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Who has Luv for the Lyngdorf 2170 and is thinking about the 3400.

Hello All,
I’m coming up on 40 yrs in this hobby,and or obsession of ours,and I started with a pair of Khorns and Macintosh at the age of 12 and Offcourse owned a ton of different gear over the yrs.
I bought a 2170 a little more than 6 months ago and I enjoyed it so much that I quickly realized I don’t really need anything else,solid state,tubes,or even dac’s anymore.I could step off that silly merry go round of amplification and just enjoy music.I was able to utilize the extra money and time and put together a really great sounding network audio system that rivaled the best in analog that I have ever had,I was mainly a analog guy all of these yrs but finally gave it up,I even sold my longtime record collection of 3k records which included many Hot Stampers that I purchased and also several that I found on my own.

So who Luv’s the 2170 and is maybe also thinking about the new 3400.

Happy Listening,
Kenny.

kdude66
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robelvick
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@dspringham 

I'm sure the 2200 is a fine integrated, but the Room Perfect version it uses is quite old, considering the technological advances since 2008 (production year of 2200).

I doubt updates are available to bring the 2200 up to spec of the newer 2170, 3400 models.

Just my two cents... I have no experience with that actual model.


kdude66 OP
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What he said,
If a 2170 is above your current budget,I strongly urge you to wait or possibly seek a used one.They do pop up once in a while and their entire technology and build quality is very rock solid and I wouldn’t fear a used one from a reputable seller.

Best of luck to you,
Kenny.
unsound
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Depending on your budget/speakers/room the 2200's extra power might make it a better choice.
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kalali
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One thing that I always wonder about with systems that use room correction software is the ability to render a realistic soundstage when listening from a typically narrow sweet spot. My limited experience is mostly with friends' home theatre setups and a couple of 2-channels using older DSP software, all using premium gear. In all these cases, the sound quality was very impressive and mostly balanced and full but I just didn't feel the goose bumps I get when you can touch and feel the stage, even in my lesser quality setup. In particular, I found the soundstage rather diffused and the imaging somewhat blurry in lieu of achieving that balanced and pleasing all-over-the-room sound. Reading all these comments and knowing  how demanding listeners you guys are, I'm assuming that this piece of gear is not compromising the delivery of the soundstage at the expense of a balanced sound.
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uberwaltz
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@kalali.

I think there have been some huge advances in room correction software over the last few years. Imho, the soundstage and dynamics especially in the Focus setting are extraordinary and have made me a believer.
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