After some time with an Auteur OG LTD in padauk, I can say that I'm impressed, though I feel that I've yet to unlock the full potential of them. I currently have Auteur suede perf & Eikon lambskin perf pads, and I have a feeling that Eikon suede perf is the perfect combination of sound and...

It's been a while since I've owned/heard an Aeolus, but based on my (unreliable) memory the Auteur I'm currently listening with Eikon perf lambskins is getting close to being as good as the Aeolus, which along the Edition X v2 from Hifiman is my all time favourite. The Auteur is definitely...

The XD05 Plus may have been discontinued, but I'm glad it was still in stock locally here. For the price (174€ incl. delivery) it's an incredible little system. The idea was to get a battery powered dac-amp that has the power to run essentially any dynamic or planar headphone, except for a few...

This may be a dumb question, but if I were to get Burson V5I:s for the XD05 PLUS, should I get single or dual ones? I'm very much new to rolling op-amps.

Do the HD650 really change that much depending on source gear? Mostly what I mean is, when used with high quality tube amps like the BH Crack, Feliks Elise, TOR Roger etc with good tubes? It's something I've been struggling with - does it actually pay off to have the headphones cost way less...

Look at Eufonika tube amps for ZMF cans. For the price they offer, I don't know if there's any competition out there. For Aeolus, I have no higher recommendation. If I could choose just one set to have for the rest of time, I'd take the Aeolus with perf suedes and Eufonika H5.

Unfortunately this'll be it for me, as for writing too. I haven't had a pair of headphones since I was forced (not by @Sword of Damocles - he's a true gentleman) the clearly b-stock Aeolus pair that was sold to me as a-stock (apparently the mods here didn't like it despite the crapton of...

Guys - I've found the holy grail. Eufonika! A polish guy making tube amps for CHEAP - and I'd take my H5 over a BHC. And yea they're pre-built extremely well and sound godlike. And the customer support is beyond awesome. Got a review coming soon, once I'm well enough again, anf you won't be...

Does the sound wipe the floor vs Sony XM. Beats it by a mike ot not - i want good audio and ANC in one package.

I should have a H5 arrive Friday thanks to a very generous offer, so I'll post impressions once I get back home from the hospital. So far I can tell that what you can expect of Eufonika and Wieslaw is excellent and friendly service. The lead time can be weeks, but if the amp delivers like I...

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The receipt says it was sold as new by a retailer (Headphone auditions amsterdam, 2020). What we need to know is that would you consider this a normal, A-stock quality? That's the crux of the matter - the seller claims this is just how your handmade headphones look like - imperfect. Edit - We...

Not mine. It's a bit of an interesting 2nd hand situation, and I wanted to ask @zach915m for his input. I'm like 99% sure those would never pass ZMF QC, and I don't know how you could claim that's just like the wood grain or something? Not a B stock pair btw. To me it looks like they took a hit...

@zach915m Could you chime in? Would you sell headphones like this as new, A-stock? See, I think that's not the case, but I'm being told different. Apparently that's supposed to not be a crack, but just how the wood is, and not a B stock either.

Prettu sure I missed some posts, but yay! I'm super glad you're starting to like them! I've actually heard similar complaints about ZMF 'phones (I think it was Auteur and Atticus) and in most cases either a suede strap, co-pilot pad or pilot pad was enough to solve the issue. I know of one guy...