eBay Good Sharing Session 17: The Lexicon MV5 Cinema Preamp

Lexicon (Lescon, USA) estimates that the names of friends who play home theater are not unfamiliar. They always think that there is a controversial brand. People who like it love it very much. People who don't like it are considered garbage. Features: Low-frequency management, medium-frequency density, first-class surround feeling, and strong sense of theater. This issue will introduce LEXICON's first paragraph (it should be the first paragraph, not much to confirm is the MC12HD first production or MV5) or the lowest-end theater with HDMI interface before the MV5.

This picture shows MC8B, MV5, MC12B EQ..
The positioning of the MV5 is between the MC8 and the MC12 non-HD version.. The current secondary market should be 4000-5000 yuan, but there are very few people out there. It is now 300-400USD abroad. It should be shipped back. .3000+.. Its practical use is also good .. this price can enjoy the pre-European and American.. Of course this is not the last generation.. but still can be a war.. After all, 3000-4000 to choose pure pre-class, In addition to over-existing Japanese goods, I did not choose .. MV5 Although I do not think the lineage is pure, but there is still LEXICON's foundation, there is L7 technology..

But still pay attention to transport safety .. it is best to start with the original packaging .. or buy a good communication with the seller before packing problems .. parts, then some sellers may not be complete .. after all a bit of a year .. must be the host , remote control, test mic.. other are optional.. test mic can be automatic eq, for non-acoustic processed room or hall party can be used:

The panel is still the classic shape of LEXICON.. The front panel is very much pressed.. But basically it is the selection key of ZONE1 and ZONE2. Without remote control, debugging operation cannot be realized, so the remote control is very important, if there is no original remote control, It is also possible to download remote control sprites or replace them with universal remote control. The remote control data of LEXICON's own products is not difficult to find..

Support Dolby, DTS decoding .. with HDMI .. there L7 LOGO.. LEXICON trademark is embedded, very tall on the ah .. before LEXICON machine technology is really very good, panel drawing beautiful, the shell is also very Thick .. Now MC14.. Foundry in Canada .. The shell is very slim .. but still very strong .. but many fans believe that MC14 theater is not MC12HD enjoyable, but wins in the sound field surrounded by detailed texture is good, but also see Concert: LEXICON's own concert is really hard to hear.


Butt's interface .. is also a lot.. but basically do not have to use .. basic also HDMI in and out, as well as the power cord, connecting the sub-class and subwoofer on the OK .. However, music, I still like to pick up a coaxial. HDMI sounds good on details, parsing, but it's relatively dry and blunt.

LEXICON currently has three models with HDMI MV5, MC12HD, MC14, MC12HD is also divided into B and EQ type, respectively, refers to the balance of the interface and automatic EQ, here do not start instructions, MC14 is a knowledgeable SP3 OEM, has lost LEXICON's own taste, when LEXICON was going out of the MP20, it was remembered to be 12.4-channel preamps. Later LEXICON's civil R&D department was disbanded and prototypes came out, but the project was still miscarried. That’s really painful for us to eat fans..


Internal picture: Compared to MC8 and MC12, it is still a shabby rhythm. This Taiwan is a pure Taiwanese product. MC series are assembled in the United States. However, it is not a combination of amplifiers. The decoding is basically the same.. It is to look at the processing capacity of analog circuits..

Using TI's DSP chips: 32bit floating point, 250MIPS processing speed...


Test the wheat .. using this wheat .. can automatically adjust the parameters .. distance, sound pressure, sound correction .. still very convenient .. with little Japan Odyssey almost ..


Learning-type luminous remote control .. high rhythm of the rhythm .. feel this much more useful than the MC12 .. MC12 without a screen, and skin-like design, with a few years sticky call, very disgusting ..

Finally talk about the use of feelings: Although MV5 is with HDMI, but does not support DTS-HD and Dolby Master decoding, of course, panoramic sound is absolutely not to think of .. Europe and the United States still does not follow up .. but second this year Season DTS will release DTS:X (a new track to contend with Dolby's panoramic sound), so let's wait and see. You can use the CD player to convert the next-generation audio track to LPCM to MV5 for decoding. The amount of information is increased. , but there is still a clear gap with the real next generation. Here we must emphasize that the so-called "true next generation." Not a machine with the next generation of decoding can be reflected. To listen to more than yourself. Otherwise, There will not be so many price products. If you compare MC12 density, analysis, low-frequency management can not match, and the price is not fair, compare MC8, personally think this machine slightly better than the MC8, the amount of information On the better, the resolution is better than the MC8, the density is almost the same, the low-frequency management is also similar, the wire does not need to be so stressful, after all, this price of the machine .. If you use MC8 .. a good coaxial still need.. Or 6 good simulations.. but this Play, the disc drive is also a lot of investment.. but according to the current price .. MV5 can still be worth playing.. cheap prices can reflect the authentic American sound ..

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