Lexicon Stereo...Really?

[Mark_888]

More importantly, Mark Levinson was married to Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, etc) from 1998 to 2004. The two co-wrote the 2002 book called Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm.

I don't think Mr. Lexicon can beat that.

 

[genesis r spec]

More importantly, Mark Levinson was married to Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, etc) from 1998 to 2004. The two co-wrote the 2002 book called Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm.

I don't think Mr. Lexicon can beat that.

well said....i drove the new ls 460 f sport from oakland ca to sacramento...about an 1 hour and 1/2 drive...the mark lev system was awesome and flawless...very clear and you could actually feel the bass....the highs were crystal clear.... the sytem has been increased to 865 clearer, high current watts.....my 2010 mark lev has less than 500 watts but still sounds very good...but im telling you the 2014 mark lev is f'ing incredible...should rival b&o unit in the bmw....all i can say is check it out if u get a chance...i wish the lexicon was as good as my 2010 mark lev system...then i would not be considering adding subs.

 

[Big_tugg]

I loved my mark Lev in my GS 430. Sounded amazing minus the bass I wanted. I swapped sub for kicker free air sub, it was perfect after that

 

[chronic]

But having said that. The Lexus LS460 sure does have a very high quality door!
http://lexusenthusiast.com/images/g...interior-2/2013-Lexus-LS-460-Interior-014.jpg

And a cool engine
http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2013-Lexus-LS460-Sports-Luxury-27.jpg

edit by admin: Images are too large...

 

[PMCErnie]

Thanks for nothing, Chronic.

 

[gameday22]

The Bang & Olufsen system in my cousins S8 is phenomenal, albeit a $6300 option lol:

19 active loudspeakers

Two of the speakers are moving Acoustic Lenses

Speakers are mounted in closed cabinets to optimize the sound performance
Design
Unique aluminum speaker grilles in organic shape following the interior car lines

Aluminium in Platinum colour

Amplifier
Total output power with more than 1.400 watt at 1% THD (distortion level)
ICEpower® Amplifier
DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Amplifier’

Sound Features

Volume Leveling – automatic real-time adjustment of equalization and volume to compensate for changing noise levels, input from a microphone in the ceiling
Diverse sound setting options (front/rear/all/movie)
MOVIE mode: Sound is optimized for visual and audio experiences and focused to the MMI screens in the car
Surround level adjustment
Playback of multichannel sources

 

[scottdk]

^That stereo is amazing from what I hear.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct3eEuz18qc"]Audi S8 BANG & OLUFSEN audio system - YouTube[/ame]

 

[dg_moore]

If you have the DIS knob behind the gear selector then you have the 17 speaker system. Have you gone into all the system settings to set up the Lexicon the way you want it?

What are the best settings for AM news radio and NPR? I could probably sell off a dozen speakers and still have an adequate system.

 

[drpearso]

Truth be told the Lexicon stero system is for sure the best stock car sterro system that I have had in a car for imaging and clarity. It's a darn good system, but I feel like I am missing something. On a scale from 1-10, I would be generous to give it an 8, and that is really pushing it. The stereo doesn't get very loud (mine goes as loud as a 35 setting), and the bass is not all that great for some of the music that I listen too. I hate to say it but I really feel the Lexicon in my car is way overrated, good.....but it cannot hold a candle to an aftermarket stereosystem.

I wanted to ask...I have a 2009 4.6 Tech, do i have the Lexicon 14 or 17 speaker system? Further, has anyone replaced some of the components in the Lexicon Stereosystem, I just bought some Infiniti kappa 6.5 component speakers for my other car that I am considering replacing the Lexicon speakers with, just wanted to get your thoughts. Yes the Lexicon is a good system is good, but in my opinion to call it great is a strech...

scaz - I have the 2013 Rspec 5.0L and the Lexicon is exceptional. It has the 525watt 17 speaker system. You can see the individual speakers by selecting the speaker fade/balance control which allows the speakers to be seen on the Nav screen. Then yo can move around to each speaker and it will indicate the power/volume for the individual speakers. Its actually fun to change the speaker input around while a song plays. Output from the system is ultra clear and plenty of bass with the 17 speaker set up even when the bass is on normal. My buddy who is a motor-head and stereo lover listens to it and says he hears sounds/instruments that he did not know were in the songs. Usually we listen to old, but nice, 501 Bose speakers at his house or mine hooked up to various amps.

Stereo is great, but I have serious problems with the seats in the Rspec. I need much better sport seats to accommodate a nasty 32 year long history of intractable spinal issues, but I love to just cruise in the Rspec on the road to listen to XM stations with that awesome 17 speaker Lexicon, but I cannot cruise to far due to the inadequate inferior seats. I totally mis-judged the seats when i purchased the Rspec new, and I should know better, but it required me to drive the car for over an hour to fully realize the seat situation along with a significantly lacking range for the telescoping steering wheel set up.

I can crank the Lexicon up to 40 and I cannot hear any distortion at maximum volume. My wife loves to cruise and hear 1960-80's era songs while it is cranked up also as long as I cue down the volume between songs. Bottomline, the 525 watt 17 speaker Lexicon is a very special sound system, just wish the seats in the 2013 would be like the 2015 seats which are totally re-designed to help with comfort and support needed for a seriously altered spine. Lateral bolsters make a huge difference, and a lower 'H' point with less thick foam in the seat bottoms makes the seats completely different in the 2015, but everyone doesnt require the new seat design as I do.

