New member here, hoping for some advice!
A little background... current system is an old Audiolab 8200CD (CD and DAC) into Naim Nait XS, Naim NAC A5 cable into Linn Majik 2019 standmounts. I mostly play FLAC (ripped from CD) and Spotify Premium, from a laptop via USB to the Audiolab DAC but recently been trialling Amazon HD, Tidal and Qobuz.
I like the system but ready for an upgrade. I've been looking at replacement amps, as the XS is quite old and at 60W into 8 Ohm, possibly not really up to driving my Linn 109's (4 Ohm, 88dB efficiency). I've been looking at typical integrated amps from Naim and others but have been offered a used Lyngdorf TDAi 2200.
A bit of research and I'm very interested in Lyngdorf technology. My room is a 6m x 3.5m lounge diner family room - not an ideal listening space at all, so room perfect sounds very interesting.
I was set to take a gamble on the TDAi 2200, then came across the TDAi 1120. My audiolab CD DAC has recently failed so either the 2200 or 1120 look like a great one box replacement but I would like to add streaming capability. I've been playing with a Raspberry Pi/DigiOne and have a Chromecast Audio on the way, which are obviously on the low cost end of streaming but may provide a good short term solution along with the 2200 but the 1120 seems to cater for all possible streaming needs.
So my main questions/concerns are:
- Whether the 1120 would happily drive my speakers? (2200 would clearly be able to handle far bigger/better speakers).
- Whether either the 2200 or 1120 would sound dry/cold/fatiguing compared to my old Naim (although I gather filters could be used to address, if I found this to be the case?)
- The file resolutions supported by the various streaming services ie 320kbps on Spotify Premium and particularly the resolution supported by the built in Chromecast feature. The Naim ND5 XS2 specifically mentions support for 192kHz sample rate with it's Chromecast implementation, so wondered whether the 1120 is the same? If so, this would be ideal, as I'd like to be able to stream direct from mobile or PC, rather than having to go via a 3rd party app like Roon or mConnect.
Thanks!