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02-25-09, 05:45 PM

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meowmix52

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Originally Posted by The G Man

The 9 speaker system is totally junk, I cant believe Lexus would put such a system in a $40K+ luxury car. When Lexus 1st came out with the ML system in their line up, it was pretty much as imdustry standard. The ML system have fallen behind quite a bit. Even some Bose system are better than the ML now. The ML reference series in the LS and the LX is pretty good, but not as good as some others in the market right now such as the Bang & Olufsen sound system.

You are correct. I am dissatisfied with my 8 speaker '09 RX but am getting used to it. Shined a flashlight into the grilles and the woofers seem to be those cheap paper cones one would find in a $50 boombox. It does not emphasize the treb or the bass as crisply as some other systems I've seen. Bose home speakers are a joke, a few grand for a hundred dollar system which has no highs or lows. Car ones I've heard in a Mazda 6 are OK.

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02-25-09, 07:38 PM

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As the audio geeks say: "No highs, no lows; must be BOSE."
(which, I am told, stands for "Better Off Selling Everything").

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02-25-09, 07:47 PM

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I would like to try the 15-speaker ML system on the new RX, hopefully it is pretty good; the 19-speaker ML system on the LS 460 has received some of the top awards...

...in comparison tests from Car Audio & Electronics, MSN Autos, etc. review ratings put the Lexus ML system at the top, over the Bang & Olufsen Audi system and Bose systems.

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Originally Posted by Audriuss

could anyone that has new RX or anyone that is into new specs, tell me, if new RX is awaylable with pneumatic suspension? I was searching in all pages I could think of but couldn't find that it has it anymore as an option...anyone?

Interesting question...any RX experts?