Integrated Amp or Receiver suggestion for Prestige 95Fs

Hello Audiotroy,

Thanks for this information...very helpful! 

Does the Micromega have Airplay or possibly Airplay 2 functionality? I live in an Apple ecosphere so I want to make sure that is a part of it.  Also, is there any room correction available for the Micromega?

Separately, how do you feel about the McIntosh MA252 with the 95Fs?  I know I would need a separate streamer and other items but I bought a mirrored table for the M32 and it would just look so nice.  It has a bit more wattage the the Micromega but I don't listen to music loudly so that's not very important.  That would be a purely aesthetic choice but I am interested in what you think of it sonically.

Since I'm asking, what do you think of the Lyngdorf TDAI-3400?  There's no place for me to hear it where I live.

Thanks!

I think the Naim Uniti Nova should have no problem driving the Paradigm Prestige 95F. For my smaller bedroom setup I have the Naim Uniti Nova paired with the Sonus Faber Olympica 1 bookshelf (standmount) speakers and they are fantastic together. That Nova has guts eventhough it’s only rated at 80 wpc @ 8 ohms but it’s quality amplification current. I had no experience with the Prestige 95F though.

In regards to the Lyngdorf TDAI 3400, not sure if it would have right synergy with the Paradigm Prestige 95F it certainly have lots of power to drive the speakers with ease. The Lyngdorf uses class D amplifier design. The Lyngdorf might be on the very neutral brighter leaner thinner side. Might not be a good pairing with the Paradigm Prestige 95F.

I’ve never heard the Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 before but I do own the Lyngdorf MP-50 HT preamp surround processor in my dedicated HT room. I purchased the MP-50 this past summer and prior to that I had been using the Classe SSP 800 HT processor for the last 8 yrs. In comparison to the Classe SSP 800 the Lyngdorf MP-50 sounded brighter leaner thinner and could be fatiguing at times and lacking body and volume. The Classe has more body & volume has fuller sound and is more refined and smoother highs overall and it’s much more balanced tonally but without sacrificing details, clarity, resolution and transparency. Actually the Classe excels in these areas. At least that’s how it sounded in my own setup and system. But no doubt that the Lyngdorf MP-50 has excellent clarity & resolution and is better than the SSP 800 in this regard, might be partially due to the Lyngdorf’s awesome Room Perfect. The Room Perfect really helps better stir the overall surround sound experience and is more immersive than the Classe SSP 800 imo. But overall the Classe SSP 800 sounded just right with the right amount of bites without calling attention to itself like the Lyngdorf MP-50. 

So based on my experience with Lyngdorf in general that it tends to sound very neutral and somewhat sterile and is on the leaner thinner and a bit brighter side. But this is only the Lyngdorf MP 50, which is a preamp processor but I’m not using any Lyngdorf power amps in my dedicated theater room.

Caphill the Lyndorf and the Nad M32 are kissing cousins the direct digital amplifier in the M32 is basically the same design as what is in the Lyngdorf.  

If the OP didn't like the sound quality of the M32 he is not going to love the sound quality of the Lyndorf.

Sterile sounding amp and a forward sounding speaker is not going to be our recipe for a musically satifying setup.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

Audiotroy...my apologies.  My
phone did not load the remainder of your first post.  I saw all of the additional information which answered all of my questions.

@audiotroy

That was my point. I was trying to tell the OP that the Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 will not be a good choice for his Paradigm Prestige 95F. It is a class D amplifier design after all which can sound sterile lean thinner and on the brighter and cooler side of neutral. I think for his Paradigm Prestige 95F speakers he would need a warmer fuller sounding integrated amp.

Plus based on my own experience currently using the Lyngdorf MP-50 HT processor after previously been using the Classe SSP 800, I can confirm your findings about the Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 digital stereo integrated amp. Yup....even the Lyngdorf MP-50 HT processor sounding somewhat lean thin and a bit bright and can be fatiguing at times in comparison to the Classe SSP 800 that I had in my dedicated HT room. However, the clarity and resolution of the Lyngdorf MP-50 is excellent but lacking body and volume in comparison to the Classe SSP 800. Overall tonally the Classe SSP 800 sounded more balanced than the Lyngdorf MP-50. The reason I got rid of the Classe SSP 800 and bought the Lyngdorf MP-50 was because I wanted Dolby Atmos, DTS-X & Auro 3-D, which the SSP 800 cannot support.
Frankly, I missed the SSP 800 sound, it sounded just right. Especially when watching bluray concert films or musical films on bluray & 4k UHD discs, the Classe SSP 800 was more musical and was better than the Lyngdorf MP-50.