quality levels including lossless which is higher quality than a cd.

Not that 99.9% could tell the difference until it's quite compressed.

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Sep 17, 2021 | 07:25 AM

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Better trade it for a vert then

ha, no thanks. I've had a vert before which i enjoyed, but these days i prefer the cocoon and no skin cancer.

Sep 17, 2021 | 07:43 AM

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Now that's funny. Mp3's have various quality levels including lossless which is higher quality than a cd.

Not that 99.9% could tell the difference until it's quite compressed.

You didn't answer the question if you have the upgraded ML?

Sep 17, 2021 | 07:45 AM

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ha, no thanks. I've had a vert before which i enjoyed, but these days i prefer the cocoon and no skin cancer.

So you are getting the feel of a casket a little early?

What's wrong with skin cancer? All the cool kids are doing it lol

Sep 17, 2021 | 08:24 AM

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r1lee

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listening to my system, i will agree. The Audio system in our LC500's is pretty underwhelming. It lacks pretty much everything in the frequency range. Reminds me of a time when i drove my parents Old Cutlas Supreme and the speakers didn't work. I had brought a portable DVD player and $5 Koss speakers for them.

Sep 17, 2021 | 08:37 AM

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Have subscribed to Tidal just this week and have a new Cambridge Audio Azur 851 with the best DAC I’ve had in my home. Definitely another level. Our old Klipsch never sounded so good.

I, too, subscribe to Tidal.

Soooooo good.

Sep 17, 2021 | 08:45 AM

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You didn't answer the question if you have the upgraded ML?

sorry, missed your question, but perhaps you missed the "(ML)" in the thread title.

yes, i have the mark levinson system (which has nothing to do with mark levinson, the person).

Sep 17, 2021 | 08:47 AM

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So you are getting the feel of a casket a little early?

What's wrong with skin cancer? All the cool kids are doing it lol

yeah, it's been a blast taking my gf's father to surgeons to gouge huge chunks out of his legs, head, arms etc. i'd rather not be that cool.