My argument is, that better tubes will make that new music sound even better. Sometimes I wish I would not have spent all that time learning about tubes. . .heck who am I kidding, with what I am hearing now I would not have done any other way.
Pure awesomeness right there! A flavor for anytime of day or mood. I am still trying to decide which ZMF will complete my trifecta, and I am leaning towards the Auteur. I've been wanting to add an open back to the mix, and have already owned/sold the Aeolus, so the Auteur is most likely going to be the one.Good things do come in three…Eikon, Atticus, Auteur…politely getting their turn…
I haven't had an Eikon in a while now, but I enjoyed the stock pads so I wasn't tempted to pad roll myself. Variety is fun I agree, but my take is always to listen to the "stock" configuration 1st. Then I try to figure what (if anything) I want to change about the default tuning and go from there.
I appreciate it. Since the pads are slightly discounted when you order I was hoping to pick out an alternative up front. Especially since I did t like the stock Atticus pad, and preferred the eikon suede.
Ah, makes good sense to me. The best you can do in that case is check out Zach's ZMF "Pads Sonic guide". Just scroll down to the "Pad Rules" part & check the Eikon drop down to see which 'flavor' you think might suit your fancy. Here's the link...
Speaking of the ZMF pad guide, on the main chart it shows (for the Atticus) the Ori being warmer than the Eikon but then when you go to the Atticus page it shows the Eikon being the warmer of the two. I'm sure one of these must be a mistake, so which one is correct?
That's a good question. I'm not that familiar with the Atty, much less pad rolling for it so I couldn't really answer with any degree of certainty. Maybe @zach915m can chime in, or someone with more Atticus pad rolling experience.
Your Atticus looks very brown to me. Or is that just the light? I have Cocobolo Grado's and they are a very rich looking red. Just curious.
Received my Cocobolo Atticus on the 15th. Wasn't sure about the sound until I realized there were issues with my sound chain. All fixed now.
I can say this: I love both the Atticus and Eikon! The Atticus has less soundstage than the Eikon but the overall sound quality is excellent. Eikon is still #1 for me, but the Atticus has provided me with a headphone that nearly matches the awesomeness that the Eikon has provided me for 3 years. Sometimes I switch mid-song to see what the differences are. So I'll rank Eikon #1a and Atticus #1b.
These Cocobolos were stained a dark brown. (I'm the third owner.)
I agree with the darker woods as well. I actually grabbed one of the bocote eikon rarities on Sunday.I must say that this Eikon looks incredible, it was listed on this years b-stock sale.
I much prefer this look over the lighter toned stock Camphor wood.
This is Bocote, which probably ends up on the heavier side, it should be closer to 600 grams.
My hope is that ZMF will release a darker toned Eikon that uses a wood that keeps the weight down.
Stained Camphor perhaps? Or Sapele?
I believe various colors can be requested for a fee when you purchase, not sure if it is still available.I must say that this Eikon looks incredible, it was listed on this years b-stock sale.
I much prefer this look over the lighter toned stock Camphor wood.
This is Bocote, which probably ends up on the heavier side, it should be closer to 600 grams.
My hope is that ZMF will release a darker toned Eikon that uses a wood that keeps the weight down.
Stained Camphor perhaps? Or Sapele?
