[ken6217]

@goldwerger, thanks a lot.

I hope you didn’t infect me with the Auris Nirvana.

 

[goldwerger]

@goldwerger, thanks a lot.

I hope you didn’t infect me with the Auris Nirvana.

I heard it’s infectious..

 

[ken6217]

I heard it’s infectious..

This whole hobby is infectious. I actually had about three hours of clarity after I sold my 1266 TC and said to myself, I’m out of the hobby and I’ll just use my speakers.

 

[sp33ls]

Well I joined the family. Just bought a VC in Sapele. Less than 5 hours on it and so I get to break it in. It also came with WyWires Platinum cable but I'll see if they will re-terminate it as I need 4 pin XLR.

I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Congrats! Let us know what you think after they break in a bit.
Also -- that was like really fast! Lol

 

[ken6217]

Thanks.Will do.

I had placed a Want to Buy, and a few people messaged me.

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Well I joined the family. Just bought a VC in Sapele. Less than 5 hours on it and so I get to break it in. It also came with WyWires Platinum cable but I'll see if they will re-terminate it as I need 4 pin XLR.

I'm looking forward to hearing it.

The stabilize VC would produce fuller body sound, more tactile impact/bite with bigger soundstage image compare to your Sapele. For me Sapele produce the smoothest (most polite) bite/impact compare to any VCs I ever heard.

P.s: I know what Zach said about sound with different type of woods, I just express my experience after tried multiple VCs with different woods.

 

[ken6217]

The stabilize VC would produce fuller body sound, more tactile impact/bite with bigger soundstage image compare to your Sapele. For me Sapele produce the smoothest (most polite) bite/impact compare to any VCs I ever heard.

P.s: I know what Zach said about sound with different type of woods, I just express my experience after tried multiple VCs with different woods.

Well everybody hears what they hear. I’ve had people tell me that there’s not much difference in sound.

I’ve never even heard a ZMF headphone at all. . However regardless of the wood, stabilized or not stabilized, I bet my life that after hearing the ones that I’m buying, it will let me know if I like the VC. Any nuances due to a different wood etc., will not change my perception one way or another if I like the headphones. It’s not gonna be where I listen to mine and I don’t like them, but I listen to stabilized and then say, wow this is the best headphones I’ve ever heard in my life!!

 

[Nostoi]

Well everybody hears what they hear. I’ve had people tell me that there’s not much difference in sound.

I’ve never even heard a ZMF headphone at all. . However regardless of the wood, stabilized or not stabilized, I bet my life that after hearing the ones that I’m buying, it will let me know if I like the VC. Any nuances due to a different wood etc., will not change my perception one way or another if I like the headphones. It’s not gonna be where I listen to mine and I don’t like them, but I listen to stabilized and then say, wow this is the best headphones I’ve ever heard in my life!!

Sound differences in wood are absolutely minimal if audible. Either you'll like the VC or you won't, but the only thing to note is that it takes time to (1) adjust to the tuning and also (2) figure out which set-up best suits you. Pad rolling affects the tuning on the VC like no other headphone I know. Which is good because you can cater it to your taste. Cable rolling, along with wood variations, is way down the line of tuning mods to make. I would also say, contrary to the sense here, that the VC is quite a picky headphone in terms of amps. That will also involve a bit of experimenting. For me, the amp source is everything.

 

[ken6217]

On second thought, deleted.

 

[ken6217]

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[robo24]

Well I joined the family. Just bought a VC in Sapele. Less than 5 hours on it and so I get to break it in. It also came with WyWires Platinum cable but I'll see if they will re-terminate it as I need 4 pin XLR.

I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Another good example here of why the stock woods are never "lesser" ZMFs. Really nice set and the chatoyance of Sapele is something that can't be captured in photos very well.

 

[ken6217]

I would imagine none of the woods would be a dramatic departure from rhe ZMF VC sound. If there were, either Zach wouldn’t use it, or he would state it.

There seems to be more at play with @TheMiddleSky than his “helpful and altruistic” comments. LOL.

 

[paradoxper]

This whole hobby is infectious. I actually had about three hours of clarity after I sold my 1266 TC and said to myself, I’m out of the hobby and I’ll just use my speakers.

Just when you were out...

 

[ken6217]

Just when you were out...

I’m still 50-50 on being out and staying with speakers. Just listened to the Susvara with stock and a couple different Dekoni pads. Not impressed at all. Maybe the VC will do it for me, but I’d be more surprised if it did, than if it didn’t. I’ve never heard a close back headphone before, and so who knows. For me, the biggest obstacle is that I’m comparing everything to the TC in my mind.

 

[paradoxper]

I’m still 50-50 on being out and staying with speakers. Just listened to the Susvara with stock and a couple different Dekoni pads. Not impressed at all. Maybe the VC will do it for me, but I’d be more surprised if it did, than if it didn’t. I’ve never heard a close back headphone before, and so who knows. For me, the biggest obstacle is that I’m comparing everything to the TC in my mind.

The TC effect in full force!

COF

LOL