had this headphone with me as part of loaner from super friends and now all other headphones sound broken to me. JAR650 out of OTL brings the mids closer to Auteur classic but still that last bit of magic was missing. I can't enjoy my VC any longer.
EC ZDS + Sonnet Pasithea + Auteur Classic had this synergy going on that I am unable to replicate at least in mids. Currently forcing myself to listen to my IEMs to flush out memories of this headphones.
had this headphone with me as part of loaner from super friends and now all other headphones sound broken to me. JAR650 out of OTL brings the mids closer to Auteur classic but still that last bit of magic was missing. I can't enjoy my VC any longer.
EC ZDS + Sonnet Pasithea + Auteur Classic had this synergy going on that I am unable to replicate at least in mids. Currently forcing myself to listen to my IEMs to flush out memories of this headphones.
I had a similar experience a few years ago. I had an Aeolus and VC before getting my Auteur. At one point I had all 3, and I thought the Auteur sounded the most natural. There’s something magical about the mids on these headphones. I actually had no intention of selling my VC, but the Auteur won me over and was getting most of my listening time. The Aeolus is a great listen as well and was my first ZMF, but I prefer the VC and Auteur.
I’ve got a Auteur Classic loaner coming in next week, so I’ll get a chance to compare it to my OG Auteur and Meze Elite. Should be a fun week!
I’m finally getting a chance to listen to the Auteur Classic, and things are sounding really good so far. I can immediately notice better imaging and soundstage size vs my OG. Separation of different voices/instruments seems improved, but I’d have to do some direct comparisons with my OG to verify this. Bass is solid and seems to be a little more refined/clean on the Classic. It also seems to extend a little lower than the OG.
Right now I’m trying to just enjoy the music and get a general feel for the overall sound, so I won’t go into much more detail until I’ve had a few more days with them. I will say, they definitely still sound like an Auteur.
With my end game input tubes in place and with the added imaging that the Eikon gets from them (!) and the already-impressive imaging the VC has, I am thinking VERY seriously about selling my Auteur OG LTD Wenge (minus the Norne cable in the photo)… (EDIT: SOLD!)
They will help fund an Atrium Closed down the road. If anyone is interested before I list them, please PM me. They are in immaculate shape, from a non-smoking environment, and sound excellent.
If I could keep them, I would- but three pairs of ZMFs is enough (for our living room).
With my end game input tubes in place and with the added imaging that the Eikon gets from them (!) and the already-impressive imaging the VC has, I am thinking VERY seriously about selling my Auteur OG LTD Wenge (minus the Norne cable in the photo)…
They will help fund an Atrium Closed down the road. If anyone is interested before I list them, please PM me. They are in immaculate shape, from a non-smoking environment, and sound excellent.
If I could keep them, I would- but three pairs of ZMFs is enough (for our living room).
Those are gorgeous! I would have been interested except this morning I bought an Auteur OG LTD Ash! I will send pics and share my impressions when I can.
Those are gorgeous! I would have been interested except this morning I bought an Auteur OG LTD Ash this morning! I will send pics and share my impressions when I can.
One byproduct of being audiophile is number of boxes in form of shipping boxes or display cases we accumulate over a period of time. We need a thread to display how we store them
One byproduct of being audiophile is number of boxes in form of shipping boxes or display cases we accumulate over a period of time. We need a thread to display how we store them
Those are gorgeous! I would have been interested except this morning I bought an Auteur OG LTD Ash! I will send pics and share my impressions when I can.
There aren't many of these Ash Auteurs out in the wild. I think only 20 or so were ever made. I love my set and can't ever bring myself to sell them even though they aren't my primary headphones anymore. They're just so damned handsome!
I look forward to seeing some pictures of your set when you get them in! Ash is a special wood. I sold a Blackwood Auteur after comparing it to the Ash set. I also had an Verite Closed in Ash as well as two other VCs in different wood types. The Ash was the best-sounding in my opinion. Can't explain it, but let's just say I'm a fan of Manchurian Ash ZMFs!
Snapped a quick picture of the two Auteurs together. The Classic has some new tricks up its sleeve, but my OG is holding its own.
P.S. Zoom in and take a look at how different the grills are. I didn’t realize Zach had changed them so much on the Classic.
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