Just ordered some Genalex Gold Lion E88CC for my first ever tube upgrade on my Lyr 2, what should i expect?

Currently have a Magni/Modi 1 powering my brand new LCD-2F. Needless to say it's not enough :). Picking up a Lyr 2 next week for sure!

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I really like electronica, with a bit of death metal thrown in sometimes (Amon Amarth and Sabaton are my go-to).  I'm BIG into the new Vaporwave/Future Funk/Vaportrap genres which rely on a lot of sampling.  I also do a LOT of gaming. I'm also in love with my Fidelio X2's bass and midrange and...

I will find out on Saturday if I am like you then  Picked myself up a set of cans and a Creative Soundblaster Z for SBX prostudio surround, which i ended up liking more than CMSS-3D. My next purchase will be the Schiit stack (Magni/Modi) next paycheck.

I have been reading most of the day about the DT990's and they sound like they would actually be a pretty good purchase. Not only are they cheaper than the Q701's they also have a much different sound (V- or U-shaped) from my HD598's (more neutral). I have only ever owned these and AD700's so I...

Hey guys, I've been think about picking up these items to fully upgrade my chain from my current Xonar Essence STX -> Sennheiser HD598 and I'm wondering if it will be a worthy investment? I've never had an external AMP/DAC (hell I've only had my Essence STX for about 5 months now) What caused me...