vivian334
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I just read about the new Lyngdorf LCR-2 and it's an interesting take on the on-wall speaker. At $2,999 each, a three-speaker front stage comes to $8,997 before you add amplification and subs. That's serious money, but the design philosophy is refreshingly honest. Lyngdorf is not trying to sell these as a hidden full-range solution — they rate it down to 80Hz with a sealed enclosure and make it clear it's meant to hand the bottom octaves to a subwoofer. The cabinet is only 4.33 inches deep and weighs 23.8 pounds, so it's a real speaker, not a thin panel pretending to be one.
What caught my attention is the 92dB sensitivity and 117dB peak output at one meter. That suggests it can play loud without needing massive power, but the 4-ohm nominal impedance with a 3.7-ohm minimum means you'll want an amp that's comfortable with lower loads. The driver complement matches the FR-2 floorstanders — two 6.5-inch aluminum-cone drivers and a 1.1-inch fabric soft-dome tweeter — with a crossover at 1.7kHz. The whole thing is tuned for wall placement, so no pulling them out into the room.
There's no HDMI eARC, no wireless streaming, and no built-in RoomPerfect — you'd need a Lyngdorf processor or amp for that. That's fine by me for a passive speaker, but it does mean the total system cost climbs fast if you want their room correction. I'd want to see how it compares to something like the KEF Ci series or the Monitor Audio wall-mounts at a fraction of the price, but the 117dB claim is pretty unusual for this form factor.
Anyone here heard the FR-2? I'm curious how the tonal match actually works in practice, especially if you mix the LCR-2 across the front with the floorstanders for surrounds.
What caught my attention is the 92dB sensitivity and 117dB peak output at one meter. That suggests it can play loud without needing massive power, but the 4-ohm nominal impedance with a 3.7-ohm minimum means you'll want an amp that's comfortable with lower loads. The driver complement matches the FR-2 floorstanders — two 6.5-inch aluminum-cone drivers and a 1.1-inch fabric soft-dome tweeter — with a crossover at 1.7kHz. The whole thing is tuned for wall placement, so no pulling them out into the room.
There's no HDMI eARC, no wireless streaming, and no built-in RoomPerfect — you'd need a Lyngdorf processor or amp for that. That's fine by me for a passive speaker, but it does mean the total system cost climbs fast if you want their room correction. I'd want to see how it compares to something like the KEF Ci series or the Monitor Audio wall-mounts at a fraction of the price, but the 117dB claim is pretty unusual for this form factor.
Anyone here heard the FR-2? I'm curious how the tonal match actually works in practice, especially if you mix the LCR-2 across the front with the floorstanders for surrounds.
