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Dang those are nice... really beautiful contrast and the wood is so rich and classy Ha. Just looks excellent.Gents, it's taken far too long, but as of today I'm a proud member of the Auteur Owners Association!
Zach has crafted what I can only describe as a work of absolute art, a headphone so elegant yet ruggedly beautiful, it hurts me to put them on my head where I can no longer see them. I'd auditioned the Teak Auteur numerous times, and each time found it exceptional, although perhaps lacking a touch of heft (compared to what I considered my 'endgame' headphone, the LCD-3), and a touch of speed and dynamism (compared to my daily driver, the Elex). Zach suggested I try the Auteur in a harder wood, and while I couldn't quite stretch to the Blackwood, when he showed me a demo pair he made out of African Wenge - complete with brushed aluminium hardware - it was love at first sight.
And so the final piece of my desktop system is in place, and I have at last a headphone that will, with good fortune, be passed down through generations of my family. I'll be sure to post impressions (maybe even a longer review, if there's any interest), but on first listen Zach's masterpiece is everything I'd hoped for: organic, natural, and oh so real, but with the speed and heft of the denser, darker Wenge.
I can go on and on, but I'd rather just show you...
Glad you’re enjoying the sound too!