Since I can’t contain my excitement, and because they’re burning in as I type this, I thought I’d share some pics of my newly-arrived African Blackwood Vérité. They’re gorgeous and I’m absolutely delighted by them. I’m ever so grateful to Zach, Bevin, and their colleagues for making such a wonderful pair of headphones.
These headphones are by far the biggest purchase I’ve made in this hobby; I’d been saving up for quite a while. I'm sorry the pics aren't better. I'm not sure they do the headphones justice.
I’d wanted to get a pair of the Vérité ever since I first heard them at CanJam NYC (out of an Yggy and ampsandsound Bigger Ben, if memory serves, and then later out of a Pendant). Much as
@Pharmaboy has noted above, I fell in love with the Vérité’s exciting speed and resolution combined with its lovely rich, inviting, slightly dark tone. Before hearing the Vérité, I’d tended to associate speed and resolution with brighter sound signatures (I have the HD 800 SDR).
I’d been slowly saving up for a pair when ZMF released this African Blackwood version. I’d always hoped there would be a limited edition like this as I’ve long been a fan of darker woods.
I also have a pair of the Massdrop x Fostex TH-X00 Ebony headphones. They share the same quality as these Vérité headphones in having a subtle grain that, depending on the light, can appear to be almost onyx black or, in soft autumnal sunshine, beautifully textured and colorful.
I’ll post some impressions when I’ve burned them properly (I’m at 40 hours so far). I’ve listened to them briefly in that time and am trying to be patient - I suspect I’d have a harder time being patient were it not for the pleasure of simply admiring such beautiful wood and such impressive craftsmanship by everyone at ZMF.
You'll get there, where you wanna be eventually! But im sure in the meantime VO will sound impressive also!
