So they still say it plays 5.1 FLACs? I thought that was disproved...
See here;Thank you for the post!!
Could someone a lot more tech head than me explain the term "MOST bus"?
(I am happy to know there is a 24/48 5.1 system out there. If anyone gets a good chance to listen to this, please give me your take. I am not in the market for a new car now, but in a few years, I may be seeking a used 2018 RDX.
Perhaps another Demo Disc like previous Acura versions...OR who knows maybe the ES mixed appetite for destruction might be a choice...This post from Acura (in front of the Capitol Records building) has me hopeful that perhaps there will be new audio releases (digital multichannel) coming soon.
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UPDATE:
I have had my car for a few days and am planning an in-depth review. I don't want to start it until I clear some things up with ELS themselves.
Just a quick note or two: It sounds freaking amazing. Best ELS playback yet. It does not play 5.1 .flac files as of today. It likes 24/48 5.1 .wav files, which unfortunately cannot be tagged. The playback is NOT gapless, so DSOTM and LOVE get broken between songs for a split second or so. ELS says that while it accepts a 24/96 5.1 .wav file, the system is downsampling it to 24/48, so to save space on a USB stick you may as well downsample yourself before you make your stick.
I will have pictures and stuff when I get everything sorted out. The car itself is amazing, the first new car I've had that I actually had to read the manual!
Anyway, the 5.1 is real, discrete, and sounds great. Now they just have to fix a few things and it will be perfect. Fix .flac compatibility, fix gapless playback. Nothing critical, but things worth fixing IMHO.
Jon,
Glad you are enjoying the car - does the new RDX have the capability to do over-the-air SW updates like Teslas?
The playback is NOT gapless, so DSOTM and LOVE get broken between songs for a split second or so. ELS says that while it accepts a 24/96 5.1 .wav file, the system is downsampling it to 24/48, so to save space on a USB stick you may as well downsample yourself before you make your stick.
Fix .flac compatibility, fix gapless playback. Nothing critical, but things worth fixing IMHO.
Jon, which Acura RDX 2019 trim level did you get?
If I understand correctly 24/48 wav files as flac is not accepted.
What a pain. Does this mean you are redoing all your music into 24/48 wav so that you can actually play them.
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