I don't know why, but the Lyngdorf was one of my least favorite amplifiers I tried with Coincident PRE speakers. Inconsistent with other reports, every time I turned off a digital processing feature, the sound got better, but still I didn't prefer it to the other amps I tried (Coincident 300b monos, atmasphere m60s, pass labs xa25, & first watt f4s).
Hegel H390, Lyngdorf TDAI 3400, or Naim Nova for my B&W 802D2 speakers?
I am looking to replace my NAD M10 that I currently use with my B&W 802D2 speakers. My room is about 400 square feet with 18 foot ceilings and I play all kinds of music from classical, jazz, pop to rock. I play my music usually from 65 db to 80 db to occasional peaks of about 92 db. I generally like a rich, full, clear, lush sound, with nice strong solid bass.
At this point I am looking for an all in one streamer/amplifier and am considering the Hegel H390, Lyngdorf TDAI 3400, and the Naim Nova. In Canada these are all within about $1,000 of each other. Does anyone own any of these 3 amplifiers or has anyone listened to any of these and compared them?
The Hegel H390 and Naim Nova generally get very good reviews. The Lyngdorf 3400 doesn’t seem to have a lot of reviews out there even after being on the market for 2 years. I have read that some people love the Lyngdorf 3400 sound with it’s room correction while others have said the Lyngdorf just sounds OK and is not up to the sound quality of the Hegel and Naim. One concern I have with the Naim is it is only 80 watts while the Hegel is 250 watts, and the Lyngdorf is 200 watts so I am not sure if the Naim Nova will have enough power and head room to drive my 802D2 speakers.
By the way I know the NAD M33 is supposed to be released in July or August but I currently have the NAD M10 which is similar but obviously not as powerful and missing the purifi but I have not been really impressed overall with the sound quality of the NAD M10 with my B&W 802D2 speakers.
Any thoughts, comparisons, and opinions are appreciated on how these would sound with my 802 D2 speakers!
At this point I am looking for an all in one streamer/amplifier and am considering the Hegel H390, Lyngdorf TDAI 3400, and the Naim Nova. In Canada these are all within about $1,000 of each other. Does anyone own any of these 3 amplifiers or has anyone listened to any of these and compared them?
The Hegel H390 and Naim Nova generally get very good reviews. The Lyngdorf 3400 doesn’t seem to have a lot of reviews out there even after being on the market for 2 years. I have read that some people love the Lyngdorf 3400 sound with it’s room correction while others have said the Lyngdorf just sounds OK and is not up to the sound quality of the Hegel and Naim. One concern I have with the Naim is it is only 80 watts while the Hegel is 250 watts, and the Lyngdorf is 200 watts so I am not sure if the Naim Nova will have enough power and head room to drive my 802D2 speakers.
By the way I know the NAD M33 is supposed to be released in July or August but I currently have the NAD M10 which is similar but obviously not as powerful and missing the purifi but I have not been really impressed overall with the sound quality of the NAD M10 with my B&W 802D2 speakers.
Any thoughts, comparisons, and opinions are appreciated on how these would sound with my 802 D2 speakers!
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A new Lyngdorf 3400 review that perhaps begs to differ: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1417-lyngdorf-audio-tdai-3400-integrated-... |
One of the reasons I am hesitant about the Lyngdorf 3400 is there seems to be some really good reviews but also a significant number of people that have heard it and not enjoyed it. A friend of mine bought the Lyngdorf 2170 a few years ago and promptly re-sold it after a few weeks. I never thought about the Naim Supernait 3 because I was mainly focused on a 1 box solution. I am currently in the bluesound eco-system with with bluesound powernode 2i in my dining room. How do you think a Naim Supernait 3 paired with a bluesound node 2i streamer would sound compared to the 1 box Naim Nova? |
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