@TheHighlander Cocobolo sounds lush/dark because it is a dense tonewood like rosewood. Teak is more like mahogany. Here’s how to understand the sonic differences. I have two acoustic guitars. One is rosewood back and and sides. And the other is mahogany. The rosewood guitar has more...

These kind of generalizations are dangerous. “Better” is a sweeping statement. Closed cans have snap and bump that open backs can never achieve. Zach even says so on the VC page: “While the open Vérité is a quick, smooth and 3D experience, the closed Vérité accentuates imaging while retaining...

So I’m as inspired by the VC as everyone else. I do want to caution fellow Atticus/Eikon owners against dumping their current cans without a clear understanding that the VC isn’t an upgrade. These are the words of the creator when I asked about replacing my Atticus: “Well - the atticus is such...

I’d be interested in more thoughts along these lines i.e. comparing the various ZMF closed backs. I have a feeling most of us are more likely to own multiple ZMFs than a ZMF and a Focal or Hifiman. If you love Zach’s aesthetic, there really is nothing else like it. I’m wondering if I will ever...

You guys were talking about burn-in. All those articles claiming to use scientific evidence to refute burn-in . . . sorry, but no. It's amazing how much more liquid the mids of my Atticus sound. Listening to the classic album "Honky Tonk Heroes" by Waylon Jennings. Blissed out. I'll put it like...

Damn, you guys are so hardcore with Tool and Co. I’m just an aging hippy going through the entire Townes Van Zandt catalogue with my Atticus + tubes. Lightning Hopkins has been treating me well also.

^^^ Cool, man. Getting these for the back tubes: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vacuum-Tubes-6FC7-ECC89-PROCOMM-UK-5-NOS-NIB-9-OFFERS/333311511926?hash=item4d9aea0d76:g:CfsAAOSwdgtdZnQ4

Turning on the Tube Rollers Bat Signal. @Wes S — care to chime in? The site we can’t mention uses GE Jan 5654 but Wes was less than enthusiast about those, and I trust his knowledge the most. You can get them on Amazon. I have Western Electrics also but Mullards are my endgame.

Ha! Well I think I’m upgrading the back tubes also per another thread on ZDTj from a site we can’t mention. Yes, it’s addicting!

ZDTj is a great match with ZMF cans. One of the ZMF experts says it pairs beautifully with his Auteur and his HD 800. I got these tubes per @Wes S, our resident tube guru, and they took the amp to the next level...

Anyone who has this amp should buy these tubes STAT. Stock tubes had some harshness in treble. Western Electrics had less. Mullards have none. @Wes S called Mullards “smooth yet incredibly detailed.” That about sums up my thoughts. If you have this amp and haven’t heard it with tubes of this...

Have to say to @zach915m and all ZMF heads -- these cans are an incredible listening tool, beyond being enjoyable. When I get home from playing out, I fire up Facebook, find whomever has "Gone Live" me that night, plug in my Atticus, turn on my Mojo, turn on my ZDTj, and watch/listen to my...

So I figured out that I could keep my Mojo plugged in while I record with my DAW (Clarett 2 Pre USB), and just switch the audio out from the Clarett to the Mojo when I want to listen to a recorded track. So now as soon as I record a track I can listen to it through the Mojo DAC and Eddie Current...

Zach recommended the Eddie Current ZDT Junior directly to me. For $400, the value is great. BHC obviously great but you have to build it or get it used. Woo WA3 gets great feedback. It’s $600.

@SmashBruh — Tubes unlocked my Atticus. CTH isn’t enough tubes imo. I had a post pages back explaining. @Wes S swears by the Crack + Aeolus combo. ***** I’m using Atty a lot to track my music. Never had so much fun recording vocals. Took some time to get used to the weight, but now I can’t go...

@DReborn Liquid Platinum is a balanced tube hybrid retails close to $800 Liquid Spark is a budget solid state amp I tried LS and was underwhelmed. Liquid Platinum is my endgame hybrid.

The only kind of wiggle I’m interested in discussing ad nauseum isn’t an appropriate subject matter for this family-friendly forum.

Lyr 3 with Multibit DAC Zach himself said Lyr 3 was a good pairing with my Atticus. @Wes S Thoughts?

Get some tubes if you want to really unlock the TPE driver’s potential Everyone said the Atticus was picky about amps and get tubes. After spending $1100 on the cans and $500 on the DAC, I was reluctant, but it can’t be denied that the somewhat compressed or flat nature of the mids (with the a...

All you ZMF open back lovers are about to get amazed at the size of the soundstage a closed back can is capable of producing.

Actually I have my Atticus sitting out right now (see avatar). Makes me happy to stare at it as I mournfully strum my parlor guitar.

To me it’s the holographic mids and Z-axis imaging that blew me away. As soon as I finish moving this fall, I’m saving up for the Andro’s. Can’t get the sound sig out of my head (listened once for about two minutes!).

I don’t think revealing what DAC made the eponymous headphone sound its best is getting off track at all. Frankly, compared to the directions some of the other threads have taken, it sounds like a track I’d be interested to follow. :beyersmile:

^^^^^ my head is spinning yo Anyways an amazing album through my setup is Steve Earle’s “Train A Comin’“ with Norman Blake and Peter Rowan (and even a little Emmylou Harris). The acoustic instruments (vintage Martins and Gibsons) sound so full and rich. It’s probably the closest I’m ever going...

Let them burn in more. I actually found the stock tubes the most forward/harsh. Didn’t get the GEs, but the Western Electrics Wes recommended are smoother. Killing me. I was so happy with my WE’s. Man this hobby ... So where do you store your tubes? My WE didn’t come with anything, and now my...