Integrated Amp or Receiver suggestion for Prestige 95Fs

Get the Hegel integrated amp either the 360 or higher like the 590.

Djones, we sell the Paradigm Prestige series plus many great intergrated amplifiers.

Personally sonically we don’t like the M32 with the Prestige as the M32’s direct digital amplifier is very clean with great bass control but we prefer a warmer sounding amp. The M32 is great with warmer loudspeakers, the Presitge are very clean and detailed but laid back they are not, so this combo could be construed as too much of a good thing.

Also we are puzzled at not liking the Blue sound app as most people find it terrific.

We also sell the Antem STR and Naim Uniti series, the Micromega

The Anthem STR is very powerful but too our ears lacks a bit of warmth that we would like to see with this pairing. Also the STR requires a separate streamer which people may or may not want to add an additional chaissis and cabling.

The Naim Nova and Star are fantastic but may not have enough power for you and are both more expensive.

That leads us to our favorite for the money the Micromega M100 which is 100 watts 8 ohm 150 watts 4 ohm.

The Micromega is a class A/B amplifier and the sound is warm and punchy. The Dac is fantastic, and you also have a built in Vtuner, USB connnectivity, a built in streamer and airplay as well.

Micromega is adding built in Tidal and Roon capability I have to check for our firmware update but that is what is either being promised or available now.

The Micromega is a stunning $4,500.00 integraed that has one of the best feature sets of anything on the market:

1: Clean warm punchy tonality
2: Built in Dac that plays high resolution files including DSD
3: Built in Streamer
4: Bulit in Phono
5: Built in Headphone amp
6: Room correction option
7: Analog and Digital Inputs
8: Built in steaming apps
9: Stunning looks

Fantastic match with the Prestige series, the Hegel stuff is great but they are not as warm so the Hegel although an excellent choice would not offer the same degree of musicality that the pairing with the Micromega would.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Prestige dealers

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