[WillieB]

These glamour shots are amazing! The wood on this headphone just destroys me...the finish is perfect.

The cable is beautiful, too. What is it?

The cable is one of Trevor's creations from Norne Audio I believe.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Norne is definitely my favorite cable company for ZMF headphones.

 

[shafat777]

Which wood is that? Stunning photos

White Oak w/ coffee gold finish

 

[shafat777]

These glamour shots are amazing! The wood on this headphone just destroys me...the finish is perfect.

The cable is beautiful, too. What is it?

It's a Norne Skollvar v2 copper/silver fusion cable

 

[WillieB]

Norne is definitely my favorite cable company for ZMF headphones.

Mine as well. I would have ordered another for my Caldera by now if I could make up my mind. The new color combinations are great.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Mine as well. I would have ordered another for my Caldera by now if I could make up my mind. The new color combinations are great.

The choices are overwhelming for me. I like his picture samples that describe the choices. It's probably also why I tend to by them in the classifieds because I can see them.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Mine as well. I would have ordered another for my Caldera by now if I could make up my mind. The new color combinations are great.

I need to get a cable for my Caldera. Not sure which is the best. Thinking about getting a Vygarde because it is one of the only ones I don't have yet.

 

[Kbeau]

The thick pads make Caldera sufficient for my entire library which includes modern pop music, R&B, soul, classic rock, acoustic, male and female vocals, jazz, classical, soundtracks. They are not bass cannons, but very nice and balanced bass response.

How would you compare to the stock lambskins? I just ordered the thick btw lol..

 

[iamoneagain]

For me I like everything the thick did, especially the low end rumble but it took just a bit too much off the high end on my setup for my tastes. The highs lost just a touch of air and the mids a little less twang. So maybe on a brighter setup, these might be perfect. I’m quite happy with the suede. Find nothing wrong.

 

[iamoneagain]

So I’m finally back working and this is when I listen to classical. Naim has a cd quality live stream and have a Focal Arche as my home work setup. This is the one area where I find the Expanse the winner, at least against the Caldera with suede pads. Thinking maybe the thin pads would be ideal. However, this is just background music for me, so it’s no mark against the Caldera and no reason for me to seek out a more ideal headphone for classical.

I think the reason the Expanse wins is it does low level listening with such balance and clarity. Harpsichord and quiet passages just stand out more. The Caldera might be a touch warm and not quite as resolving for this type of music, at least with suede. Everything else including jazz, it’s perfect. And classical still sounds really good.

 

[Nothingpersnal]

So I’m finally back working and this is when I listen to classical. Naim has a cd quality live stream and have a Focal Arche as my home work setup. This is the one area where I find the Expanse the winner, at least against the Caldera with suede pads. Thinking maybe the thin pads would be ideal. However, this is just background music for me, so it’s no mark against the Caldera and no reason for me to seek out a more ideal headphone for classical.

I think the reason the Expanse wins is it does low level listening with such balance and clarity. Harpsichord and quiet passages just stand out more. The Caldera might be a touch warm and not quite as resolving for this type of music, at least with suede. Everything else including jazz, it’s perfect. And classical still sounds really good.

Classical music is the only reason I've reached for my 800S since receiving my Caldera. Stock leather pads seemed to help in comparison to the suede, but it is definitely not the best genre fit for the headphones.

 

[yolosauce]

So I’m finally back working and this is when I listen to classical. Naim has a cd quality live stream and have a Focal Arche as my home work setup. This is the one area where I find the Expanse the winner, at least against the Caldera with suede pads. Thinking maybe the thin pads would be ideal. However, this is just background music for me, so it’s no mark against the Caldera and no reason for me to seek out a more ideal headphone for classical.

I think the reason the Expanse wins is it does low level listening with such balance and clarity. Harpsichord and quiet passages just stand out more. The Caldera might be a touch warm and not quite as resolving for this type of music, at least with suede. Everything else including jazz, it’s perfect. And classical still sounds really good.

It's fun listening to classical with the Caldera because you can hear a lot of detail in the bass/mids that are usually masked by the elevated treble in other headphones. If I had to choose one headphone dedicated to classical/orchestral music it would have to be the HE1000SE. That headphone made classical music exciting and I preferred it to the Susvara in those genres.

 

[zach915m]

Salire is back up on the site: https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/stock-headphones/products/salire

We have the most of the white Oak (pic coming soon), Walnut and Tiger Maple. There's only a couple of the other variants.

 

[NutritiousNoodles]

Salire is back up on the site: https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/stock-headphones/products/salire

We have the most of the white Oak (pic coming soon), Walnut and Tiger Maple. There's only a couple of the other variants.

Ordered. Also sent an email about getting an extra pair of caldera pads

 

[iamoneagain]

One question on the headphone stands, is the bottom weighted? Is it top heavy? Just worried because I have a cat that may knock it over. I’m currently back to using my Focal stand because it’s heavily weighted and more cat proof. Would hate for the headphone to get damaged.