Nice, second day is much easier. Sunday morning is less crowded and you can get to more listening stations without waiting long.
Follow up from day one: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/can...-march-9-10-2024.971988/page-11#post-18011752
Day 2 started with trying a few other HPs at Sennheiser and Audio-Technica.
Enjoyed the 660S2 as it fondly reminds me of my HD58X. I would get a 660S2 if I did not already own the 58X. The HD820 and 660S2 both performed well out of the Sennheiser HDV 820 amplifier and not bad at all jacked directly to my DAP. Sennheiser also had a record player running but was not sure where it was connected?
Tried the ATH-AWAS and their higher end ATH-ADX5000 and also connected those straight to my DAP. Oddly the lower impedance AWAS sounded thinner than the 420 Ohm ADX5000 which sounded rather decent straight from the DAP. I think each of these would shine on good amps. The pretty AWKG in Kurogaki wood was there too and a popular attraction so I did not really want to wait for a turn.
Back to ZMF:
Revisited the Caldera Closed on some excellent stations. The LTA Z10e paired very well as did the DCS Lina stack and Feliks Audio Envy. So, I would not normally play a blues rock track like “Good Love” by Black Keys w/Billy Gibbons on guitar on a planar HP vs a dynamic, but the Caldera Closed nailed it. Great work on the Caldera Closed and another well done product!
First time trying the Holo stack. OK, it is true Bliss, wow!
This was a pretty Atrium open. Purple wood I think as it had a raspberry-like color. Sounded wonderful on the ZMF/Decware collaboration. My Decware CSP3 order is coming up on 2 years and looks like it will go over that mark on their build list. I’m patient and hoping later this summer it will arrive.
Liked the Benchmark HPA4 and the Nitsch Pietus Maximus. I have a Piety and it sounds good but the volume pot does cause a bit of noise as it turns. Other than that, it works well as a small HP amp. The Pietus Maximus is a good evolution from that with more power and gain settings. And looks like you can order a couple different DAC options with it.
Thanks again to the always cordial ZMF team for setting up several nice listening stations with fantastic amps/stacks!
Follow up from day one: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/can...-march-9-10-2024.971988/page-11#post-18011752
Day 2 started with trying a few other HPs at Sennheiser and Audio-Technica.
Enjoyed the 660S2 as it fondly reminds me of my HD58X. I would get a 660S2 if I did not already own the 58X. The HD820 and 660S2 both performed well out of the Sennheiser HDV 820 amplifier and not bad at all jacked directly to my DAP. Sennheiser also had a record player running but was not sure where it was connected?
Tried the ATH-AWAS and their higher end ATH-ADX5000 and also connected those straight to my DAP. Oddly the lower impedance AWAS sounded thinner than the 420 Ohm ADX5000 which sounded rather decent straight from the DAP. I think each of these would shine on good amps. The pretty AWKG in Kurogaki wood was there too and a popular attraction so I did not really want to wait for a turn.
Back to ZMF:
Revisited the Caldera Closed on some excellent stations. The LTA Z10e paired very well as did the DCS Lina stack and Feliks Audio Envy. So, I would not normally play a blues rock track like “Good Love” by Black Keys w/Billy Gibbons on guitar on a planar HP vs a dynamic, but the Caldera Closed nailed it. Great work on the Caldera Closed and another well done product!
First time trying the Holo stack. OK, it is true Bliss, wow!
This was a pretty Atrium open. Purple wood I think as it had a raspberry-like color. Sounded wonderful on the ZMF/Decware collaboration. My Decware CSP3 order is coming up on 2 years and looks like it will go over that mark on their build list. I’m patient and hoping later this summer it will arrive.
Liked the Benchmark HPA4 and the Nitsch Pietus Maximus. I have a Piety and it sounds good but the volume pot does cause a bit of noise as it turns. Other than that, it works well as a small HP amp. The Pietus Maximus is a good evolution from that with more power and gain settings. And looks like you can order a couple different DAC options with it.
Thanks again to the always cordial ZMF team for setting up several nice listening stations with fantastic amps/stacks!
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