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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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grannyring
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Remember, the unit still  has to break in.  
klh007
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Bill is right, the portion of the circuit devoted to handling digital inputs needs to be utilized to get burned in, so please try it that way for a couple weeks.
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bullitt5094
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Caphill I'm not familiar with the other amp, but I am familiar with the B&Ws. I still have a pair of 804s. If you're looking for the best sound improvement for a $5k investment, I would replace the 805s. That may be a bit too much honesty on my part. If so, I apologize.
caphill
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I prefer using the 805 D3 bookshelf speakers for my bedroom. Overall, I’m very satisfied and happy with the overall performance of my bedroom setup (B&W 805 D3 paired with the Naim Uniti Nova). But I was just curious how the Naim Uniti Nova would compare to the Lyngdorf 2170 & 3400 on the B&W 805 D3. That’s all. I’m most likely not changing anything in my bedroom setup. Again this is only my bedroom setup. I do have a separate main two-channel setup and system in my dedicated well treated listening room which consists of completely different gears and system using large floorstanders and separate gears with both digital and analog front end source components.

But for my bedroom setup I would like to keep things simple and compact.
Btw, earlier you said the B&W 804 D3 can be had for $5k? cause the new B&W 804 D3 retail for $9k/pair new and the new 805 D3 retail for $6500/pair without the stands.
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bullitt5094
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No. I didn't say you could purchase the 804s for $5k. I said you can purchase speakers that sound much better than the 805s for less than $5k. In fact, you can purchase speakers that sound much better than my 804s for much less than $5k. I know. I've done it. But this isn't the thread for a speaker discussion. Just wanted to clarify my earlier comments since you asked.
Back to your original question... since I've never heard any of the other amps you've mentioned, I wouldn't venture a guess as to if the Lyngdorf would improve the sound of the 805s or not vs them. All I can offer is my experience with my B&Ws. The 2170 did sound better with my 804s vs a number of different amps I auditioned side by side prior to settling on the 2170.
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