[Rattle]

Finally got some Ori Suedes for my cherry Atticus. These really make this headphone perfect for me IMO. I shouldn't have waited !

 

[rcostas4]

Hi!

I`ve been searching for my "perfect closed back " since I started listening to headphones seriously, back in 2018. I`ve had Fostex TH 610, Denon AHD 7200, Aeon Flow Closed, Beyer DT1770, etc... but none of them really have convinced me.

Only a month ago I pulled the trigger on these ZMF Eikon camphor and I couldn`t be happier. They sound so sweet and musical with any genre you throw at them and they give me the isolation I need when I`m listening upstairs with my noisy daughters

 

[Yeutez]

I was curious if Beyerdynamic T1.3 or ATH AWAS might be similar

Beyerdynamic T1.3 have a massive midbass which bloats to midrange (IMHO very awful effect) and ATH-AWAS have quite sharp trebles and “bump” on upper midrange. So, both are more different than similar in comparison to Eikon.

 

[Dawgfish]

Finally got some Ori Suedes for my cherry Atticus. These really make this headphone perfect for me IMO. I shouldn't have waited !

These are my favorite pads for the Atticus.

 

[hmss007]

With all these great pictures, thought I'd share my Cherry Eikons. They are based on one of the original prototypes for Eikons. @zach915m found them in the shop and finished them for me earlier this year.

 

[jonathan c]

Eikons: LTD Camphor Burl / LTD Cocobolo …

 

[MrNailhead]

With all these great pictures, thought I'd share my Cherry Eikons. They are based on one of the original prototypes for Eikons. @zach915m found them in the shop and finished them for me earlier this year.

I love those early Cherry sets - my favorite Eikon of all time is the Rustic barnyard Cherry they did around that time - I've got a bass guitar my father handbuilt for me out of 80+ yr old Cherry wood and it looks exactly like the Rustic Barnyard Cherry eikons in terms of color/grain and whatnot. Would be awesome to have a matched set someday.

 

[erics75]

I love those early Cherry sets - my favorite Eikon of all time is the Rustic barnyard Cherry they did around that time - I've got a bass guitar my father handbuilt for me out of 80+ yr old Cherry wood and it looks exactly like the Rustic Barnyard Cherry eikons in terms of color/grain and whatnot. Would be awesome to have a matched set someday.

I have one of those rare beauties! It was my first ZMF and still gets a ton of listening time even with the Atriums and other headphones in my stable. I love the rustic brown hue it has.

 

[Dawgfish]

Since we're on the subject of Cherry Eikon, here's my early production Cherry Atticus:

 

[Dawgfish]

My Eikon is rusted Zebrawood:

 

[dududuckling]

Hi,

I am a few years too late, but I am about to take the plunge on getting my first ZMF headphones: ZMF Atticus stabilized for pairing with JDS Labs Element III Mk2 (ESS-based DAC) and xDuoo TA-26 (OTL tube amp with Mullard 6SN7 and 6AS7). My other favorite pairings are iFi xDSD Gryphon x Focal Clear MG and Hifiman EF400 x Hifiman Arya SE with Effect Audio CODE 23 cables. My preferred sound signature is warm and musical, midbass punch.

Thoughts? Is the Atticus too warm and muddy if paired with OTL amp?

 

[Wes S]

Hi,

I am a few years too late, but I am about to take the plunge on getting my first ZMF headphones: ZMF Atticus stabilized for pairing with JDS Labs Element III Mk2 (ESS-based DAC) and xDuoo TA-26 (OTL tube amp with Mullard 6SN7 and 6AS7). My other favorite pairings are iFi xDSD Gryphon x Focal Clear MG and Hifiman EF400 x Hifiman Arya SE with Effect Audio CODE 23 cables. My preferred sound signature is warm and musical, midbass punch.

Thoughts? Is the Atticus too warm and muddy if paired with OTL amp?

The Atticus is exactly what you are looking for.

 

[dududuckling]

The Atticus is exactly what you are looking for.

Thanks - also forgot to say, I am currently using xDuoo TA-26 with the Sennheiser HD800S, just looking for confirmation that the pairing with Atticus will be alright and provides a different flavour.

 

[Wes S]

Thanks - also forgot to say, I am currently using xDuoo TA-26 with the Sennheiser HD800S, just looking for confirmation that the pairing with Atticus will be alright and provides a different flavour.

No prob, I remember when I first got my Atticus, and I was pleasantly surprised how capable and balanced it was for being a warmish headphone. There is definitely a middbass hump, but it is very tastefully done to give it just enough bloom to makes thing very organic and natural sounding. The Atticus was made for tube amps.

 

[robo24]

Hi,

I am a few years too late, but I am about to take the plunge on getting my first ZMF headphones: ZMF Atticus stabilized for pairing with JDS Labs Element III Mk2 (ESS-based DAC) and xDuoo TA-26 (OTL tube amp with Mullard 6SN7 and 6AS7). My other favorite pairings are iFi xDSD Gryphon x Focal Clear MG and Hifiman EF400 x Hifiman Arya SE with Effect Audio CODE 23 cables. My preferred sound signature is warm and musical, midbass punch.

Thoughts? Is the Atticus too warm and muddy if paired with OTL amp?

Not at all. Excels on OTLs as do all the ZMF dynamics. The few stabilized pics so far are amazing, so go for it!