Very nice! The setup is coming along great! My OCD approves of the neat Burson stack.
Although I think a nice tube amp won't be out of place alongside.
I second the Burson lineup. I personally have the 2W Burson Playmate, the Chord H2, and the EC ZDs tube amp in my desktop lineup, as well as a R2R tube dac/amp. The Burson Playmate is getting all the playtime. I am also currently reviewing Burson's top of line 7.5W Conductor 3 Reference which is blowing my mind.
The H2 used to be my DAC for my EC ZDs, but is inconvenient in form factor for a desktop. The H2 is great for transportable listening and quality CIEM testing outside, but does not have the power of the desktop which I am finding power and/or tubes to be what brings out the texturing that I am looking for. Power also allows me to play HPs and CIEMs at lower volume levels with full fidelity that the H2 cannot. The H2 is world class in performance, but more audiophile delicate than rich thick fun - I want both. The TT2 is better, but still has more of a butterfly wings presentation even with the Mscaler. While the TT2/Mscaler is top of class, I would still need a tube amp for variety to bring that texturing back to the equation for my personal tastes.
The power in the Playmate is enough that I never feel I need to turn on my EC ZDs any more as the Playmate has the tubes texturing, while offering transparency and dynamics that I do not get with my EC tube amp. The Playmate also offers DAC input for my EC ZDs if I ever want to turn it on that is close to my H2 in performance. For about $400, the Playmate is a steal and has a very convenient form factor. The $2K Burson Cv3 Reference takes it all to another level of size, girth, dynamics, and texturing, with an even more effortless performance.
The only downside of the Buson lineup is that - as a low volume listener - some easy to drive HPs/CIEMs can be louder than I like even at a volume of 1 out of 100. However, they take my entire collection of CIEMs and HPs into the stratosphere in performance. My best CIEMs are now competing directly with Exotic HP setups costing in the 10s of thousands.
So, the Burson brings all the characteristics I am looking for - textured butterfly wings - and raises my HP/CIEM collection performance to another level. At $400 or $2K you can choose how far you wish to scale this. There are a lot of great options out there, but this is an easy recommendation.
