Ordered mine Nov 21st, still waiting. I was told they are done but they ship in bulk so still waiting when I asked last week for an update. How many weeks did it take for yours to ship. The wait is killing me.
My Eikons arrived on week 18. Youâre fine. Also mind you, you bought during black Friday which has the longest delays of the year 
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After they burn in, theyâre worth the wait, so have patience grasshopper.
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122 days for me. Theyâre supposed to be better now, like @DagoRed itâs worth the wait despite your current pain.
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I ordered my eikons early October and they came mid January so itâll come. Always worth it. Until you start checking your accounts because you want your third Zmf pair lol.
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Cannot agreed more on your last sentence
Iâm wondering how many people have tried their Aeolus without the pop filter the amount of treble E N E R G Y it adds back is amazing. I prefer it removed than having it on
Whatâs your favorite out of the two vs the Eikon?
Itâs a tough one. The eikon certainly has stronger bass which is nice, but depending on the music it can be slightly overpowering. And the eikon certainly is more capable when looking at the technicalities like detail and such. I think my favorite kinda depends on both my mood and the genre etc.
Eikon: I definitely like it more with certain things like orchestral, or more poppy type music like 80s or even acoustic sometimes. Or if I just want a more detailed listen. Some rock sounds amazing with it, but some sounds a little to harsh. I havenât tried other pads on it yet so I want to explore the pad options a little more for sure. I also noticed that the eikon is a little less picky with the amp pairing to me. You have to be careful quality because poor recordings can sound really poor. But stuff that sounds good, sounds really really really good. I think the closed nature helps with certain music by adding some extra resonance.
Aeolus: I would say that the Aeolus is definitely safer with a wider variety of music, especially if you have a few pad options. The stage is a bit more narrow, so it is more focused which is sometimes nice. This is with the leather pads. With the suedes, they feel a little more open and airy in the higher freq. i do like the more relaxed nature of the Aeolus but sometimes you want more detail.
Itâs weird because they are both high energy but in different ways. The Aeolus is relaxed in the frequency but the staging is closer and more intense in that way. Where the eikon has wider stage, so more relaxed in that way, but the frequency is higher energy with the stronger bass impact and then more present treble.
I like both most on my tube amps most but both do with with solid state as well. The eikon doesnât seem to be picky in between my rnhp and g111 so either is fine. However the Aeolus, and this was a revolution made last night, sounded better on my rnhp with the leather pads because the more focused presentation of the rnhp sounded better with the leather pads. But the g111 sounded better when I had the suede pads. However, it sounds good on both my tube amps, the Tuba and Echo, wit either pad. It was a trip ha.
My plan is to try the eikon with the auteur lambs and the eikon suedes in the future to get some better flavors there. If I had to pick, i would go with the eikon maybe since it has better technical performance, but I do love the Aeolus as well and I think it is safer as an all rounder personally. But again, that is with pad swapping. Once I pad swap the eikon, I may be able to pair it with more music as well.
Interesting. I havenât tried it. Maybe I will because I have to flip on of them as itâs bent out a bit which can be annoying ha.
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I took it off and never looked back, I found it opened up the air and treble energy even more, the treble reminds me of the Sendy Aiva.
What differences do you think stand out most between the Aiva and the Aeolus?
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Moved over here for my reply!
I absolutely agree with what you said about the Aeolusâs general lack of technical performance! i find that a general lack of dynamics doesnt disrupt my listening experience all that much as long as there are descent detail retrieval so im lucky not to be bothered like that.
i feel like its something a lot of people could be bothered by, not saying that detail and dynamics are the same, just that im less bothered by dynamics, good or bad, Aeolus isnt really that great for detail either to be fair.
I felt like string instruments and drums both had an especially thick and textured sound to it, does that have to do with sound decay? @Phil_B
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Universal perf suedes with the Co pilot suede. Itâs the pillow wombo combo for super plus listening and stock Aeolus pads
More air. Definitely now its rich and thicc with more energy. While I found the Aeolus fast sometimes lacked that energy from the Aiva. But its a tuning parameter you can see if you do or donât like it as its just screws holding that screen in
Give it a try without the pop filter behind the pad. It blocks a lot of energy of the driver as the pop filter is very tight and generally front dampening is pee pee poo poo
that may work but im afraid that may or may not cause more issues depending on whoâs ears they are on. I sold them, but ive been wanting to reacquire them. I may try that someday
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Itâs pretty good the only way to know is if you give it a try. Iâve recommended it a bunch after I saw zeos mod his Aeolus
what improvements did you notice?
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The Aeolus to me always had great bass, and mid range magic. But the treble after listening to a Sendy Aiva left something to be desired and the air that it adds is incredible. The energy that is added back sounds incredible I love it.
That Bopp filter is like a muzzle on the Aeolus as you can see how tight the bopp filter weave is. In fact Zack talks about changing them out to tune the Aeolus with a less tight Bopp filter weave.
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