So far i am pretty impressed --- about 3x increase to soundstage. Definitely fun to listen to.

Just a quick question on the amp-off. I heard an interview that the by-pass was to allow A/B testing. Potentially when you are by-passing you are turning everything off. Mine should be arriving tomorrow.

Bought a Schiit Vali not even thinking I would listen to the ATH-ESWNa on it.  I gotta tell you though, I am pretty impressed by how they sound hooked into it.  Really great (not boomy) bass thump and the mid-range we all love on these things seems even more syrupy good.  For reasons that make...

One day long from now when I have recovered from my first listen to the ZMF I will be able to post my thoughts.  Right now though I am in a daze and I am smiling so big my cheek muscles hurt.  Thank you ZMF!

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hodgjy    I am not sure I believe in such things, but I bought the $99 Pangea separate power supply and found that it smoothed everything out --- no harshness.  The background also seemed even blacker than you describe.  I bought it from Audioadvisor thinking I would return it if I caught a...

Sounds like there are some mixed reviews on these bad-boys.  For my ears, they are unquestionably the best sounding headphones in my house.  I have a pair of Grado 325i's, a pair of Audio Technica ATH-ESW9's and Phonak IEMs PFE111s.  Lately I have been wondering when I might ever listen to the...