Is it worth buying DVD-Audio format DVDs to play in the Lexicon on my 2011 4.6?

[adipocyte]

Hi,
I was curious about how good these sound. I know its obsolete tech and there is limited catalog but I was curious if it was worth buying them just to fully utilize the stereo?

I play MP3 through the AUX port mostly now for comparison of varying quality some 320 and mostly 192 and it sounds great but I suspect it is leaving a lot on the table for what the stereo could deliver.

Also can it play Blu-ray Audio ?

 

[homeofstone]

We always used a 16 gig micro usb in the console compartment usb outlet . Music was sorted in folders and recorded at 320k mp3.

 

[Gunkk]

Is it worth buying DVD-Audio format DVDs to play in the Lexicon on my 2011 4.6?

Absolutely. Provided you can find them.

The clarity of the highs with the A-pillar mounted tweeters was a marvel. MP3s dumb down so much of the high-freq range of audio, they take a lot away from the imaging and purity of the sound. If you have an audiophile's ear, you know this. If not, then don't bother with DVD-A's and stick to mp3s.

The Gen 0.5 tech-trim Lexicon 17 speaker system is by far the best audio system I've heard in a car, and likely will ever be.

It was a true gem, and DVD-A's really made it shine.

 

[Ernie3647]

Absolutely. Provided you can find them.

The clarity of the highs with the A-pillar mounted tweeters was a marvel. MP3s dumb down so much of the high-freq range of audio, they take a lot away from the imaging and purity of the sound. If you have an audiophile's ear, you know this. If not, then don't bother with DVD-A's and stick to mp3s.

The Gen 0.5 tech-trim Lexicon 17 speaker system is by far the best audio system I've heard in a car, and likely will ever be.

It was a true gem, and DVD-A's really made it shine.

Agreed it was the best sound I've heard since then in my 2015 Genesis.
I still have about 4 disks I can play in my computer with special software but will never get the sound I did in my car.
My present car has no DVD player I'm curious if the new G80's have them.

 

[Alfer]

Personally I'd skip it. Unless you can't live without classical music in that format.

 

[adipocyte]

Thanks for the feedback. I think I will try getting one for fun. I am curious for sure now.
I like a lot of classic rock so I think I should be able to find something.
I think I will also try the micro USB also.

The stereo really is nice. I was just listened to a Jack Johnson song and for the first time I realized there was the sound of rain in the background in the song that I never noticed in years of listening to it on any other stereo.

The Genesis is so quiet inside and the stereo so clear. It really is a comfortable place to be.