Lexicon BD 30 - Oppo literally shoved inside, chassis and all!

[Nolan B]

LOL.

Amazing. One thing is for certain I would never buying a Lexicon product in the future after this. Its one thing to do it an admit it from the get go, its another to do it and deny it.

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/t...icon-outside-1

This reviewer is going to feel silly
http://hometheaterreview.com/lexicon...ayer-reviewed/

[btf1980]

Amazing!

[Kevin P]

Hmmmm... :twisted:

(plotting to buy a pallet of BDP-83s, put a fancy box around them with some exotic brand name on them, and sell them for $2500 more... as in $500 below the Lexicon)

[technodanvan]

Welp...guess I feel around $3000 better about my purchase now. Never thought I could put a price tag on a feeling.

[duketbrd88]

Ha Ha, no sales for lexicon in the near future...LMFAO

[wettou]

Pathetics, THX should be ashamed :M

[technodanvan]

Pathetics, THX should be ashamed :M

What, for taking Lexicon's money when Oppo didn't feel like giving it to them? Seems like an alright move since they'll get their money regardless of sales made...

[wettou]

What, for taking Lexicon's money when Oppo didn't feel like giving it to them? Seems like an alright move since they'll get their money regardless of sales made...

Understood but still for customers who beleived in THX that is pathetic ops:

[littlesaint]

Understood but still for customers who beleived in THX that is pathetic ops:

All THX does is certify it meets their hardware standards. How is that pathetic? Newsflash: Many high-end AV vendors OEM other people's stuff.

[HedgeHog]

All THX does is certify it meets their hardware standards. How is that pathetic? Newsflash: Many high-end AV vendors OEM other people's stuff.

I thought audioholics review was that Lexicon got the THX certification even though the unit did not meet the required 80-hz x-over criteria.

Time to save for the Goldmund BD player instead.

[Chris D]

Huh...

Yeah, THX doesn't guarantee build quality, or brand prestige, or anything. It's purely that the manufacturer paid to have THX evaluate and approve that its performance meets certain standards.

[HedgeHog]

Huh...

Yeah, THX doesn't guarantee build quality, or brand prestige, or anything. It's purely that the manufacturer paid to have THX evaluate and approve that its performance meets certain standards.

But doesn't the certification process require a product to pass certain criteria? If not, what's the point of such accreditation? Anyhoo, what I read was that one of the criteria has not been met but THX certified the product anyway.

Am I not that clear...sorry.

[Dmantis]

Understood but still for customers who beleived in THX that is pathetic ops:

Before you judge THX , fully understand what they stand for or at least stood for. THX is very important in the making of home theater.

[btf1980]

This reviewer is going to feel silly
http://hometheaterreview.com/lexicon...ayer-reviewed/

All the comments have been removed. I guess these clowns don't know that nothing ever gets really deleted from the web. :roll:

[Nolan B]

All the comments have been removed. I guess these clowns don't know that nothing ever gets really deleted from the web. :roll:

Yup, There is a link kicking around that shows all the comments.

I like how they have been removed again and you are not able to post more comments. Shame, because many were asking fair questions. The owner of the site said closed due to "unprofessional comments". The Irony is so think you could cut it with a knife.

Its amazing that over night a brand I associated high end to, is now one I associate BS to.

Its also amazing that overnight google'ing (word?) Lexicon brings up the audioholics review half way down the first page. The damage done to the brand on just that is HUGE in my opinion.

[JustinGN]

Yeah, I burst into laughter at the sight of the Lexicon; when I first saw press shots of it, I was sort of confounded by the clashing grey/black two-tone going on, it didn't seem to fit the rest of Lexicon's line, and now I know why.

As for THX Certification, it's a tricky thing to judge. On the HDMI side, damn near anything can get THX certified, it's not difficult at all. However, when dealing with Analog Audio & Video, THX certification means a hell of a lot more; it means that every port, every signal has been fine tuned for optimal response in an ideal Home Theater setup, that all the gear will work together to give you the best possible experience. Even newer THX Certified displays are put through the ringer for color accuracy and shadow detail, in addition to gamma settings and not clipping above white or below black; reviewers harp on the sets for high black levels, but most point out spot-on color accuracy practically out of the box when engaging the THX mode, and a beautiful picture when professionally calibrated.

THX is far from meaningless.

[Chris D]

But doesn't the certification process require a product to pass certain criteria? If not, what's the point of such accreditation? Anyhoo, what I read was that one of the criteria has not been met but THX certified the product anyway.

You're absolutely right. THX certification means exactly that--that the product performance meets certain performance quality criteria.

I don't know anything about this particular product or this situation, but yes, I have never heard of THX certifying a product that did not meet THX specs. That's the whole point of certification.

[wettou]

Before you judge THX , fully understand what they stand for or at least stood for. THX is very important in the making of home theater.

Understood but how is one to trust them if they allow manufacturer to shlap the logo on their gear that doesn't even mean specs!!!

It sounds like false advertising to me, companies have been sued for less than that