The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones

[zach915m]

Any chance some lucky folks will get to demo this in New York, in let's say March of 24?

That's the goal. No promises until we're a little further but things seem promising!

 

[unfitstew]

What this!?



Just a Caldera Closed prototype. Nothing to see here.

Love the cup shape! Very unique!

This is easily one of the HP I am most excited for. Good planar closed backs are super super rare and I hope this one is amazing!

 

[AnyDave]

Love the cup shape! Very unique!

This is easily one of the HP I am most excited for. Good planar closed backs are super super rare and I hope this one is amazing!

Me too.

 

[Huntersknoll]

LOL! That is a great way to get the first glimpse of the CC.

Also, those meters on the AMP are huuuge! I know normal VU meters give about a 10-15% boost in sonic performance per meter but those are easily doing 30% per meter. Beautiful amp. Would make a cool video tour of it!

 

[goldwerger]

What this!?



Just a Caldera Closed prototype. Nothing to see here.

Ok, I knew I’ve seen this shape before.

Now that you’ve seen it, you won’t be able to unsee it…

 

[jonathan c]

Ok, I knew I’ve seen this shape before.

Now that you’ve seen it, you won’t be able to unsee it…

Perhaps you were thinking of this? :

 

[AnyDave]

Ok, I knew I’ve seen this shape before.

Now that you’ve seen it, you won’t be able to unsee it…

It looks like Henry Cavill's hair?

 

[goldwerger]

Perhaps you were thinking of this? :

Hmm..

It looks like Henry Cavill's hair?

Exactly!!

 

[George Hincapie]

If the Aegis is being sold commercially in the New Year, then I must have one.

 

[engineeringhobo]

Managed to purchase a Cayin iHA-6 - will update here when I receive it and compare with my current SMSL C200!

 

[AudioDuck]

Managed to purchase a Cayin iHA-6 - will update here when I receive it and compare with my current SMSL C200!

Congratulations! So glad to hear that worked out.

 

[ColSaulTigh]

Perhaps you were thinking of this? :

"Look at this. We could have built a new Krypton in this squalor, but you chose the humans over us. I exist only to protect Krypton. That is the sole purpose for which I was born. And every action I take, no matter how violent or how cruel, is for the greater good of my people. And now... I have no people. My soul, that is what you have taken from me!"

 

[goldwerger]

"Look at this. We could have built a new Krypton in this squalor, but you chose the humans over us. I exist only to protect Krypton. That is the sole purpose for which I was born. And every action I take, no matter how violent or how cruel, is for the greater good of my people. And now... I have no people. My soul, that is what you have taken from me!"

Zod!

 

[Wes S]

What this!?



Just a Caldera Closed prototype. Nothing to see here.

Oh my word!!!!! That is my dream headphone in the flesh!!! That amp too!! Damn Zach that is some serious stuff right there.

 

[Wes S]

Without a doubt, scientifically, existentially, exophilistically - the new amp that @L0rdGwyn delivered to ZMF yesterday defies all laws of human existence, I literally can't believe how amazing it is.

I went with a color called "Caldera:"


And wow! It's a volcano exploding in my brain every time I've used it so far. I've need a wet towel and a bath half a dozen times in the last day from this thing.

But really @L0rdGwyn you're a legend - and for those in awe of his work as I often am we are working on a Caldera driving commercial version of the "Aegis" which should be released in Q1 this coming year. The Aegis is defined by ample power (it even drives the Tungsten) and a mind-bending-blowing large stage while keeping a firm grip on the low end. I'm beyond excited for it and it's this kind of stuff that keeps me going at tough times of the year like this when things are just busy and stressful!

Aegis thread link: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/aegis-diy-tube-headphone-amplifier.965530/

Here's some quick pics of the "Air-Universe; Caldera Edition." I will have pics of the Aegis in a few weeks as well which will be widely available.

Seven!!!!!! Count em seven Monolith Magnetics transformers. Holy moly...yes it's heavy.


Sauce shot of the cool transformer covers.



This one my be a little out of focus, volume knob on the left and impedance selector on the right.

Incredible!!!