I hope so. I can say with certainty that I no longer have interest in the Stellias, and they were my final closed back plans. I want to see the Verite Closed now, but theyād really have to be incredible to make me want them over the Eikons. These are without exaggeration the best headphones Iāve ever heard
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I had a different roadmap for headphones I wanted to try before getting an aeolus. I was thinking about focal and others, but now Iām just thinking about getting a tube amp and exploring zmfās other headphones instead, thatās how much I like what I heard. So I donāt doubt that the eikon sounds as good as you say. I think Iād be in more disbelief if you told me they sounded like trash.
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Iām trying to figure out my tube plans now. Message me if you want to hear what I have and what Iām considering. Its all ZMF focused at this point
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i have a hybrid tube, the Garage 1217 Ember. Do you think that would sound good with the Aeolus? Or should a get a full tube amp?
When you get your headphones in, Iād like to hear what you experiment with and settle on for sure.
I havenāt gotten in my Aeolus to test it yet, but it supposedly benefits from 100 hours + burn in. Donāt judge it from your first listen. I like tubes, but that doesnāt mean you need to. Try it off of everything you own
The Eikons sound sooo good off the La Figaro 339. Itās not clean, and there is a lot of noise when no music is playing but once the music starts itās truly the best audio experience Iāve had
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The Topping NX4 paired with the aeolus sounds like absolute ass. Like youāre in a cozy warm house and some asshole broke in and opened all the windows and all the warmth just got sucked right out those windows.
The LG V20 by itself runs the aeolus acceptably though.
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I literally listen for a week non-stop before I feel I can make an accurate decision for any headphones I get lol. I try to listen as long as I can
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yeah but if you get a crappy headphone you have to listen to it for a week lol
True, but I really donāt try an go for a crappy headphone lol. I have heard a few headphones that put me off initially, but then liked them afterwords. You really canāt get a sense of a headphone with limited usage. That being said there are headphones that start off bad and end up bad to me lol, but thatās very rare
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well i hope youre right, i really want to like this headphone. ive heard so much about it and all the reviewers love it
The point is you canāt determine if you have something good or bad without more extended listening.
Burn in is a real thing, drivers change in tonality and frequency response as they initially fatigue.
But the bigger thing is your brain perceives anything different as odd, and it takes extended listening to get past that.
I wouldnāt force yourself to like a headphone if it isnāt enjoyable or you donāt like something about it then thats fine just cuz something is supposedly good doesnāt make it good
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I absolutely agree. Just make sure you give it enough time to actually evaluate it to make a reasonable decision
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300 Ohm headphones combined with a good but lower powdered amp? Sounds about right to me!
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I personally prefer a large amount of powder on my amp
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Absolutely. More than anything Iāve found recently if Iām not using a large amount of powder the music just sounds off to me. Snorting the powder also makes the soundstage wider and more natural sounding.
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New cans announced, the ZMF Areolas.
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Funny funny, you guys. 
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