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Lyngdorf MP-60 16-Channel Immersive Sound Processor Preview

The Lyngdorf MP-60 is on the crest of a coming wave of 16-channel immersive sound processors. It packs an astounding amount of audio horsepower in an elegant and surprisingly svelte chassis.

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Lyngdorf designed, and assembles, the MP-60 in Denmark. The MP-60 is an unrepentantly digital immersive processor. It does not have a single analog input! However, there are copious digital inputs: 8x HDMI, 4x optical, 4x SPDIF coax, 1x USB, and a network player come standard, while 16-channel AES/EBU and Dante digital I/O are optional. Does the digital-only front end preclude vinyl? Not necessarily. More on that later…

The undoubted star of the show here is Lyngdorf’s proprietary RoomPerfect room correction and equalization system. RoomPerfect was one of the pioneering digital room correction/equalization systems, and from the outset has garnered praise for natural and organic tonality. RoomPerfect is only available on Lyngdorf, Steinway, and select McIntosh processors.

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As expected for a cutting-edge processor, the MP-60 supports all the major immersive audio formats, and importantly for people like me who like their 2-channel music tastefully upmixed Auromatic is included. The video side is leading-edge as well: 4K60, Dolby Vision, eARC, etc.

The Lyngdorf MP-60 is comfortably ensconced in our media cabinet. Come back soon for a full review and measurements of this elite immersive sound processor.

Jay Haider

Jay is an attorney by day, and a musical omnivore by night. Jay seeks out multichannel recordings, with or without video accompaniment. He also enjoys 2-channel music on digital and vinyl, as well as TV and the odd flick. Jay picked up his love of music from his mother, who was cool enough to go to Woodstock…but square enough to actually buy a ticket for it. Jay approaches audio and home theater from a music-first perspective. His main interest audio-wise is gear that pushes the boundaries of realism in the home, especially speakers and room correction systems. However, he is also very interested in products that expand the possibilities for music lovers on modest budgets, and gear designed to provide a well-balanced sound in spaces where a full-bore audio system is impracticable. Jay has a special interest in correlating subjective impressions of speakers and room correction systems with acoustic measurements. A Washington DC native and die-hard Washington football fan, Jay lives in Atlanta (ITP) with his wife, daughter, and their two ferocious mini-lions.