Honestly it depends upon how much tolerance you have for imperfections. Personally if ZMF says it's structurally sound, I wouldn't care at all. I care more about the sound, and for me imperfections are character in the overall appearance. If you're someone who wants the headphone to be perfect...

I'm going to have to check out Arcadia Fire some time sooner or later. One of the members apparently is responsible for writing the songs for the new Broadway musical "Stereophonic". My wife and I saw it and absolutely loved it...very Fleetwood Mac without actually ripping them off. Very well...

That's what I'm finding too. I have a loaner pair in, and I really enjoy every minute listening. A couple of small personal nits to pick maybe, but when I'm listening, I never think of that at all.

That's a very pretty design... expensive too.

Wise words from a wise duck (holding a bunny in his avatar)

At this rate, that might be next week

I see what you did there...

Those are beauties...

I always enjoy the tunes you choose for these vids Zach....good stuff

Has Schiit taken over naming things now?

Crud...why haven't I followed that thread yet!! I have do some catching up lol. Thanks!!

Hey @zach915m , what is that starwars-y /steampunk-ish looking headphone that pops up at about 3:39? Is it an prototype grill for the Bokeh open? Looks bada$$

Can't go wrong with either IMO, both are amazing headphones. easy enough to peruse both forums to figure which suits your preference best. Edit: forgot to mention, I think they both are an excellent compliment to the Auteur, but personally I think the Closed would be a good contrast. It does...

And I thought that Damocles was John Cleese's ne'er do well brother. Doesn't anyone have ANYTHING to post about Amps & ZMF??? Please for the love of God make it stop!

Is that a @L0rdGwyn designed DAC? (he asks as he wipes drool off of his keyboard)

Hey no worries Geoff, I wasn't correcting you just passing along the information as I remember. Hopefully Zach will chime in when he can. I'm just glad there's another quality review out there for people to read.

I believe @zach915m had mentioned that the Verite series does have some elements of the ADS, or some tuning similarities that helped inspire the ADS. Damned if I can find the post though.

I believe that's @BooUrns ' genius at work. Only she can fill you in as to her creative process.

I was never good with the weather analogy lol. Notes don't sound overly crisp nor sluggish to me if that's what you mean. They're not beryllium fast nor as smooth as biodynamic drivers if that helps. Somewhere between those types.

I experienced no veil in my short time with them, and dynamics were very good. They're pretty neutral leaning warm IMO.

Gotcha, Schiit makes some good stuff. I don't have much experience in the 3-600 range personally, but I have found that tubes are (in general) a great compliment to ZMFs. I had used the Massdrop/Cavalli Tube Hybrid for a while, which gave me my 1st taste of tube magic. I imagine that the...

What DAC are you using? In my experience it's important to consider synergy when you're trying to dial in a preference.