I don't normally do this (not read a thread from beginning to end), but I really tried and I tried some more, and I read the last 30 pages and I searched through this one, and I found nothing conclusive.
My budget is 5-600 but the lower the better. I'm pretty set on an ODAC or perhaps another Modi which leaves me with around $450 for an Amp. Buying a $450 amp is on the high side but if it makes that much more of an improvement over, say, an Asgard 2, then I'll consider it.
I don't really want to roll tubes but I want enough power for my LCD-2 so that's why i'm kind of leaning away from the Lyr but at the same time torn. By the time I get done tube rolling, I could have just bought a Soloist or something like that but the Lyr will give me the power I need and then some.
I'm more of a solid state person anyway since they tend to be more transparent and much less maintenance. My initial thought was Asgard 2 but from what i'm reading it seems like while it gets the job done, I could benefit from a higher powered amp.
Any recommendations you guys have would be great. Should I indeed go ahead with the ODAC or simply get another Modi? I like the aesthetics of Schiit (hhhehehe) but I do kind of want to try out the ODAC since it is supposedly more transparent.
Thanks!