The lambskin deep, which is going to be named as "Caldera Thick, Top Perf, Lambskin" is about as thick as it will get for Caldera Closed I guess. On the left below is the hybrid stock pad, on the right is the thick.

16 kHz peak is a measurement artifact, it is not present in the ears.

The red pre-installed mesh is most damped and thus has the most treble attenuation. I'll also leave these here as well, the final piece to my review puzzle being written:

I'll make life harder for you guys. Introducing the Caldera Closed suede pads: Oh and then there are the mesh permutations: I hope everyone now sees why a Caldera Closed review merits longer time than pretty much any other set of headphones :beyersmile:

Definitely the protein pads again:

With so much drama here surely someone should provide popcorn too? Just here to say I like tubes: and I am going to make a beeline at CanJam London to try out the Aegis to see if it can be a dynamic/planar headphone amp to complement my BHSE (for e-stats).

I thought it's a vent for the DD?

I can't speak for others but I can't release my review until I have finished testing everything. This includes the new pads and mesh arriving on Tuesday, so I will plan on having my review go out on launch day/time allowing readers to purchase the set if they so desire. I'll start writing it...

My Pilgrim unit is in the house too:

Just got notice of the lighter front mesh as well as Caldera Closed seude pads shipping so this is going to be a long review haha. In the meantime, allow me to share these with you: Don't worry about target adherence, especially since the target changes in the last graph, as much as how it...

My review of the LIRIC 2nd Gen is up now for those interested: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/meze-audio-liric-2nd-generation-closed-back-headphones/

My review of the LIRIC 2nd Generation, including a comparison to the original LIRIC, is published now for those interested: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/meze-audio-liric-2nd-generation-closed-back-headphones/

Definitely going to use "Protein pads are for the adrenaline junkies" in my review now btw :beyersmile:

If you go by basic rules of thumb when it comes to pad type, it isn't that hard: 1) The more perforated the pad, the more air going in and out, the less seal you get. This can affect bass (body and impact) and upper mids (that ethereal/spacial feeling) and can generally be seen in FR...

Interestingly, for me the installed pads were hybrid lambskin with suede inside, I believe these are going to be the stock pads for Caldera Closed too: Lambskin Deep were in the box as the secondary pads, these are slightly deeper than the hybrid pads and allow more of that ethereal feeling...