[Smallpie]

I actually am not sure what wood we are going to go with yet, we are in the midst of cutting and machining the Kingwood. The one thing I am thinking, is that we should do something of lighter weight as an inverse to Kingwood (which actually turned out not too bad). Some options could be Redwood Burl, Walnut Burl, Camphor Burl or something like Australian Blackwood or even Bocote.

Oh man. Did it have ZPEX rewire?

My vote goes to redwood burl and use it on the auteur classic or atrium as well!
More burl wood across the board!

 

[sp33ls]

I wood totally geek out over Zach posting a video on all the different species gathered in his collection over the years.

If you were to ask, my vote would definitely go for walnut burl.

 

[mfgillia]

I actually am not sure what wood we are going to go with yet, we are in the midst of cutting and machining the Kingwood. The one thing I am thinking, is that we should do something of lighter weight as an inverse to Kingwood (which actually turned out not too bad). Some options could be Redwood Burl, Walnut Burl, Camphor Burl or something like Australian Blackwood or even Bocote.

This is pretty much what I want. A very light Caldera ideally using a wood that looks much different than my current ZMFs - Bubinga Atrium and Sapele VC.

@zach915m Are the stabilized ZMFs always on the heavy side?

 

[cglin222]

What ever happened to this one or just camjam special

 

[zach915m]

What ever happened to this one or just camjam special

I didn't have coffee gold in yet so I used the copper untreated to simulate the look. I actually think the coffee gold looks better.

 

[cglin222]

I didn't have coffee gold in yet so I used the copper untreated to simulate the look. I actually think the coffee gold looks better.

So this is oak with coffee gold? If that’s the case I might get this one as to actually finally getting one that’s not ltd zmf in my collection vc leopard, vo Purple Heart and atrium bubinga

 

[zach915m]

So this is oak with coffee gold? If that’s the case I might get this one as to actually finally getting one that’s not ltd zmf in my collection vc leopard, vo Purple Heart and atrium bubinga

Yep that's oak with coffee gold. Matches our cable Jack's too.

 

[zach915m]

This is pretty much what I want. A very light Caldera ideally using a wood that looks much different than my current ZMFs - Bubinga Atrium and Sapele VC.

@zach915m Are the stabilized ZMFs always on the heavy side?

Yeah stabilized are always somewhere around the weight of Bocote or purple heart.

 

[Thaddy]

@zach915m, will the Salire become available later this year alongside the release of the Caldera and ZMF November?

 

[cglin222]

Yep that's oak with coffee gold. Matches our cable Jack's too.

Is this Same wood stain seems I like this darker oak stain better than the previous image
Or it’s just lighting? Or can we get the same stain

 

[dfiled]

@zach915m, will the Salire become available later this year alongside the release of the Caldera and ZMF November?

The.. what now?

 

[Takarajima]

Hi folks, here's my 2nd micro music-rambling episode with Caldera.

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https://open.qobuz.com/album/0798387952066

Another deep-dive session with Caldera this morning. This album contains an early 90's selections of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood's (aka MMW) works well revealing their genre hybridness. I damn love their approaches to mix various styles of jazz-rooted music such as funk or jazz ballad with familiar rhythms obviously inspired by the East Coast hip hops. I was wondering whether and how much Caldera pull the colorful story out of the recorded signal.

Throughout the whole album, Caldera carefully revealed that there was a lot going on with successfully disintegrating all the messiness. Everything sounded transparent and orderly. For example, in the first track ('Chubb Sub'), Caldera reproduced organ, double bass, and drum with abundant musical storylines as well as barreling-down momentum. Caldera didn't quite replicate clearer sightlines into the paths charted by each instrument like Stealth, but it did offer the bulging and air-chuffing beat. Double bass notes wove dexterously through the busy passages. Organ notes beamed with color and kept their composure regardless of their pace. The hi-hat took its place amidst the percussive space. Caldera also helped me clearly identify John switched to piano later in the track, without throwing timbral differences at me.

 

[sp33ls]

@zach915m, will the Salire become available later this year alongside the release of the Caldera and ZMF November?

I think I just saw it on their products page when I went to go grab HD8xx pads. Says coming soon, so my guess is probably?

 

[Pharmaboy]

Have my loaner Caldera burning in (day 7) & will finally do some real listening tonight.

I peeked in now & then during burn-in (can't help myself). Yesterday I cued up several familiar cuts (2 funk, 1 classical). I was amazed to easily hear the sonic deficiencies & limitations of the inexpensive d/s DAC I used for burn-in. Those things were never as readily apparent before, and I've burned in some serious ZMFs on this DAC (Atrium, VO, Aeolus).

This high degree of resolution & transparency comes from a headphone that strikes me as utterly smooth, liquid, and ear-friendly...the polar opposite of super "revealing" headphones I've heard. That's pretty interesting.

Just one more surprising sonic trick this fascinating headphone can do. The Caldera is full of surprises...

PS: The kingwood/steel hardware pictures are so beautiful!

 

[Xcalibur255]

My vote would be for Walnut for LTD run 2 as well, although personally I'm really loving the coffee gold oak and it's thankfully always available.

I need to stop reading this thread. I was so sure my next headphone purchase was going to be an Atrium this winter, and now I am............. less sure.