Many thanks for the post and photo! Sounds like the CCs will have some qualities in common (and genre fits) with the African Blackwood VCs I own, but with more resolution and speed, and that’s what I was hoping for! Cool- and that Shedua sure looks wonderful!

For what it’s worth, I own both multiple copper and silver/copper fusion cables from Norne, and found my early-version Drausk (very thick OCC copper) to be a better match with the VC than the fusion cables, obviously for my taste (I love a warmer, more organic timbre and limited treble emphasis...

Great list, with a range of prices. Another great option if you can find one- Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline The Apache.

Great choices! The Western Electric 396A is a pretty legendary tube from what I’ve read. And the Mullard 10Ms are apparently something else, too. If I hadn’t happened on my Brimar 6057Ts in mint condition, I would likely have had hunted down a pair of those Mullards. The Brimar find was an...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Redwood Burl! I’m hoping Zach and team make Caldera Closed in a red-toned wood like this (or Cocobolo!) or a gold-toned wood with cool figuring (Queensland Maple, Camphor Burl)… time will tell!

Those are gorgeous, congrats! Very pretty grain pattern.

The VC in African Blackwood is an amazing headphone. Its speed and agility is borderline planar-like to my ears. Yet it keeps the benefits of a dynamic-driver unit. I love mine, and plan to pair it (and its AC “sibling”) with a Caldera Closed after the summer…

Now you’re just begging for Zach and team to have a meltdown… don’t push our luck! 😂🤣

The safest bet with a VC is often a good OTL tube amp. With the right solid-state amp (see the ZMF amp thread), it can be amazing as well. I wonder if @plakat ’s photo above might have been of an Atrium Closed? Regardless, most of the time if a ZMF headphone “sounds strange” it is likely due...

Great seller and nice discount off Langrex’ price… and Langrex is a GREAT tube source. Buy with confidence and GLWS!

Great seller and this is CHEAP for Brimar power tubes. As I have 5998s and 7231s for my amp (as Rob said, far more expensive), I’m holding myself back- but even with the tubes I have, it’s tempting… GLWS!

Such a phenomenal headphone, especially in African Blackwood. I adore mine, and highly recommend it. GLWS!

Offered for sale: A silver Schiit Freya S preamplifier. Includes remote control, manual, and original packaging. This a rare catch and release for me, especially for such a great piece of Schiit gear. Only selling this excellent preamp only because I have heard what a preamp that costs 5x as...

SOLD Slightly used (200 hours) 12AU7 pair of Amperex 12AU7 tubes- “green tip” special type. These were purchased by me as backups from the original owner. The original owner used them for about 200 hours in his Rogue preamp, sold his preamp, and sold the tubes to me. I tried them for an hour...

SOLD Slightly used (200 hours) 12AU7 pair of Amperex Bugle Boy 12AU7 tubes. These were purchased by me as backups from the original owner, who bought them NOS from Brent Jessee at AudioTubes.com (see label on box). The original owner used them for about 200 hours in his Rogue preamp, sold his...

Offered for sale: Harmonic Technology Truth-Link Interconnects, one meter long pair. Excellent interconnect with a natural midrange, rich bass, and clear yet non-sibilant or harsh treble. Very good build quality with locking RCA plugs. I’ve been a huge fan of Harmonic Technology cables for...

SOLD Offered for sale: A 14-foot Wireworld Nano Eclipse headphone cable. Terminated with mini-XLRs on the headphone end (ZMF, Audeze) and ¼” amp-end plug with XLR plug adapter as well as a 2 mm balanced and 4.4 mm balanced adapters. Great cable with high degree of clarity and flexibility for...

Great video, @zach915m and team! It was both interesting and inspiring to hear the design background for both the cup shape and drivers (I knew more about the Fostex modding than the Ori, cool context!). Can’t wait to see great reviews roll in. ❤️

What a lovely setup, very well described above- and congratulations! It’s a great feeling to have a fine-tuned setup, and so fun to get new albums/tracks and discover new artists when you hit that state. I will always be grateful to the brilliant makers of our gear- the joy they give us...

For me, a good R2R DAC (like the Soekris above or a Schiit Multibit unit) combined with a tube amp (preferably an output transformerless design) with a ZMF dynamic driver headphone is ALWAYS a good bet. 👍👍

Incredible DAC, especially if you like a natural, organic sound. Wonderful with tube and SS amps alike, and particularly good with ZMF headphones. Amazing value at this price. GLWS!

Phenomenal cable. I absolutely love mine with my ZMF Verité Closed, and it was excellent with the Focal Stellia and Audeze LCD-XC as well. GLWS!

Interesting- Shedua is a mid-hardness wood, similar in density to Ash and White Oak. And, obviously, it looks amazing! (I personally prefer the Queensland Maple though 😍) https://www.bellforestproducts.com/shedua/

My only regret with The Apache purchase is that’s ALSO such a good preamp that it’s spoiled me for other (less expensive) preamps in my two-channel setup. Eventually I’ll either have to splurge and get another really good preamp that meets my connection needs (balanced in/out, simultaneous SE...

Thanks Rob! Maybe someday I’ll score a pair of 421As… they aren’t cheap either, but not that much more expensive than 5998s.