Mark Levinson, loud cracks and white noise

DDK2K · February 1, 2023

Driving this afternoon with the radio on, all of a sudden two massive loud bangs. My first thought was something had hit the screen, but then followed white noise from the stereo which was unbearable. Phoned Lexus who gave me the probable diagnosis of it being the amplifier which in their words ‘isn’t a cheap repair’ He said previous customers have refused to have the repair done such was the cost. He wouldn’t give me an exact price as they haven’t seen/heard the issue yet (that’s booked in for Tuesday).

Googling the problems I’ve seen the cost of replacement as being astronomical, anyone else had the same issues, or know of a cheaper alternative fix.

Thanks in advance.

NemesisUK · February 1, 2023

Once you have a diagnosis and estimated cost of repair from Lexus you can perhaps explore alternatives, such as repairs from an auto-electrician but until you know what's wrong and have a benchmark cost it's all guesswork...