No I’m not writing about backpacking, it’s HiFi. As you have read in a previous post, I love music and over the years I’ve assembled a pretty good system. At the front end I have a Denon 3190 CD/SACD/DVD player. A little while ago I picked up a second hand DAX Decade DAC for just under £1,000 compared to a price new of around £2,400. It’s all relative, but in HiFi terms that’s a bit of a bargain. It’s built to survive a nuclear war! For the amplification I’ve got an AVI S2000MP pre amp and an AVI Lab Series S21MA ver2.0 power amp. These drive a pair ofKEF Reference 203 speakers together with a Velodyne sub woofer (SPL 1200).
Just to show you how mad I am, I have a completely separate ring main and consumer unit, together with a technical earth (three copper rods buried in the back garden). I also have a mains condition (IsoTek mini sub). The cables…..let’s not go there!
Anyway the reason for the post is I’ve just lashed out on another second hand bargain. Drum roll…… a Lyngdorf TDA2200 amplifier. This little (well big) baby is not only an amplifier, its a DAC and digital processor. If I like it it will replace three bits of gear at the same time (DAC, pre and power amps). Not only that, I can add a digital room correction module (“Room Perfect”) which will digitally reshape the sound to eliminate the imperfections of the room/speaker interface. I can hear you gasping! I’m basically getting the amp half price from a Audio & Cinema down in Cornwall. The beauty of buying second hand is that I can try it out and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll be able to sell it for a similar price and not lose much. Arrives tomorrow. Backpacking is pretty cheap compared to this!
