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Thanks for sharing this video and saving me the time that I would have wasted at the Lexus dealer. It’s a shame that this model doesn’t support discrete 5.1 audio playback.
You might want to watch this video first.
Glad it helped, that channel has a lot of great info on audio sound systems. BTW, I'm not trying to talk you out of getting a Lexus, I just wanted to inform you since you were wondering about the 5.1 capability of the TX.Thanks for sharing this video and saving me the time that I would have wasted at the Lexus dealer. It’s a shame that this model doesn’t support discrete 5.1 audio playback.
Multichannel playback is a must have for me. I won’t consider any vehicle that doesn’t have the feature. In fact whenever I am shopping for a new vehicle, the salesperson always looks at me strangely when I tell them I have little interest in test driving and rather test the audio system.Glad it helped, that channel has a lot of great info on audio sound systems. BTW, I'm not trying to talk you out of getting a Lexus, I just wanted to inform you since you were wondering about the 5.1 capability of the TX.
Those models will read DVD-Audio discs, but remember that most DVD-A discs contain multiple versions of an album, including a stereo version for backwards compatibility. After doing my own tests on an LS and RX, I'm fairly certain they were reading the 2-channel files on the disc and not the 5.1 files. That could make people think they support 5.1 audio when they actually don't. I didn't try a 5.1 DTS CD so I'm not sure how those would work. 5.1 DTS CD's sounds great in my Acura btw.
I think cdheer is correct, no modern Lexus models support discrete 5.1 audio, and I'm starting to think they never did.
I can attest the Lexus LX from that vintage does real 5.1, and I expect the rest do too if they were optioned with the Mark Levinson premium surround package. There's a menu option inside the A/V system to switch audio layers if the DVD itself doesn't have an on-screen menu. There's also a matrix surround option under the DSP menu that I think needs to be off, not positive though.Those models will read DVD-Audio discs, but remember that most DVD-A discs contain multiple versions of an album, including a stereo version for backwards compatibility. After doing my own tests on an LS and RX, I'm fairly certain they were reading the 2-channel files on the disc and not the 5.1 files. That could make people think they support 5.1 audio when they actually don't. I didn't try a 5.1 DTS CD so I'm not sure how those would work. 5.1 DTS CD's sounds great in my Acura btw.
I think cdheer is correct, no modern Lexus models support discrete 5.1 audio, and I'm starting to think they never did.
It can definitely play 5.1 FLAC files off a USB drive without doing any downscaling. I recently tested my USB stick in a 2023 MDX A-Spec and it sounded amazing. Even the Acura sales guy was shocked at how good it sounded, especially since he was using streaming services to show off the ESL to customers. Now he has his own USB stick. BTW, I use a Samsung BAR Plus 3.1 USB Flash Drive 128GB loaded with the Acura RDX 5.1 FLAC test files. The link to those files is on this forum somewhere lol.It looks like from the above list that the Acura MDX have ELS Studio 3D systems in it, and I'm assuming that includes the 2024 model. I am also only interested in being able to plug in a 1 TB flash drive with nothing but 5.1 flac files. Is this something that this model can do, or is this 3D system to downscale or alter my 6 discrete channels?
Also for Lennon..., Mercedes and Lucid have a few models that support Atmos files, but there are no Lucid showrooms within 4 hours, and I haven't gotten a chance to get to my local Mercedes dealership yet.
Thx!It can definitely play 5.1 FLAC files off a USB drive without doing any downscaling. I recently tested my USB stick in a 2023 MDX A-Spec and it sounded amazing. Even the Acura sales guy was shocked at how good it sounded, especially since he was using streaming services to show off the ESL to customers. Now he has his own USB stick. BTW, I use a Samsung BAR Plus 3.1 USB Flash Drive 128GB loaded with the Acura RDX 5.1 FLAC test files. The link to those files is on this forum somewhere lol.
There are certain rules you want to follow though, such as formatting the USB drive, directory structures, file-name length limitations, etc. JonUrban has a great post here detailing his experiences. I highly recommend reading through that for advice.
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...ls-3d-studio-5-1-surround-audio-system.25174/
Good luck, the MDX is a really nice vehicle.
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