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Concerning high end audio names in new cars

It made sense to me when high end audio manufactures started selling their brand names to the likes of BMW. I really had to look twice when I saw the Jeep Grand Wagoneer on a commercial with large blue MacIntosh meters on the dash! I went to the website just to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. It's just fluff of course. I've been in several vehicles with supposedly high end audio systems. I wasn't impressed  with any of them. I wonder what impact if any the Mac meters will have on the general public. I hope audiophiles steer clear of this model car as it could prove to be a distraction for sure. 

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secretguy
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spenav

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Aren’t you guys a little too critical? The Mark Levinson in the Lexus is far from being awful. You can’t compare such systems with your home systems of course because the two environments are so different in terms of noise and vibrations but compared to a standard car audio system, it’s a good achievement. Let’s not be unreasonable.

Wrong. The base system in a previous Lexus and  another current model was/is worlds batter. Not even close.

secretguy
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 have a Mark Levinson system in our car. It's awful. And the CD changer is actually from Pioneer. Needless to say, it doesn't work right.

secretguy
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I had a Mazda a few years back. GREAT car. With a Bose system. I always joked that they probably shouldn't brag about that. LOL

secretguy
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The manufacturers that advertise  Bose (I'm talking to you, Mazda) crack me up. No doubt they're not going after the audiophile crowd. Too bad because Mazda makes great cars.

secretguy
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spenav

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Aren’t you guys a little too critical? The Mark Levinson in the Lexus is far from being awful. 

Thanks for correcting what I hear. Maybe you can tell me what films I like also.

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