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Interesting thoughts although the Burls winter bike is very different to the Seven and Enigma, it’s the mudguards and stout yeoman build that makes it a winter bike rather than being ti (naturally I have other bikes that take mudguards 🤦♂️). I also got it for pennies from a friend so it would survive any cull.
The Ribble and the Orange are also very different bikes - I’ve never used the Orange on road but have used the Ribble for all sorts. And I got the Ribble off the same friend for not much (he has a handy habit of buying bikes slightly too big that he then passes on to me for very little. I sometimes get a Lang of guilt when advising him on anew purchase but it usually passes quite quickly).
So the two real comparators are the Seven and the Enigma and the latter is painted so I can just about convince myself that it’s totally different; plus it looks very winsome in the sun.
And that leaves the Burls fixed which, as you say, I am duty bound to keep.
Nobody said that middle aged acquisition was easy
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you're much further along the path of having an all Ti roster of bikes than I am.
Personally I'd wonder why you need all of the Burls, Seven and Enigma, don't their usages overlap? What's the point in having a winter titanium bike? Titanium doesn't rust, all of your bikes are winter bikes.
I'm not a gravel bod, but does the Ribble get any usage, if you're wandering down memory lane with the Orange? Or vice versa.
I'd keep:
one of these,
whichever of the road bikes, you prefer riding on,
Burls winter bike - Rival 10s, Arione, Tune
Seven Axiom SL - Red eTap, Zipp, ee, Arione 00
Enigma Echo - fancy flip paint, 10s Record
And then one of these
Ribble CGR (disguised as an ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Isen’, a joke that not even I find funny) - Force, Thomson, choice of wheels
Orange Vit T2 -all present and period correct with blue ano, Middleburns, thumbies, Dia Compe SS5, Hope, RC30
and keep the Burls fixed - Phil hubs, Thomson, Record carbon levers, as this is a fixed and single speed forum, and you're down to three