What system is in your ride?

mep said:
I too have a Lexus with the ML system. It has 21 speakers and a 10 channel 1800 watt amp driving them. For car audio, it's a fine system IMO.
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I wonder if we have the same system. My new 2026 RX-450H+ and its ML system is the best I have heard in one of my cars (including the amazing Burmeister systems that a couple Mercedes had).
 
Randy Myers said:
I wonder if we have the same system. My new 2026 RX-450H+ and its ML system is the best I have heard in one of my cars (including the amazing Burmeister systems that a couple Mercedes had).
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Hey Randy. It probably is the exact same system. My Lexus is a 2024 RX350 F1.
 
mep said:
Hey Randy. It probably is the exact same system. My Lexus is a 2024 RX350 F1.
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You have good taste in cars. :)

In about four months I have put less than 10 gallons of gas in ours. That short range on pure electric seems small, but honestly, around town it seems to give more than enough. You simply cannot beat having a charger in your garage. I have ours schedule to charge in the middle of the night. Full charge waiting every morning.
 
Randy Myers said:
You have good taste in cars. :)

In about four months I have put less than 10 gallons of gas in ours. That short range on pure electric seems small, but honestly, around town it seems to give more than enough. You simply cannot beat having a charger in your garage. I have ours schedule to charge in the middle of the night. Full charge waiting every morning.
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The NX was on my radar. I wanted a car though and we still have a minivan if I need to haul anything. The Crown is a non-plug-in hybrid. I didn't do comparason admittedly I just didn't want to mess with charging.
 
Also have a Lexus with the ML system. Pretty good, not outstanding.

Back in the day...Nakamichi cassette tape deck with Nakamichi 6x9s in the back. 👊
 
Randy Myers said:
You have good taste in cars. :)

In about four months I have put less than 10 gallons of gas in ours. That short range on pure electric seems small, but honestly, around town it seems to give more than enough. You simply cannot beat having a charger in your garage. I have ours schedule to charge in the middle of the night. Full charge waiting every morning.
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If I had an electric car, I would have a charger in my garage too.
 
mep said:
If I had an electric car, I would have a charger in my garage too.
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It is so convenient. I absolutely love it. We had a Mercedes Electric which I was very happy with. The range was the only real problem and having to make semi-regular trips up to KC for my wife's doctors. The plug-in hybrid is ideal for us. Electric for most of our driving but hybrid with 86 MPG rating for the highway trips up to KC.

You just cannot beat plugging in at your house overnight. The Lexus and the Mercedes use the exact same charger. One has the Benz logo the other Lexus :). The Lexus lets you schedule when to charge. So far, it seems like the absolute ideal car.
 
Randy Myers said:
It is so convenient. I absolutely love it. We had a Mercedes Electric which I was very happy with. The range was the only real problem and having to make semi-regular trips up to KC for my wife's doctors. The plug-in hybrid is ideal for us. Electric for most of our driving but hybrid with 86 MPG rating for the highway trips up to KC.

You just cannot beat plugging in at your house overnight. The Lexus and the Mercedes use the exact same charger. One has the Benz logo the other Lexus :). The Lexus lets you schedule when to charge. So far, it seems like the absolute ideal car.
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That's awesome Randy!
 
My 2014 LaCrosse has the 12 speaker Bose system and my 2019 Santa Fe has a 12 speaker Infinity system.

My old school gear was MB Quart, Alpine, Blaupunkt. First thing that was done to any car I bought back then.
 
After decades of custom installations using Alpine, Fosgate, JL Audio, etc. I am bone stock factory with one exception. The results are very mixed. ;)

2015 JGC - Harman upgraded OEM system - sounds great, well engineered with decent speakers.
2010 Mustang Convertible - base Ford system. It’s a convertible so noisy. Sounds ok. We don’t use the stereo much due to the unusable Microsoft Sync system.
2004 Porsche 911 - standard Becker factory system. This one just sounds like dogshit. My god it’s bad. But I don’t care as I’m listening to the X51 high output normally aspirated flat six. :)

Exception- 2020 Dodge Promaster upfitted camper van. I pulled the abominable factory system and put in JL Audio component door speakers and a Pioneer NEX 1500 head unit with CarPlay, etc. The head unit is integrated with the steering wheel controls and other vehicle functions through a Maestro datalink interface box. Sounds great but road noise is the limiting factor.
 
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