[shafat777]

 

[orbilius]

Current State - Caldera Closed are on my head, and I am in awe like never before.





I feel the Aegis/CC pairing is truly something special!

I am so curious about the Caldera closed vs. Open. It would seem that ZMF doesn't have the typical tradeoffs of closed vs. open. I have the Atrium Open, but I see may great impressions of the Atrium closed. What do you think of a closed planar vs. open?

 

[AudioDuck]

For instance, the Feliks echo and wa396a it's Superb. Sure, there are more expensive amps with better technicalities and versatilities, but ultimately the sound is coming out of the tubes and headphones.
Same with the cayin ha-3a, I paired it with mulllard 12au7 10m, and Mazda 6v6/ Mullard 6v6g st. And the sound coming out of these are georgous.

Great choices! The Western Electric 396A is a pretty legendary tube from what I’ve read. And the Mullard 10Ms are apparently something else, too.

If I hadn’t happened on my Brimar 6057Ts in mint condition, I would likely have had hunted down a pair of those Mullards.

The Brimar find was an interesting story, if you search for my posts and “6057T” you should find that tale. In short- random and very fortunate, and a fun discovery.

 

[betula]

Tough life of a busy audiophile bee: shootout of the Mjolnir 3 and Mentor SS amps against my tube upgraded HA-3A plus Caldera closed and Bokeh on loaner meeting my beloved ebony Caldera open.
(For all those worrier warriors, this arrangement is only for the photo. I do not normally cook and grill headphones and other components. I am just growing out my current rack.)

 

[Todamm]

I will definitely add two more ZMFs this year.
Probably AC and BOKEH... or VC