Nothing to do with vinyl but I will add this post about the Lyngdorf 3400.
I am going to demo the Lyngdorf 3400 with a Yamaha amp (or SimAudio 860 v2) and the Yamaha NS 5000 speakers this month. I want to see if the Yamaha NS 5000 is something that will fit into a small treated room and DSP seems essential for my situation. If I go with a smaller speaker I do not expect to get a DSP capable preamp.
The preamp on the 3400 is really good. The amp not so in my worthless opinion. Today, I found out that the ROOM PERFECT processing can be outputted via the XLR outputs on the preamp section to an external amp. That is the amp section of the 3400 is not involved in ROOM PERFECT processing, as was posted here on A’gon on another thread. I heard a similar setup to what I will audition without ROOM PERFECT being enabled and I thought the preamp section was really good. It is super quiet, like a Benchmark AHB2 amp, and it played well even at low volumes. The speakers were Paradigm Persona 5F for that ROOM PERFECT-less demo.
I was considering the Linn Selekt DSM for my potential DSP needs but the fact that they are not ROON READY (and do not plan to be) was a deal breaker. A shame since I would not have to pay for a amp section on the Selekt like I would on the Lyngdorf 3400. I was also considering the Anthem STR preamp (dealer carries all 3) and the dealer said the DSP is not the same level as the Linn or Lyngdorf. The features on the STR are maybe the best for me.
My demo with the 3400 was all on digital files. I forgot how it was streamed but we did use ROON.
