Have been doing more and more reading and watching videos on the ZMF lineup and am actually leaning towards the Atticus, as I was also after a closed can.

I have definitely gone down the ZMF rabbit hole now. Everything I have seen so far makes me think the Aeolus is for me. Thinking I may stick with the Bifrost/Lyr combo for now and only upgrade DAC/Amp once I have had the Aeolus for a while.

Me too! So far I like what I have read and the few YT reviews I have watched. Looking at all of the different ZMF options now as a comparison.

Have been doing some reading on ZMF and am very intrigued now! Thank you all for the suggestions.

I don't know anything about ZMF so off to do some research. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for the detailed response, ProtegeManiac. I will read through it a few times and digest the information.

Otherwise if the LCD-XC is too heavy, I am looking closely at the Sony MDR-Z1R's. How would these pair with the Burson stack?

I have done some more research and I like the idea of the LCD-XC + Burson Composer 3XP + Burson Solist 3XP combination, but worried about the weight of the LCD-XC's. Anybody use this specific combination that can comment?

My current setup is as follows; Mac —> Bifrost 1 (Multibit Upgraded) —> Lyr 1 (stock tubes) —> ALO Audio Jenna Cable —> HD650 I purchased the above setup about 9 years ago and have been enjoying the sound, but I am in a position now to enjoy the benefits of a significant upgrade. Having done a...

X2 Have always had a good experience with A2A and I have spent a fair bit of time in the store and on the phone as well as having placed a number of orders with them over the last few years. They also have an excellent range of brands and in Australia there isn't much they don't carry.

Excellent. Thank you. Looking for some other tubes to try in my Lyr. Currently running NOS Amperex Orange Globe A Frames.

Was using a Furutech ADL Formula 2-B but have since switched to Optical.

Have been using my HD650's with my new ALO Audio Jena cable through my Bifrost/Lyr combo and absolutely love the sound! Started my head-fi journey with the HD650 via a DACport and always thought there was a slight veil. Now with the new cable and DAC/Amp combo these are a completely different...

Quote: Have already started researching! Want to listen to the stock Lyr tubes with the HE-500 for a while first, then will look to make a change.

Quote: HE-500's arrived today. Had a quick listen and have them on burning in. Will let them run overnight and then spend some time with them tomorrow.