When I looked at the 2nd picture down, I was thinking...these are stabilized wood...those patterns are killer
I picked that out from owning a set of stabilized.
What a wonderful looking set you have....I think these would look great with the aged copper rods too!
Enjoy those puppies and enjoy the music...these are wonderful sounding closed backs....ZMF nailed the signature.
I am listening to mine right now with tubes....the sound has great weight to the music, the notes leading edges are rounded and not to sharp, yet there is much detail
and without any harshness. Great mids ...instruments flying around my head and a very nice stage for a close back headphone. In my mind I feel that the harder wood contributes to the speed and impact of the sound...but I am pretty sure that is really not much the case as Zach says to just pick the wood you like.
Mine sound great with tubes and SS, but I also prefer the tube sound with them.
Listening to some blues/rock as I type , using this combo.