New MP-60 review: “By every measure a reference-level home theater processor”
Issac Adams from Home Theater HiFi has made a great review of the MP-60 2.1 processor. Isaac demands a lot from any AV processor’s sound performance and goes the extra mile for testing that. Here are his amazing results:
Speech and instrument intelligibility: 10/10
Sense of “weight” and “authority”: 9/10
Delicacy and smoothness of high frequencies: 10/10
Clarity of midrange: 9/10
Transient response: 9/10
Sonic flexibility: 9/10
Does it sound good?: 10/10
“On the Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1, you get excellent delivery of the drum strike with good decay and good communication of small details in surrounding instruments. Everything in the mix can be easily distinguished, and the sound is simultaneously very detailed but smooth which to me are the hallmarks of good high-end equipment.“
„The Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 is a very capable music playback device, but how does it do with movies? (…) The scenes around this pivotal moment have a wide dynamic range and low-frequency impact, and the Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 delivers the goods. Without RoomPerfect, there is perhaps too much low-frequency content, and the low-frequency effects are big and a little boomy. With RoomPerfect enabled, however, the effects tighten up and become easier to distinguish from each other.“
“If you couldn’t already tell, I’m rather smitten with the Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 I can say unequivocally that out of the box, the Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 sounds very good, indeed.The MP-60 2.1 is so competent and configurable that if you find something you’d like to tweak, there is probably a knob you can turn or a lever you can pull to make it better fit your preferences.“
Isaac’s summary:
“The Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 is by every measure a reference-level home theater processor. The MP-60 2.1 sounds supremely musical, measures like a fine instrument, and offers features and configurability that less expensive products can’t match.”
„There are cheaper options, but I’m not aware of any better ones regardless of price.“