ZMF Pad Rolling with Vérité Open & Closed

ZMF Pad Rolling with Vérité Open & Closed - Which pad is best?

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@JL3001 Жыл бұрын

Interesting breakdown on the pads! I've noticed on the VC, my two most favorite pads are the Auteur leather and hybrids. The leathers have slightly more recessed vocals with a bit of an upper mid dip, making things sound a bit distant. There's also a bit of a peak at 5.5k which can be a bit sharp. The reverberation of the leather though adds a nice echoey effect and it feels like the low bass is more present. I usually EQ these for my taste, bringing down 5.5k, adding bass, and bumping up around 3k. The hybrids though are overall more comfortable. The attack is a bit softer, the bass is not as strong, and there's a nice bump to the upper mids, sounding less distant to my ears. I don't usually EQ these. On the universe pads, the Universe hybrids are pretty interesting. Much tighter stage, vocals bumped up even further over the Auteur hybrids (bordering on shouty), and midbass impact is pretty solid. The leather Uni pads have never impressed me, though. Curious to try the BE2s.

@soulfulfool Жыл бұрын

I use hybrids, sounds so good that I dont need to try others :) VC is exceptional

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences, JL3001! I'm with both you and Soulfulfool that the Auteur hybrids are great (and the Auteur leather too)

@johnhallkenney Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this type of video for ages Lachlan.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Hope it's worth the wait!

@dasninjastix Жыл бұрын

Pad rolling is love, pad rolling is life. Roll your pads folks, roll 'em. I'm presently experimenting with the Auteur Classics but this will be a reference point if I ever land a Verite. Much obliged!

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I'm hoping to try the Auteur Classics soon too so we can compare notes 🙂🙂

@Wyd4 Жыл бұрын

Roll them, but I don't recommend smoking them

@Legato-2057 Жыл бұрын

I love my Auteur hybrid pads (perforated and non-) on my ATH-AWKT. They really up the comfort and seal much better than the original.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for letting us know that it's a good combo

@taidee Жыл бұрын

I really like what ZMF is doing because most other companies leave users hanging dry when it comes to replacement pads, leaving us to be served by 3rd party pad makers, but then you're always not sure how good is the pad going to fit your headphone. Thank you Lachlan for going through this review, it's not glamorous but useful.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad it's helpful and I agree that ZMF are so helpful offering the pad and cable options for those who wish to tweak.

@soulfulfool Жыл бұрын

I'm using auteur hybrid solids since day 1 with my VC. Love those pads, they are very comfy and sound is smooth just as I like it. Got more pads maybe one day I dare to try something different 😅

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Yep, those are great! Glad you're enjoying them and do try some others one day - you never know what you might enjoy and it's so easy to swap back again so zero risk! 🙂

@DonutsReview Жыл бұрын

Woot woot 🎉 i have been looking at ZMF pads recently too ❤

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Great! Hope this helps

@Maaruks Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I use Auteur Hybrids with my VC.

@minecraftdomcast Жыл бұрын

I've been looking forward to this...

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Hope it's interesting/enjoyable/helpful 😁

@frederf69 Жыл бұрын

A rimshot is when the drum head and rim is struck at the same time. Good info' thanks 👍👍

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred. Glad you found the info to be good 🙂

@mkemp01 Жыл бұрын

Really useful video thanks.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful

@asan1050 Жыл бұрын

@PassionforSound Thanks Much! and Merry Christmas!

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you too!

@Wyd4 Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

You too, mate! Hope you and the family have a great day. 🎄❤️🎉

@annarobertson8320 Жыл бұрын

Im noticed that you have the same conclusions as to Autuer hybrids on VC as Koji on Convinceme audio. I go to both of you for best reviews

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

That's always cool to know that there's some agreement and alignment! Thanks for letting me know and glad I can continue to help

@Maver1ck911 Жыл бұрын

I just keep the All leather Auteur pads on my VC's. They also came with BE2 leather perfs, but they put the driver much closer to the ear and reduce the bass 🤔 If anything would be interested in a deeper memory foam pad for the VC's

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

That's would be cool to see what more depth brings. I imagine, at some point, too much depth works against us.

@Maver1ck911 Жыл бұрын

@@PassionforSound that cave like reverb 🤣

@suryapratamak1690 Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Apprciate your work. i own many zmf pads with my VC and VO. for VO, love the lamb uni perf and eikon lamb perf. But VC on eikon lam Solid works best, becuase of the fit and also the bass is much deeper and also takes bit of edge of the upper freq. Atrium is lamb uni perf for me. None of the suedes and hybrids work for me. Then again (grain of salt) my default amp is AGD he9 mk2 and wells milo

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm sure that the source chain has some influence on the pad choices as well as personal preferences. That's why it's so great to have all these choices.

@suryapratamak1690 Жыл бұрын

@@PassionforSound yes i agree the amp, dac even genre has an impact on pad choice. I will say though, that the VC specifically is a challenge for fit for a good seal. Quite a few VC owners in my country shared this concern. Luckily for me the eikon pad did the job, with slight trade off on the upper freq. I also got 8mm and 10mm cone and ball grubs to secure the inward tilt of the cups more securely so now i can move my head around while listening to VC without losing seal.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Glad you found a good solution!

@fatdoi003 Жыл бұрын

Hi Lachlan, did you try the standard Verite perf leather pads? as my VO came in with Verite and Universe perf leathers

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

I wasn't aware that there was an actual Vérité pad. I don't think I have any...

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

Just did some reading and it's possible that I have some Vérité pads that I mistook for Be2 pads because I've got a few different BE2s...

@fatdoi003 Жыл бұрын

@@PassionforSound I see..... as Verite and Be pads both have perf leather and they sound quite different.....

@Maaruks Жыл бұрын

@@PassionforSound Vérité pads are more flat than Be2.

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt. I just don't know if the ones I got with my Vérité are Be2 or Vérité pads... I have some Be2s that I'm certain of and I think the other unknown pads are identical, but you've got me guessing now...

@hunkychunky Жыл бұрын

MO'BASS IS GOODER

@Peace_Guard Жыл бұрын

Hello Lachlan, Did you volume match for those pad switches?

@PassionforSound Жыл бұрын

I only volume match for components like DACs and amps. When it comes to headphones, volume matching isn't so helpful because our perception of the audio varies with the peaks and cuts in the frequency response. A headphone that's enjoyable for me at 75dB might become less enjoyable at 78dB and vice versa for a different headphone. The same holds true for pads or any tweaks to the headphones. Further to that comes the question of how should you match the volume on two or more items with different frequency responses? If you match at a set frequency then the total SPL from one headphone will be very different from another depending on frequency response. If you match with pink/white noise then you aren't necessarily accounting for the perceptual impact of specific peaks and cuts in the frequency response. So, my approach is to maintain the same volume initially, adjust to a comfortable listening level as needed and then assess.