[duranxv]

You'll get an email shortly stating your headphone has been started. We are just finishing machining all the sapele and Olive orders actually.

Nice! Looking forward to my VC Olive

 

[daphantom99]

Makes sense. They look lovely either way. But good to know what to expect, as I have them on order.

Olivewood does get darker with age.

 

[tunes]

Oh yeah! They’re on my head right now. I’ve got two tube amps on order at the moment. I can’t wait to see if they take things to even greater sonic heights.

What tube amps did you settle on?

 

[Rowethren]

Got some new 1958 Brimar CV4033 triple micas for my Mjolnir 2 and boy are they making my VCs sing! I was trying to work and got so distracted listening to this album:

 

[Wes S]

Got some new 1958 Brimar CV4033 triple micas for my Mjolnir 2 and boy are they making my VCs sing! I was trying to work and got so distracted listening to this album:

Rockin that album right now, and it is a good one. Sounds killer with the VC no doubt. Lively and dynamic and really gets you moving! Thanks for sharing, and I am really diggin tracks #7 Mr. Dynamite, and #11 Resonate.

 

[bobmysterious]

That album was released a year ago tomorrow. Solid album too!

 

[Wes S]

This is another killer song with the VC.

Actually the more I think about it, I have been listening all day, and every song I have heard with the VC no matter the genre sounds insanely good, and I am not kidding!

 

[Barnstormer13]

For whatever reason, I switched to my Hybrid tube amp this evening and started comparing headphones. I was surprised how good the VC sounded from the hybrid.

Ultimately I found the sound fatiguing compared to my tube amp so I switched back but there were areas where the VC shone. Now I’m wondering if maybe I just haven’t heard the VC with a good enough SS amp. Anyone prefer their VC through a SS amp?

 

[Nostoi]

For whatever reason, I switched to my Hybrid tube amp this evening and started comparing headphones. I was surprised how good the VC sounded from the hybrid.

Ultimately I found the sound fatiguing compared to my tube amp so I switched back but there were areas where the VC shone. Now I’m wondering if maybe I just haven’t heard the VC with a good enough SS amp. Anyone prefer their VC through a SS amp?

I'm a big fan of the VC + Sparkos Aries pairing - it's an incredibly fast SS amp, with outstanding resolution and detail retrieval, and yet which retains a musical tonality. Not in any sense fatiguing, too. And, as I've mentioned before, also the SS amp of choice for @zach915m, which is endorsement enough of its merits.

 

[Wes S]

For whatever reason, I switched to my Hybrid tube amp this evening and started comparing headphones. I was surprised how good the VC sounded from the hybrid.

Ultimately I found the sound fatiguing compared to my tube amp so I switched back but there were areas where the VC shone. Now I’m wondering if maybe I just haven’t heard the VC with a good enough SS amp. Anyone prefer their VC through a SS amp?

My VC sounds insanely good with my RH-5 (hybrid), with no fatigue at all. From my past experience synergy is what matters most, no matter what kind of amp and if you do your homework you can find good parings for each type.

I am a tube guy, buy would like to add a good SS amp at some point to the collection, and I am looking forward to hearing what other people have had success with.

 

[shafat777]

My VC sounds insanely good with my RH-5 (hybrid), with no fatigue at all. From my past experience synergy is what matters most, no matter what kind of amp and if you do your homework you can find good parings for each type.

I am a tube guy, buy would like to add a good SS amp at some point to the collection, and I am looking forward to hearing what other people have had success with.

I would highly recommend the GSX-mini if you want to achieve nirvana with your ZMF cans. If i am not using my Elise OTL, the GSX mini is what i reach for with literal every single of my headphones.

 

[Barnstormer13]

I would highly recommend the GSX-mini if you want to achieve nirvana with your ZMF cans. If i am not using my Elise OTL, the GSX mini is what i reach for with literal every single of my headphones.

Been thinking a GSX mini is exactly what I would buy.

 

[tunes]

This one got good reviews and may be what Zach uses to voice the ZMF stuff. Just a rumor........

SparkoS Labs Aries
Conclusion:
It’s incredible to believe that the Aries is the first end-to-end product from SparkoS Labs, as it is simply so cohesive in terms of how well it’s packaged combined with how it performs. Its build is bullet-proof, the user-experience is first-rate, and sonically it’s immaculately transparent yet utterly enjoyable.

 

[Nostoi]

This one got good reviews and may be what Zach uses to voice the ZMF stuff. Just a rumor........




SparkoS Labs Aries
Conclusion:
It’s incredible to believe that the Aries is the first end-to-end product from SparkoS Labs, as it is simply so cohesive in terms of how well it’s packaged combined with how it performs. Its build is bullet-proof, the user-experience is first-rate, and sonically it’s immaculately transparent yet utterly enjoyable.

Yes sir. For anyone interested, I offered some impressions on the VC and the Aries here - https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sparkos-aries-headphone-amp.945912/post-16043638

 

[PointyFox]

I recommend the Drop THX AAA 789. I don't think there's anything to be gained going to a more expensive amp. It can drive the VC at about 60% power and its measurements put it in like the top 1% of amps.