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

Showing 3 responses by mifanning

I am selling my Devialet 200 and will purchase a TDAI-3400. I’ve received some nice advice from folks on this forum, including @grannyring and @waltersalas. I asked Lyngdorf about MQA implementation and here’s what I received today (great news):
We are in the process of getting MQA certification - but as the 2nd unfolding primarily is a compensation filter for the DAC in question - and the TDAI-3400 does not have any DAC, they have to work around it for the certification. It will be introduced with a software update
@grannyring I don’t know whether the 2170 will receive the MQA firmware update.  I received my info directly from Flemming Smith, the sales manager, via the Lyngdorf website.

@jnehma1 From my understanding, the 3400 doesn’t have a conventional DAC.  I believe it’s called a power DAC but I am not sure how it operates.
@aniwolfe Regarding differences, the SAM (speaker active matching) profile that Devialet offers for my Vivid Oval 1.5 speaker really brings that speaker alive.  That's the main reason I reverted to Devialet.  And to be perfectly honest, I found the Lyngdorf to be functionally a better streaming amp.  Why?  First, it has a web interface where you can change things on the fly.  Second, the room correction feature is killer.  Third, it has 32 different voicings.  Finally, it was rock solid on Roon Ready, whereas the Devialet has had some issues with Roon Ready on some set ups, mine included.  In the end, though, the sound of the Devialet with my Vivid Oval 1.5 speakers was a better solution for me.  Your mileage might vary!