Fun anecdote:
I had a Stockholm work trip immediately following CanJam SoCal and my purchase of a new pair of ZMF headphones, so I was carrying my new Bocote LTD Caldera Closeds with me.
Major plus though: My father (83 y.o.), who lives in Norway (where I grew up), came by train to Stockholm and spent a day and a half with me the weekend after my work meetings. And the first evening we had a ZMF/Sony (WM1A DAP) listening session over sparkling wine in his hotel room!
He’d heard A LOT about my obsession- erm, hobby, but has never had a chance to hear my gear since I’m in the U.S. and he is now too old to travel that far comfortably.
But he loves music, and was almost moved to tears by the Caldera Closeds. Between songs, he exclaimed “I didn’t know headphones could sound like this, and convey the emotion in the music at this level!” After another song, he noted “now I understand why this is a cherished hobby for you.”
Priceless, and well worth carrying a ZMF flight case around.
The rest of our visit together was exceptional as well, but that was a special moment.
Beautiful to hear. The quiet sharing of passion and connection- these moments are what count in life. Thanks for sharing.Fun anecdote:
I had a Stockholm work trip immediately following CanJam SoCal and my purchase of a new pair of ZMF headphones, so I was carrying my new Bocote LTD Caldera Closeds with me.
Major plus though: My father (83 y.o.), who lives in Norway (where I grew up), came by train to Stockholm and spent a day and a half with me the weekend after my work meetings. And the first evening we had a ZMF/Sony (WM1A DAP) listening session over sparkling wine in his hotel room!
He’d heard A LOT about my obsession- erm, hobby, but has never had a chance to hear my gear since I’m in the U.S. and he is now too old to travel that far comfortably.
But he loves music, and was almost moved to tears by the Caldera Closeds. Between songs, he exclaimed “I didn’t know headphones could sound like this, and convey the emotion in the music at this level!” After another song, he noted “now I understand why this is a cherished hobby for you.”
Priceless, and well worth carrying a ZMF flight case around.
The rest of our visit together was exceptional as well, but that was a special moment.
Wonderful, thanks for sharingFun anecdote:
I had a Stockholm work trip immediately following CanJam SoCal and my purchase of a new pair of ZMF headphones, so I was carrying my new Bocote LTD Caldera Closeds with me.
Major plus though: My father (83 y.o.), who lives in Norway (where I grew up), came by train to Stockholm and spent a day and a half with me the weekend after my work meetings. And the first evening we had a ZMF/Sony (WM1A DAP) listening session over sparkling wine in his hotel room!
He’d heard A LOT about my obsession- erm, hobby, but has never had a chance to hear my gear since I’m in the U.S. and he is now too old to travel that far comfortably.
But he loves music, and was almost moved to tears by the Caldera Closeds. Between songs, he exclaimed “I didn’t know headphones could sound like this, and convey the emotion in the music at this level!” After another song, he noted “now I understand why this is a cherished hobby for you.”
Priceless, and well worth carrying a ZMF flight case around.
The rest of our visit together was exceptional as well, but that was a special moment.
I still use the HD 800s as my daily and even though I just came from CJ listening to Immanis, Sol-P, Susvara on TOTL chains, the HD800S still surprises me at how good they are (driven from my laptop and Sound blaster X4)
Unfortunately the HD800S also costs a bit more than the HD600! But much less than the Sol P and Sus. Thanks for the info.
I almost cannot believe that you can drive Caldera from 1A with good result. When I demoed Caldera and Atrium in CanJam, I immediately noticed that Caldera sounded so consistently when I switched between SS and Tube. For my Atrium, it is very different. I haven't tried my Atrium from 1AM2, I probably will when I find a converter though I doubt it will perform well.Fun anecdote:
I had a Stockholm work trip immediately following CanJam SoCal and my purchase of a new pair of ZMF headphones, so I was carrying my new Bocote LTD Caldera Closeds with me.
Major plus though: My father (83 y.o.), who lives in Norway (where I grew up), came by train to Stockholm and spent a day and a half with me the weekend after my work meetings. And the first evening we had a ZMF/Sony (WM1A DAP) listening session over sparkling wine in his hotel room!
He’d heard A LOT about my obsession- erm, hobby, but has never had a chance to hear my gear since I’m in the U.S. and he is now too old to travel that far comfortably.
But he loves music, and was almost moved to tears by the Caldera Closeds. Between songs, he exclaimed “I didn’t know headphones could sound like this, and convey the emotion in the music at this level!” After another song, he noted “now I understand why this is a cherished hobby for you.”
Priceless, and well worth carrying a ZMF flight case around.
The rest of our visit together was exceptional as well, but that was a special moment.
The Caldara is a 65 ohm planar while the Atrium is a 300 ohm dynamic. I would expect them to perform differently on SS and tube amplifiers.
If your son wants a step up without going crazy like the Zahl or 465, I found the Questyle CMA Fifteen to have amazing synergy with the HD650 and bring out great hard hitting bass, so I imagine it would be a good match with the HD600 as well.
They are quite spectacular.
