Pirakaphile
500+ Head-Fier
I say save your scratch and get the Lyr2/Bifrost. Put the money you saved into more music. Many people here think the LCD/Lyr/Bifrost is endgame.
A bunch of my music comes from the public library, since the entire county's stash is at my disposal. That usually leaves me with about three to ten albums a year of of pocket, usually coming up to about $50 or so. Getting music isn't a big problem when you know lots of people who have tons of music collections themselves as well.
I guess I'll do more research into what people say about balanced to see if the upgrade could be worth it.
Dunno, man. What don't you like about your current setup? Or is it just a simple case of upgraditis?
EDIT: I also think that Lyr 2 / Bifrost would be sufficient for either HE-500 or LCD-2.
I definitely have upgraditis, but I have no qualms about my current setup. I just know that there is better sound to be had, and if it's within my reach I want it! I also want the Audeze to compliment my HiFiMAN so I'll have a dark set for chillin, and a neutral set for more critical listening and classical music.