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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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@grannyring

I was actually wondering on that after reading mr greens thread.
nice to know however if i did that sure as sugar one of my wayward cats would pee in it!
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LOL? Don’t think cat urine is a good tweak! 
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grannyring
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I noticed this on another piece of gear several years ago. My TRL Dude tube preamp. It sounded better with the top off. No kidding. So far I think the 2170 does also. I will evaluate over the next week. Sometimes the initial impression is not lasting 😀

This mod won’t void your warranty! 
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Looking for some thoughts from 2170 owners, particularly those who had previously used tubed components.  I've been using various solid state pre and amp combos forever, but I was looking forward to switching to a tubed preamp and enjoying that as my next big move.  However, I also recognize the significant benefits of room correction so was planning to add something like a DSPeaker unit (or something else) later on.  Thanks to you guys my other option now is to just sell my current amp and pre and buy a 2170.  Is there anything I'd be missing from not having a tubed pre in my system, or is it all a net positive with the 2170?  Also, I have an old Rega Planar 2 I was looking forward to firing up again in the not-too-distant future, so are the benefits of vinyl compromised or even eliminated by running it through the 2170?

I really thought I was zeroing in on my ultimate 2-channel setup, but now I'm a little uncertain all over again so looking forward to any real-world thoughts here.  Thanks, I think. 

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As a former 2170 owner and now owning a 3400, I can say after owning it for a month both sonically and feature wise, it is a step forward. You still get the great midrange tone but with improved control of the bottom end (if your speakers are hard to drive). I haven’t even scratched the surface of the enhanced features yet and looking forward to it. My biggest compliment is that I have been waiting to run roomperfect until I have everything dialed in as much as I can...It’s been over a month now and I haven’t even had a desire to run roomperfect yet. It is that enjoyable even without it.
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