Mark Levinson audio
1st Gear
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Blown speaker in passenger door panel
I have what appears to be a blown speaker in the passenger door of a 2018 with the ML system. This is in the lower portion of the door. Where can I find a replacement (other than a dealer) or a spec for the speaker? I am new to this forum and appreciate any help you folks can offer.
Lead Lap
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^^ Here is a used one. You can easily get 10% off with the make offer option.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/23546235269...WB80C4NQFE4BC3
https://www.ebay.com/itm/23546235269...WB80C4NQFE4BC3
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From: Ontario
FYI for those not happy with the sound from the ML system. Much of the concern could easily be coming from the source player - not the sound system itself. This would apply to any music, podcasts, etc. being played from a phone or other device only, not the radio or other sources integral to the head unit itself. Personally, I'm happy with the sound, especially in a convertible which tend to make for poor sound stages, but changing the music app on my phone made a huge difference. I've been using VLC as the music app and my library are all lossless ALAC (M4P) files. I switched to USB Audio Player Pro which is a high resolution player and the sound is much better. The app also supports Tidal and other services natively so it can improve the sound from those sources as well. If you're files are MP3 it will help improve the quality for those as well but seriously, if you're playing MP3 files, you aren't listening to music anyway - that is a crappy format. The app is pretty cheap and there's a free trial version you can test out for yourself. I highly recommend it.
6th Gear
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Aftermarket audio system
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Major difference right? I haven't yet played with the EQ and other features so I'll bet you can coax even better sound quality out of it in time.
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From: Colorado
Driver
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I believe it is as simple as pulling one of the plugs on the amplifier in the trunk area, as least in the IS models. I think I read that in another thread.
Last edited by Strokelessone; Nov 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM.
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From: Ontario
So, maybe try one of these?
Flacbox: Hi-Res Music Player on the App Store
Neutron Music Player on the App Store
Keep in mind that what makes UAPP so good isn't the EQ. Its the ability to play hi res music files. This means your files need to be hi res to begin with. I have converted a bunch of CD's to ALAC format (now open source .M4P) with the iTunes app for Windows so all my audio files are lossless conversions. The problem was always that there was no app able to play them, at their highest quality, in that hi res, lossless format - with or without an EQ. Without hi res files, you might get slightly better sound with an EQ but not substantially better. The audio system in the car does have a "basic" 3-band EQ. A 6 or 8 band EQ isn't going to magically make the music sound better if you're playing .mp3 files.
Thanks for the reply. Since I don't have music files in hi res, lossless format I guess I am stuck with crap. Would using Tidal make a significant difference without any other changes?
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CD rips even lossless still be a CD quality, not a HI res like SACD or any other Digital HiFi format.
if you download HIFi and high bitrate files in lossless format from torrent resources or bought a blue ray with digital music album on it then it will be a High res audio
if you download HIFi and high bitrate files in lossless format from torrent resources or bought a blue ray with digital music album on it then it will be a High res audio