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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
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uberwaltz
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Kenny
They sound sublime! Definitely on my want list...someday!
I used all the proceeds from selling off seperates and cables to buy my daughter a new car...lol.
Oh well the 2170 still makes my old Wilson's do a disappearing act.

A question for all 2170 owners though.

Does anybody actually place their speakers in the corner or up against walls as Lyngdorf says you can and if so how good does it sound?
Or are the vast majority like myself tweaking speaker position as good as possible and THEN running the Rp service to render their speakers invisible.
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@uberwaltz 

I reached out to Lyngdorf on speaker placement.   They recommend that you place subs in the corners only if you have 2 subs.  They do not recommend placing the main speakers in the corner.  I did not ask about placing the main speakers against the wall but I have seen that some customers on avforums are doing this.  There is a fairly active Lyngdorf thread there. 

i have open baffle Spatial Audio M3 Triodes so do not place them against the wall.   Like you, I place them where they sound best and then run RP.

Kenny,

Congats on the Double Bass speakers.  They look fantastic and I am sure they sound the same.

Nick
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Yes,I added pics of these speakers on my thread on Audio circle under the enclosures.I’m not really into the Audiogon virtual thing.

Uberwaltz,they are just really cool to look at,and the sound matches.
My wife just loves them.

What model of Wilson’s do you have.

Kenny.
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Kenny
Yes I have loved the looks of the vast majority of the Lawrence line of speakers ever since I first cast eyes on a pair of Violins.
So glad you are happy with them and that they seem to work well with the 2170.

Old pair of Wilson Witt mk1.
Had to fit new tweeters, new mids and new crossover resistors from when i bought them as used and very abused specimens!
Probably would have been better off spending more up front on a pristine pair.
However I have to say since fixing them I have been relatively happy. Always had too much boomy bass in my room no matter the speakers but the 2170 has cured that.
Now it is deep controlled solid bass, the sort you feel when its wound up some!
radiohead99
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@kdude66  You are wrong. According to manual, 2170 only accepts DSD up to 128. Now, after receiving my 2170, I can confirm that if I upsample anything over DSD 128, it doesn't play any music, nada.

I'm not complaining though. The sound is sublime. Early impression is VERY VERY good.
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