I ask the same thing few days ago and got the answer here

Its quite even for now, lets see will it change if there are more votes

For its price, OFC is hard to beat! Still using OFC for all my ZMFs

That Kingwood's grain/shade is a joy to look at

I see, so do you think old classics like R10 and L5000 can still compete with current flagship closed backs like AC/CC? I still want to auditioned old favorites like Qualia, R10 and L5000 since decade ago till now but alas, its very hard to find one today :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Include both Verite's thread too! Will be interesting to see others favorite pads

They compliment each other, can't go wrong with either of those. I also prefer CO with SS and AO with thbes

Bass Light or Bass Heavy version of R10?

Yes i'm surprised its so similar! Black grille, brown cloth, cocobolo wood

Oh ok looks like i'm not gonna like it :sweat_smile:, but would love to try of course

Never tried it but Jupiter's taste seems to aligned with mine since he didn't like HD800 with SDR mods because it slightly dulls the highs. Would love to try one

I remember there is one more pads that available for caldera, Cowhide Leather if i remember correctly. How's the general consensus on that pad?

Does anyone know headphone stand that can fit 3 headphones or more at the same time? I know some like Woo Audio stand can fit 2 headphones but i need at least 3

Wow 28 pages in short time! Love to see this thread, hope can chiming in with you guys to share some experiences

Oh i didnt know that Auteur is angled, thanks for the info! Should be easier for me to identify which pad is installed when trying AOs

Yes

How do i differentiate between Auteur pads and Universe pads for AO? I can identify easily if its Universe vs BE2 or Auteur vs BE2 but i have a hard time differentiating Auteur vs Universe

Will this be positioned between MR and TC? Or it will be TC successor?

Are there gonna be other color options or will it be 1 color configuration only?

This is the reason why i change to thick pads on Caldera, Stock Lambskin feels a little bit too midcentric for me. Thick balance feels like more balanced overall

How does the suede differ from leather from your listening?

I just tried VEX yesterday and holy smokes, color me impressed! VE is usually under my radar but a good friend of mine told me that i should try the VEX and boy it didn't disappoint. I'm really really impressed with its overall balance and world class vocals

I'm lucky to had the chance to try Wavedream Signature for a whole day with my reference setup ( ZMF Caldera/Verite and Bakoon PRE7610-Mk3 as amp ) Coming from Wavelight, I'm surprised the overall characteristics of Wavedream quite different from Wavelight. Wavelight seems warmer, sweeter, more...

Subtle differences, even if you compared it side by side

I think this is one of the reasons that makes MR so likeable on my local meetups. Not as setup demanding as TC/1266 to enjoy