Hifiman choice, Ananda or XS

Schiit Lyr3 and Bifrost, I heard both Ananda and XS, The XS sounds more lively and fun, while Ananda is a little less lively and neutral, you can hear more detail, due to better seal ( more clamp force ) So basically if you want to have fun, listen to the XS, if you want relaxing listening, go with the Ananda. I find that the Ananda sounds a bit cleaner because of a better seal, so no sound leakage. I feel so dumb, i thought I have the non stealth Ananda, but in fact i do have the Stealth Ananda when i read the box again lol. I guess when i tried to buy a open box Ananda, I said i wanted the best and new, they suggest me the Stealth Ananda, the funny thing is that they didn’t even said it was a Stealth lol

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Sounds like an interesting match with that Lyr 3. It has loads of power at low impedence. I am finding that my RME adi-2 does well with both, I am just curious what a tube amp like the lyr might add.