[DeweyCH]

Finally received my VC Olive today!
Could not be happier - these are unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Now going through my favorites and re-discovering my library with these!

Oh wow, that knot really makes these striking!

 

[Wes S]

Finally received my VC Olive today!
Could not be happier - these are unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Now going through my favorites and re-discovering my library with these!

Those look incredible! Congrats

 

[ckhirnigs113]

Finally received my VC Olive today!
Could not be happier - these are unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Now going through my favorites and re-discovering my library with these!

Need a picture of the other cup!

 

[galileaux]

Need a picture of the other cup!

Here you go!

 

[nicholas1213]

Here you go!

Gorgeous! Only in zmf thread you will be requested to show both side of the beauty

 

[ckhirnigs113]

Here you go!

Very nice indeed!

 

[Renexx]

Mine is in the mail tomorrow or on Monday. Hype

 

[ckhirnigs113]

@galileaux Your set would look amazing on my Olive Burl headphone stand!

 

[galileaux]

@galileaux Your set would look amazing on my Olive Burl headphone stand!

That is a beautiful stand!!

 

[ckhirnigs113]

That is a beautiful stand!!

Just checked, and it looks like there is one left if you want to get one just like it: Boryk Olive Ash Stand

I highly recommend this guy. He does amazing work and his prices are surprisingly low.

 

[duranxv]

@zach915m Just out of curiosity - You've mentioned that you're a big fan of the Sparkos Aries amp as well as the LTA ZOTL amps. Which one do you think brings out the full potential of the VC the best? Or do you think they're evenly matched?

 

[zach915m]

@zach915m Just out of curiosity - You've mentioned that you're a big fan of the Sparkos Aries amp as well as the LTA ZOTL amps. Which one do you think brings out the full potential of the VC the best? Or do you think they're evenly matched?

Once you get to that level of amp it's really more about personal preference.

The sparkos is one of the most exacting amps I've heard, super transparent but with enough excitement and musicality to keep you engaged. It's very solid state sounding, and also I use it as a preamp, actually right now it's feeding my zotl 2!

The zotl has that linearity and may not be a warm tube Amp, but it has the deftness, nimble quality of tubes and you can change that a bit with tube swaps. The liquidity is slightly higher without getting anywhere near strident. The sparkos has more power and heft.

Hope that helps! Both great amps!

 

[duranxv]

Once you get to that level of amp it's really more about personal preference.

The sparkos is one of the most exacting amps I've heard, super transparent but with enough excitement and musicality to keep you engaged. It's very solid state sounding, and also I use it as a preamp, actually right now it's feeding my zotl 2!

The zotl has that linearity and may not be a warm tube Amp, but it has the deftness, nimble quality of tubes and you can change that a bit with tube swaps. The liquidity is slightly higher without getting anywhere near strident. The sparkos has more power and heft.

Hope that helps! Both great amps!

@zach915m So I guess in a way, if you use the Aries as a preamp into a ZOTL, you kinda get the best of both worlds? That must be absolute audio bliss

 

[intedinator]

Finally received my VC Olive today!
Could not be happier - these are unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Now going through my favorites and re-discovering my library with these!

Gorgeous!

 

[intedinator]

I'm getting some very faint background static, especially in more quiet tracks, in the right cup (and very slightly in the left cup). Any idea what could be causing this? Is it possibly the headphone cable itself? @zach915m

Have you tried another pair of headphones or earphones to verify it’s not elsewhere in your audio chain?