maximus69
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here is a picture of my atticus camphor with “super figure” these are the prettiest thing I own
ATTICUS and EIKON, the new dynamic driver headphones from ZMF
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here is a picture of my atticus camphor with “super figure” these are the prettiest thing I own
Oof I would be thrilled with something like this
Hi,
New ZMF owner here
Went from LCD-XC's through Ethers C Flow an ended up with padauk Eikon's.
They arrived today but so far very happy with the choice I've made 
New ZMF owner here
Went from LCD-XC's through Ethers C Flow an ended up with padauk Eikon's.
They arrived today but so far very happy with the choice I've made
Nice....IK your preferences, but I do think you'll enjoy them. Let us know what you think!Hi,
New ZMF owner here
Went from LCD-XC's through Ethers C Flow an ended up with padauk Eikon's.
They arrived today but so far very happy with the choice I've made
I surely will
Pharmaboy
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Hi,
New ZMF owner here
Went from LCD-XC's through Ethers C Flow an ended up with padauk Eikon's.
They arrived today but so far very happy with the choice I've made
I have the same padauk Eikon. I do my listening in a fairly dark home office--never any direct sunlight. I owned the Eikon for >1 month, focusing on listening. Finally it occurred to me to look at the earcups under strong light. Damn! That wood is really gorgeous...
It's a most impressive headphone design IMO.
Hello, given the warranty on ZMF headphones is non-transferable for second-hand sets, can someone give me some sense on long-term driver reliability?
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Most of the the time when we get a driver in to replace its because a tube amp gave it a jolt or a tube arc'd, you definitely went to let your tube amps warm up for a couple minutes before plugging in!
As far as driver failure it's very rare that a driver outright fails, we have sent out a lot of headphones at this point and we don't get very many back for any kind of repair. I will say when burning in your headphones or testing your drivers, keep the volume below 105 dB, anything super loud into dynamic drivers can damage them.
If you're a second hand owner we always try to help and make things as cost effective as possible as well, you will never be turned away because you didn't buy a headphone from us directly.
Thank you so much for this info! i've heard great things about you and your customer service, so this is encouraging! Thanks for you time.
Hi, have a very bad week for testing, everyone is ill, don't have much time to listen
But so far I really like them!
Though that they will be really dark, but they aren't. Bas isn't overwhelming at all rather fast and precise, they are, I would say linear to my ear. Nin fatiguing but with a lot of detail. Very different to the Atticus from what I have heard.
With Eikon pads there is more bass and sub bass and less highs, with Auteur pads there is less bass and more highs and air. Quite a big difference with just 2 min pad change. Not sure which ones I prefer
They are much more heavy than the denons or ethers, but ok for me I guess.
Anyway they are good enough to to give them much more time to evaluate, try with otl amp etc.
I was looking for a linear but musical headphones and I think they will be exactly that
And I love the wood
Bummer when sickness gets in the way, but the Eikon is more neutral than many think (IMO). Definitely more sub-bass than neutral, and some don't like the dip in the mids (I likey) but they're no Beats that's for sure.
Feel better & enjoy!
Feel better & enjoy!
Apologies if this has been answered before, but can someone recommend a mid-tier tube amp for the Eikon that fulfils the following criteria:
1. Is detailed and precise sounding. I would like to avoid anything overly warm or smooth.
2. Doesn't occupy too much space.
3. Available in the EU.
4. Up to around 800 euros.
5. Not too fussed about balanced output, but would prefer balanced input as I find it's much quieter.
7. Pairing with RME-Adi 2, incidentally.
Something like the Espressivo Mark II looks good, though ideally a bit smaller. Otherwise, looking at Valhalla 2.
Many thanks!
1. Is detailed and precise sounding. I would like to avoid anything overly warm or smooth.
2. Doesn't occupy too much space.
3. Available in the EU.
4. Up to around 800 euros.
5. Not too fussed about balanced output, but would prefer balanced input as I find it's much quieter.
7. Pairing with RME-Adi 2, incidentally.
Something like the Espressivo Mark II looks good, though ideally a bit smaller. Otherwise, looking at Valhalla 2.
Many thanks!
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ProfFalkin
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Lyr 3.
It has the impact, detail and extension on both ends and it was one of the better amps I've paired my Eikon with.
Preachy1
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I think we need a better definition of what you mean by "mid-tier"
<edit>, disregard. I failed to read your post in full. I'm baaaad. </edit>
<edit>, disregard. I failed to read your post in full. I'm baaaad. </edit>
By "mid-tier" I mean not $2k TOTL amp but nevertheless something that can hold its own and isn't some knock off ChiFi trend of the month product.
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