I had the same issue as you and the Dekoni Nuggets went a long way toward alleviating the pressure. The zip ties don't permanently mark the headphones and do a much better job of holding them in place than the included adhesives.

Having just acquired my Lyr+ less than a month ago and being freshly arrived from having used exclusively SS at multiple price levels, I have to say, one of the things that most impresses me about the Lyr+ is the transparency and detail resolution. I'm not even using expensive tubes. The Apos...

It makes for a compelling little setup. The Lyr+ is a very good amp and I've also found that it scales up very well with more premium DACs. In my case, a Chord Qutest. If you get a long weekend, take a shot at putting the Yggdrasil in the chain.

I figure I'm not the only one to have taken a sharpie pen to the green input buttons.

The Lyr+ has been extremely entertaining to listen to. Especially with the Apos tube. One huge disappointment: Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here. I think they’ve been remastered to death and there’s no nuance left in them. They don’t sound any better than on SS. Literally EVERYTHING...

It's mostly neutral, but has a certain sound that I keep coming back to. It's criticized for not being very resolving but I continue to hear things in recordings through it that I haven't heard from much more expensive gear of mine. In all fairness to Neve, it was never designed for...

For modern jazz, I find pretty much anything from The Bad Plus great. Piano jazz trio famous for doing cool covers as well as original material. For female vocals my goto is Cat Power(at least for modern).

Anything from the Del Tone label is fantastic...very high quality retro-soul. This is the newest:

Ever heard of "Eccentric Soul" from Numero records? Fantastic soul from small labels that never went big. Great singers, songs and playing. Just discovered this myself. Over 35 compilations released so far.

This is the one that I started with and it remains the one record that has ever changed the way I listen to/hear music. Wasn't easy though. Took me a minute(weeks) to quit trying to "process" the music like I do with everything else and just take the ride. Over 80 albums in and they only...

Just a vote for the Apos Select tube in the Lyr. The Tung Sol it came with isn't bad but the Apos tube is more refined with more controlled highs. The Tung Sol could be shrill at times.

I prefer to let the Arkestra play the instruments...lol

There's some breakup with stepped attenuators, it's par for the course. I happen to also have a Saga+ as well and it also does this. It was something I actively avoided when I bought a Violectric amp awhile back. The Lyr+ is worse than others because of the lag issue that it also has due to...

I certainly can appreciate the technical improvements that it brings, but I really dislike how adjusting it during playback causes the sound to breakup. It's a hell of a good amp anyway so...I'll take my medicine and just keep listening because any HiFi product that's good enough to get you...

I was well aware of the stepped attenuator when I bought it. The Lyr+ is such a good value(used especially) that I bought it ANYWAY.

Have you had any issues with this configuration? The maker of this specifically states that the Bifrost AND the Lyr must be on top(for heat dissipation I assume)? What I really need as a way to mount the Lyr and Bifrost to the top of a surface.

Where did you get that spacer between the Lyr and the Bifrost? I could use something just like that.

It's an Apos Select, but honestly, the Tung Sol that comes with it really isn't bad at all, in spite of what the reviewers all say about it.

I'm aware of that but the reviews of the 3 that I've seen put it as a definite downgrade from the Plus. For a first tube amp the Plus is excellent. The next time I'm in the market, a stepped attenuator is going to be a deal breaker. The thing that gave me more pause was reading through the...

I've owned a few Schiit products over the years. Notably, a Vidar that I've had for a few years now. Recently I took a shot at a used Lyr+ for a first tube amp. It's a been over a week now with it and I have to say it's my favorite Schiit product. I also have a Saga+ and a Bifrost 2/64(which...

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I took a shot at a tube amp and picked up a used one in the classifieds here. The Caldera's seem to LOVE the tube amp.

Very much enjoying my Lyr Plus. Unlike my other amps, there's nothing subtle about its sound. The Tung Sol tube really separates the instruments and surrounds you with them. It's been a great amp to have for older recordings as well as lo-fi stuff. I will say that I don't care for the...