[betula]

Switching to the Suedes helped for me. I have the Thick pads and by themselves I did not like them, preferred the suedes over them.
However yesterday I put on the mantle mesh and the thicks and it sounded really good! Totally removed any of the treble issues I was experiencing. And it felt like resolution went up for me.
The mantle sounds really good with the Thicks that I haven't been tempted to try swapping pads yet. Gonna give it a few more days of listening before pad rolling.

Interesting. To me the mantle mesh while definitely dampens higher frequencies, do take away a little bit of resolution.

 

[mattiastomas]

Interesting. To me the mantle mesh while definitely dampens higher frequencies, do take away a little bit of resolution.

To me it felt more like instrument separation was more defined and less on top of each other (if that makes sense). Hence why I probably perceive it as more resolving.

Also possible that the brightness I was experiencing was overpowering, and now that its tamed a bit then its more balanced overall for me that I perceive it as more resolving.

 

[goldwerger]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

 

[shafat777]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

Right there with ya good sir....Cant seem to get enough

 

[sp33ls]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

What type of wood are your VOs?

Not to ignore the beauty of the other three...

 

[ColSaulTigh]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

So YOU'RE the one hoarding all the Grumpy Gooses (Grumpy Geese? Grumpy Goslings?)!!!

 

[goldwerger]

Right there with ya good sir....Cant seem to get enough

Nice... Love the grain on your Caldera!!

What type of wood are your VOs?

Not to ignore the beauty of the other three...

African Blackwood. Somethign about that wood always appeals to me. There is hint of complexity behind the black sheen which I love.

So YOU'RE the one hoarding all the Grumpy Gooses (Grumpy Geese? Grumpy Goslings?)!!!

 

[dfiled]

So YOU'RE the one hoarding all the Grumpy Gooses (Grumpy Geese? Grumpy Goslings?)!!!

Your gear listing takes up half a page

 

[Nicolas Yance]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

Love those 2 beautiful ebony wood headphones!

 

[goldwerger]

Love those 2 beautiful ebony wood headphones!

Thanks! Me too. These woods convey such a feel of timelessness for me.

 

[betula]

Listening to ZMF headphones all day today

That black & white ebony is gorgeous!

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Zach definitely should make more black & white ebony lol. They are just simply so artistic to look at.

 

[unfitstew]

Zach definitely should make more black & white ebony lol. They are just simply so artistic to look at.

100% love my Black and White Ebony Atrium Open. If there is a gorgeous one of it for Caldera, Bokeh, or Auteur Classic at Canjam NyC not sure I could resist haha.

 

[dfiled]

My thick pads just arrived today. Need to listen to them for a few days before I decide whether I like them.

Unsurprisingly the clamp force is tighter with the thick pads compared to the thin. One thing I've never totally understood -- do I want a tight seal? I know with the Abyss the idea is to avoid a seal and when I had the Susvaras, pulling the earcups from my head greatly enhanced slam. Should I be aiming for a tighter or looser fit with the Caldera?

 

[TheMiddleSky]

My thick pads just arrived today. Need to listen to them for a few days before I decide whether I like them.

Unsurprisingly the clamp force is tighter with the thick pads compared to the thin. One thing I've never totally understood -- do I want a tight seal? I know with the Abyss the idea is to avoid a seal and when I had the Susvaras, pulling the earcups from my head greatly enhanced slam. Should I be aiming for a tighter or looser fit with the Caldera?

Tighter better. Although even with my thickest glasses the sound not changed much (unlike Verite Closed that sensitive about this matter).