The 2013 Rspec Genesis sedan is an awesome over-all great car, well built, with strong performance, room and design with the exception of the seat situation. If you do not require performance type bolstered seats the Genesis is fine in all other regards. Someone will get a nice traded-in well kept great bang for the buck 8 month old low mileage White 2013 Rspec when I buy the new 2015 5.0 Genesis. I will take a big loss, but I need the new seats, period. Have fun with your 4.6L, it's a sharp looking nice V8 machine. Regards.

 

[ksoze]

scaz - I have the 2013 Rspec 5.0L and the Lexicon is exceptional. It has the 525watt 17 speaker system.

So the 2015 has added almost twice the power at a now quoted 900-watts now?

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[drpearso]

So the 2015 has added almost twice the power at a now quoted 900-watts now?

That's the high end 'optional' stereo system for the 2015 (900 watt 17 speaker Lexicon). The V8 comes with the 14 speaker Lexicon system, and the V6 comes with a 7 speaker system.

I hope the hi end 2015 Genesis V8 doesn't blow out the price of the 2nd Generation Genesis. Regards.

 

[Mark_888]

That's the high end 'optional' stereo system for the 2015 (900 watt 17 speaker Lexicon). The V8 comes with the 14 speaker Lexicon system, and the V6 comes with a 7 speaker system.

I hope the hi end 2015 Genesis V8 doesn't blow out the price of the 2nd Generation Genesis. Regards.

I suspect (but not sure) that it is similar to the current audio systems and trim levels:

• V6 Trim Levels
  
  [*]Base Trim - 7 speaker stereo
  [*]Premium Package - 14 Speaker Lexicon with synthesized surround sound processor (converts stereo sources to surround sound)
  [*]Technology Package - 17 Speaker Lexicon with Discrete surround sound processor (plays DVD-A discrete surround sound source material or converts stereo sources to surround sound.)​
• V8 Trim Level
  
  [*]Technology Package is standard equipment on V8 so sound system is same as V6 Technology Package above.​

 

[ksoze]

So is the current (2014) R-Spec Stereo (Lexicon) 900 watts or 525 watts?

 

[gameday22]

So is the current (2014) R-Spec Stereo (Lexicon) 900 watts or 525 watts?

2014, this is direct from Hyundai's website:

528-watt Lexicon® 17-speaker Discrete 7.1 premium Surround Sound Audio System with CD/DVD player.

 

[ksoze]

That's what I thought, so the new unit has doubled the power. Interesting, unless the 2014 is quoting RMS figures....

 

[Mark_888]

That's what I thought, so the new unit has doubled the power. Interesting, unless the 2014 is quoting RMS figures....

I wouldn't be surprised if the beefed up the subwoofer for 2015. That was one of the main complaints of the old system. A bigger subwoofer would likely require more amplifier power.

However, it is always dangerous to equate amplifier power with overall sound quality. The efficiency of speakers can vary, which requires different amounts of power. I don't know anyone who thinks the current system is not loud enough (except for bass--which is mostly limited by the subwoofer speaker design). Nevertheless, some changes and improvements should be expected in the new system compared to the old one.

 

[Sejong_TheGreat]

The lexicon Bass is lacking. Kia K900 here. It's the 17-7.1 system. It's good, but not great. It really needs more.

 

[Qship]

A very close friend of mine has an Audi A3 S-line with the Bang + Olufsen surround system.
We wanted to compare each others' audio systems so we chose a medium (Audio CD) and played the same track in both cars. We started with the Audi.
The Audi by far had more bass (even a separate subwoofer control on top of the bass control) but the problem is that it drowned out other sounds and was completely unbalanced compared to the other signals. It almost came out as just being flat, there was no liveliness or harmony in the sound. Even with the bass/sub control turned down.

Then it was TenGens turn (my 2010 V-6 Technology). The first question after less than a minute from my buddy was "Hold up! How many speakers are in here?" I told him 17. "Are there some in the floor and ceiling? This is crazy! It's like I'm actually there. I didn't even know there were all these sounds on this track. Everything is, just, crisp, and clean, and clear! Damn this is good! But mine has more bass hahaha".
I told him ya, his does have more bass but there's just no separation/spatial sound.

Then we threw a DVD into the Audi. Ya, the bass rumbled and shook the whole car (it was Transformers) but again, it drowned out the other sounds.
Then we tried it in my car. Not as much bass, but the left/right/front/rear separation was way above and beyond his, even though the bass wasn't as powerful in my car, it was still there and did vibrate the seats more than enough.

At the end of it all, my buddy preferred the Lexicon due to how alive everything sounded.

 

[Gunkk]

The lexicon Bass is lacking. Kia K900 here. It's the 17-7.1 system. It's good, but not great. It really needs more.

The Kia K900 is 2012+ which is not the same original Lexicon system used in the 2009-2011 Genesis.

I have owned both 2009 Tech and 2012 and I can tell you that the 2009-2011 system was leaps and bounds ahead of the 2012+. The imaging and clarity of the original Lexicon is fabulous. Cream of the crop and top of the heap. Hyundai dumbed it down a bit in 2012, unfortunately, but cest la vie.

Pro tip: if you want to do some serious "audiophile's ear" type comparison testing, use a DVD-A disc.

 

[braver]

I have a 2019 G70 and not happy with the bass(15 speaker lexicon), which I have maxed out at the 10 level. I know I can go with a 10-12 inch sub in the trunk, but what if I switch out the factory subs under the front seats with more powerful subs under the front seats?