[BudKine]

I'm no longer seeing the Pendant listed for sale on ZMF'S site: https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/amps-dacs

I noticed that about an hour ago and came here to see if there was some news.

 

[Wes S]

I'm no longer seeing the Pendant listed for sale on ZMF'S site: https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/amps-dacs

Interesting and perhaps they are updating their website, or is the amp being discontinued, or is something else coming out soon. . .?

@zach915m any word on this?

 

[4LoveOfSound]

I can’t afford a new replacement. I just bought the Atrium and have a drawer full of tubes for the Pendant!

 

[zach915m]

Interesting and perhaps they are updating their website, or is the amp being discontinued, or is something else coming out soon. . .?

@zach915m or @ampsandsound - Fellas, any word on this?

We will no longer be selling the Pendant. Any further info I will let ampsandsound fill you guys in!

We will have the Cayin 300b MK II amps in stock soon (should be on the site next week, zmf owners email for price) and are working on a special collaboration with Decware on an OTL made just for ZMF as well as a solid state amp with JDS Labs that will have selectable impedances.

 

[Wes S]

I can’t afford a new replacement. I just bought the Atrium and have a drawer full of tubes for the Pendant!

Personally, I am all dialed in with tubes, cables, DAC and headphones with my SE, and don't have any desire to change or "upgrade", but I am a little curious. . .


Edit - I am very interested in the Decware OTL!

 

[Wes S]

We will no longer be selling the Pendant. Any further info I will let ampsandsound fill you guys in!

We will have the Cayin 300b MK II amps in stock soon (should be on the site next week, zmf owners email for price) and are working on a special collaboration with Decware on an OTL made just for ZMF as well as a solid state amp with JDS Labs that will have selectable impedances.

That's sad and exciting at the same time. Thanks for sharing Zach, and I have been interested in an OTL for a while and a Decware/ZMF collaboration sounds amazing.

 

[Bassic Needs]

We will no longer be selling the Pendant. Any further info I will let ampsandsound fill you guys in!

We will have the Cayin 300b MK II amps in stock soon (should be on the site next week, zmf owners email for price) and are working on a special collaboration with Decware on an OTL made just for ZMF as well as a solid state amp with JDS Labs that will have selectable impedances.

Thanks for sharing Zach. I love the transparency you bring to your customers.

 

[QuantumQ]

We will no longer be selling the Pendant. Any further info I will let ampsandsound fill you guys in!

We will have the Cayin 300b MK II amps in stock soon (should be on the site next week, zmf owners email for price) and are working on a special collaboration with Decware on an OTL made just for ZMF as well as a solid state amp with JDS Labs that will have selectable impedance

Oooh. That’s all very intriguing. After Zach mentioned that they use JDS for QC, I picked one up (now 2) for my remote rigs, and it’s been an excellent solve. I do love me some 300b, but it’s the Decware OTL that’s piqued my interest most. Their current offerings use a different tube set than the Pendant, but I’m very intrigued what a collab will bring. Wait times might be a thing, I imagine.

 

[zach915m]

Oooh. That’s all very intriguing. After Zach mentioned that they use JDS for QC, I picked one up (now 2) for my remote rigs, and it’s been an excellent solve. I do love me some 300b, but it’s the Decware OTL that’s piqued my interest most. Their current offerings use a different tube set than the Pendant, but I’m very intrigued what a collab will bring. Wait times might be a thing, I imagine.

Everything is coming together in the next few weeks, we are working with Decware to try to keep wait times down compared to their 1 year plus list right now, I'm hopeful we will have some inventory within the next few months!

 

[nwavesailor]

I considered a Decware amp before buying the BB. At that point the wait time was many months and there was not an option for a single volume pot.
I now use my DAC for volume control with the BB but at that time I didn't want to have to reach over from my listening position to adjust 2 volume pots.

 

[Wes S]

I considered a Decware amp before buying the BB. At that point the wait time was many months and there was not an option for a single volume pot.
I now use my DAC for volume control with the BB but at that time I didn't want to have to reach over from my listening position to adjust 2 volume pots.

Me too before I went with the Pendant SE, but I didn't care for the tube type (6922) used for the driver. I'm hopeful, the new OTL does not use 6922's. . .

 

[Wes S]

Me too before I went with the Pendant SE, but I didn't care for the tube type (6922) used for the driver. I'm hopeful, the new OTL does not use 6922's. . .

Just found out the new OTL will be using the same driver tubes (6922), so looks like my Atrium Closed funds will remain secure and I will still be using that money to buy them the second they are released instead of the amp. I know the Decware OTL is going to be incredible, but I just don't care for how rare and expensive the good 6922's have become lately. As an avid tube roller, that's not the driver tube for me and my modest bank account. I will own an OTL someday, but for now I think that money will be better spent on the Atrium Closed, as my Pendant SE will surely make them sing to their full potential as well.

 

[jonathan c]

I’m with you, Wes. I have found that - in the Woo WA2 and the Woo WA3 OTLs which have ‘6922’ sockets - the best 12AT7s with the right adapters trounce the best 6922s (including Telefunken)……

 

[nwavesailor]

Like many of you, I had the Liquid Platinum and it was 6922 based. Many of us used adapters for 12AU7, 12AT7, WE 369A/2C51 and many others.

Several or many of these same options will likely be usable with the Decware offering. Like the Pendant, it only takes a single so not the higher cost for a pair.

 

[zach915m]

Like many of you, I had the Liquid Platinum and it was 6922 based. Many of us used adapters for 12AU7, 12AT7, WE 369A/2C51 and many others.

Several or many of these same options will likely be usable with the Decware offering. Like the Pendant, it only takes a single so not the higher cost for a pair.

The new Decware amp will have much more going on inside the chassis than most OTL's, I've listened at length to the final version and it was tuned in harmony with the creation of the Atrium, as Steve had an early Atrium for over 6 months while working on the amp. I really believe this will be the production OTL to have for dynamic ZMFs as it was designed just for us. Will do a full video and will probably give me an excuse to drive to Decware and shoot some video as well. We love the Decware team.

So anyways - definitely don't judge the amp based on what you've heard from other amps that use 6922 tubes. And yeah you can definitely adapt to tons of other tubes as desired.