MattRG
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Anyone tested the new ZMF Eikon or Atticus to see how they stack up? I took delivery of my Eikon this past week and it goes deeeep and rumbles nicely.
Son of a Beach! That worthy HBB??
After burning them all last night they are racing ahead of my other Woodie phones for best sound and outperforming Denons Thinksounds and others which are good
Very musical with integrated soundstage
And good bass very balanced not bass monster but quality musical bass for many genres. Out of Calyx M they are a real treat
Anyone tested the new ZMF Eikon or Atticus to see how they stack up? I took delivery of my Eikon this past week and it goes deeeep and rumbles nicely.
FedEx had my DD's waiting for me when I got home.
Ripped that notch open and plugged those notches in.
Consider me FULLY IMPRESSED, crazy wide open stage that is simply ridiculous for a closed back.
the venting holes work.
and deep rumbling sub tones on acoustic drums comes thru clearer than possibly any other headphones i have (I would guess DRBLUE might feel similarly but he also owns many nicer headphones than I)
and, they take iDSD Turbo Mode without a problem.
The only complaint i have is i thought mine had a bunk left driver.
It turned out the cable connection on the 3.5mm plug itself on mine is a little sensitive, however I have some 3 pole 3.5mm's around, so i will reterminate it with one of those when i have some time and care enough to. (I need to find them anyway, i have a billion 2 pole 3.5mm's and dont want to kill the mic functionality, i never owned a pair of over ears with mic before)
Shout out to HBB.
Shout out to DD Audio.
You'd be stupid not to get these at 99 big ones.
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Went for a 3 hour walk with the DD's and my LG v10...
- Sounded just fine out of the phone. I had to use it at max volume though, so an amp might not be a bad idea to bring along in the future.
- Killer soundstage
- Better than expected isolation, someone said something to me and i didn't notice. Oops. (but i had headphones on, what you tryin to talk to me for?) Even found myself rapping along to some tracks at a decent speaking volume when I thought i was basically whispering it. again, not a problem really.
- Big wide effortless sound. I love it!
Also got these in today. Been comparing them to the JVC HA-SZ2000 and the EMU Teaks (similar to TH-X00). Amazing value, especially for the sale price. Don't hit as hard as JVC's (obviously) but they respond well to EQ and sound much less veiled. I prefer their signature over the EMU (with Ebony cups), which can be a bit bright. My only complaint is that it feels flimsy. I definitely recommend these though.
Also, anyone discover good alternate pads? The Brainwavz don't fit these (too big).
I've always been curious about these. I heard the Atticus has the best impact ever. Thinking of selling my other headphones to pay for these.
HBB:
"I got Digital Designs headphones, and they're made of Wood"!
How could I not buy these?
"There goes my allowance."
He says, while wearing a pair of Razor Kraken Pro V2 Green that arrived today along with a Sony GTK-XB7 speaker box.
@HBB
Thanks for the Rec.
I got the MA900's as well.
What pads did you swap to on the MA's?
Also, anyone discover good alternate pads? The Brainwavz don't fit these (too big).
That right there will prevent me from buying the DD headphones, which sucks. Thanks for posting up about them not fitting though.
I don't see why it should. The stock pads aren't bad (unlike the JVCs). I was just wondering if there was something that would be a little better.
Its simply due to size. I have large ears (height wise), and I am not a fan of on-ear headphones. So since the HM5 pads won't work on them, I wouldn't be able to wear them.
iDSD in Turbo...Honey badger don't care
I took the pads from the SZ1000 and put them on the ma900. any sofy pleather set makes the sound a tad fuller without bothering stage or anything else.
OT
Swimming season in Japan starts around July 20. Ends around Sept 1...whaaaaa???
So I start ASAP. I jumped in before the others would ( they were Vietnamese not Japanese) Then they followed behind. It always takes one loon to get it going, usually me. Not the guy in the water standing up. Where I jumped in it was exactly 6ft. my feet touched, knees buckled for suspension and my ass hit the bottom.
Good stuff!