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Lyngdorf 3400 flexibility vs 1120

  • The 1120 might meet my needs today. The 3400 has more power and flexibility to adapt to.my future needs

To own for the long term. It might make more sense to pony up the extra money?

I owned high resolution gear certainly 25 years ago.

I sold my home with a large treated long term listening room. I am renting and will move again. Today dynaudio special 40 or evoke 20 are my likely speaker of choice.

I have a strong desire to fully jump into the digital age.

These stand mounts long term may become a second system or may end up as the primary with subwoofer(s) in the future.

Apartment living means headphones are important. I also cannot regularly listen at higher volumes. 

Lyngdirf 1120 will be a royal pain to use with both subwoofer(s) and a decent headphone Amp. Only one set of rca's out. Headphone should not include room perfect.

 

Would lyngdorf owners share their experience as real home demos are difficult. 

I have questions like:

1120: headphone and subwoofer; line splitter and changing the room perfect configuration. Is there a practical easy solution.tobuse both subs and headphone and be able to switch back and forth easily?

3400  quality of the headphone amp/output.    Is the option analog in a worthwhile up grade for lp"s or a future dac upgrade years fromr now.

Is the upgrade easy to obtain in the future?

 

I am a bit lost going back and forth. I tried calling Denmark for help

I only found one usa dealer who would make  any real effort to offer guidance.

In Miami. the dealers install complex upper end home systems and have no demos and have no interest in two channel.

 

Please comment and help me figure out what to do. I am leaning towards the 3400.

Bob in Miami 

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I have a 2170 and am thinking about a 3400.  The increased power would be great to drive my Maggie 3.7i speakers. I currently use a Parasound A21 power amp fed from the analog output of the 2170.  I also use a SWARM DBA sub system.  The 2170 feeds a DAC via the digital output.  The DAC feeds the SWARM amp.  This works very well as the 2170 has only one analog output.  If the A21 was in the same rack as the 2170 and SWARM amp I could feed the SWARM amp with a looping output from A21.  

My suggestion is to purchase the 3400.  You could drive the speakers with the 3400 and drive a quality headphone amp with one of the analog outputs if you don't like the 3400 headphone amp.  If I am correct you can use the BYPASS mode to listen without RoomPerfect while using headphones  Use an outboard phono stage, not the one in the 3400.

I agree customer support is difficult to receive.  I have been contacting Anders Borbye at contact@steinwaylyngdorf.com.  Anders is very helpful but I receive his answers 12 hours or so after I send the email, longer on week-ends.  He is in Denmark.  That is frustrating.  I also live in FL and have contacted dealers but there seems to be no desire to help someone who is not a customer.

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