I got a rubied limba on head-fi #043 a month ago and I love it. today i splurged and bought a resin version. my justification, i need one at work and one at home. I also have the apos gremlin on order so i should be set
I love my debut 1st run Bokeh (#99). It's such an incredible headphone and doesn't cost an absurd amount of money. Expensive yes, but it's worth every dollar in my opinion. I've demoed ZMF's Caldera closed and many other headphones that cost 2-5x the amount of Bokeh, and I prefer the Bokeh.
A closed back that I am curious about your opinion on the is the Aune SR7000 for $600. Apparently it sounds a lot like an open back even though it is closed. There is only like a total of 3 reviews of it on TH-cam so I am curious what you have to say about it considering how much you and other reviewers liked the Aune AR5000.
Glad you're giving ZMF another shot. Bokeh are fantastic (although I ended up switching to the Atrium Closed). Very very interested in the Mogwai review... it's on my radar for a tube amp upgrade.
Hey would you for sure consider the Atrium closed an upgrade to the bokeh? I liked bokeh but it didn’t have enough resolution/sparkle for me so I’ve been thinking of AC
@@sfs03 I definitely prefer the AC (even though I thought the Bokeh's tuning was excellent). AC has more resolution and the high end does have nice definition to it as well as the sub-bass is more prominent vs the Bokeh's mid-bass. A big factor for me was the fit though; I really prefer the round ZMFs with the full chassis. The different headband and thinner pads on the Bokeh just weren't as comfortable for me.
@@lxmcc I'm looking at the Bokeh, Atrium Closed and Vérité Closed. Are you saying that the Bokeh has more mid bass? I do like a punchy mid bass as well as sub :). Have you tried the Vérité Closed?
@@jonnyshaw85 Bokeh has great bass all around but mid-bass is more prominent. On the AC, again great (amazing) bass all-round but I found it reached deeper than the Bokeh. I used to have the Verite Closed, although not at the same time as the other two, it was also more mid-bass focused but had less quantity than the other two. Overall VC was fast and punchy sounding but I sold it after getting a Caldera which I found did everything I liked about the VC better (along with other stuff like vocals which never sounded quite right to me on VC, but I never had a chance to try them on tubes).
Hey Josh, Great review of the Bokeh! I met you at SoCal CanJam and we talked about the LCD-X. Your preference in sound signature seems close to mine, and that’s why I think you need to try the Verite Closed and compare it side by side to the Bokeh. In my opinion, it has everything the Bokeh has on steroids with more dynamic snap, impactful bass, natural midrange timbre, and even crispier more detailed treble. The added decay with softer wood (mine is in Monkeypod) adds a 3D holographic presentation that is highly addicting. And yes, I own a Mogwai OG upgraded with Jupiter caps by Justin. The pairing with the VC is amazeballs. If you’re ever in SoCal again, send me a PM and you’re welcome to stop by and check it out. 👍🏼
People in this hobby are way too concerned about graphs and measurements. Does it sound good to you? Great, that's all you need. It 'not being along the target line' is so boring.
It's a way to contextualize it. For example. I can tell you that a car has an inline 6 cylinder with turbo, goes 300hp, with 253lbs of torque. But it won't tell you how it drives, steers, accelerates or how comfortable it feels. You need both to tell the proper story in order to describe an abstract concept.
I bought a Bokeh during preorders, I have production unit number 58. It's just a wonderful headphone, you nailed just about every reason I can think of. I use it about as often as my ZMF Verite Open (which is awesome but it was expensive so it should be lol), and more than I use my Hifiman Edition XS, which is also a fantastic headphone. My poor HD6XX hardly ever get used anymore, but I still can't bring myself to sell them.
Bokeh is my favorite closed-back as well. Replaced my long-time favorite Audioquest NightOwl. It's a heavy headphone, but the weight is distributed better than any other heavy headphone I've tried. It's ZMF's best value headphone and I'm glad it's getting some attention.
Same. I love the NightOwls for what they are and are supremely comfortable. But the Bokeh just blows them away, he'll they blow all my headphones sway until the Tungstens arrive next week. I love them. Not light but still very comfortable. Do they best anything? No, but as an all rounder, they are epic.
Bokeh is my current most used ZMF in my collection too! Love it! It doesn’t beat the Atrium closed… but it’s just so easy to get along with I forget to swap it out with the Atrium closed.
@ thanks for your response. In the fortunate position of being able to choose between a ZMF and can’t for the life of me choose which one to get.. going to CanJam NYC ‘25to hear them. I’ve heard the Atrium open before but don’t know if I will crave that extra bit of sub bass..
Thank you Josh for this well-detailed review! I am honestly going to look into getting the Bokeh in the future. The wooden ear cups are just gorgeous that ZMF put together. I will use a budget amp to connect to my PC to watch TH-cam videos. I currently own an AB1266 Abyss headphone. I am saving up for an endgame DAC and amp setup to plug the 1266 and the TV while gaming. I hope your child is happy and healthy, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, Josh.
Have a bokeh stabilized headphone and I love them. The sound of them are incredible, with an Questyle M-15i portable amp and iPhone 15 max. Or XDUOO TA-22 DAC tube headphone amp.
ZMF are taking the community by storm! Everyone loves the Bokeh and Atrium so much that I'm very tempted to get a pair of one of them and a tube amp. Speaking of which, the Kenzie OG amp would probably do just as well with the Bokeh and for less money as these transducers aren't transparent enough to warrant such a fancy amp mas the Mogwai. I would think that Mogwai would be better suited to Auteur or even Atrium if you roll up to some fancier tubes. Good review with some nice comparisons and recommendations.
This was amongst my 3 favs at one of the can jams. Zach and his team were some of the most helpful and most humble at the show. It also sounded fantastic with their beautiful homage amp and sounded great with many different genres of music. Unfortunately the pressure on my jaws was a dealbreaker; otherwise, I would've gotten it.
I own both. The Bokeh is still not going to compare to the Edition XS in terms of crispness and speed, and the Edition XS has that midrange dip that the Bokeh definitely doesn't, so vocals sound better on the Bokeh. The Edition XS has way more soundstage but they have similar imaging. The timbre is hands down better on the Bokeh. Empirically, I use the Bokeh considerably more often. And of course one is open backed and one isn't. There's always going to be at least a very minor resonance in the sound on a closed back. Bokeh is more comfortable.
Bokeh measures more accurately, and is also darker and probably more forgiving. Noire X is brighter and probably more resolving and likely sounds more "hi-fi."
I heard the bokeh open at axpona on a Geshelli a3 pro, then I bought the A3, now I need the bokeh open, tax return??? Thanks Josh!!! And thanks to Zack and the whole zmf family for the great convo at the show too!!! They were almost as much fun as the Geshelli family 😊
The Bokeh are a solid headphone, but I have to say ZMF customer service is not no matter the praise you may hear in the cultish forums of head-fi. They charge luxury prices for essentially luxury products, but don’t you expect the service to go along with it. I had an issue with one of their “drop” sales where they post one-off or rare models, but also mix in pre-orders for irregular and b stock headphones while reusing pictures for the one-offs. The ordering system is very unclear and purposefully obscure. I ended up ordering the wrong headphone as a first time purchaser during these sales and they refused to cancel and refund my order and went ahead to blame me for the issue. I found the whole experience wholly unprofessional and amateur and now I have to do a chargeback. Never have I experienced such an issue in my decades of purchasing things online. They’re only out to make a buck, no matter what they say. Once they have your money, they can hardly care.
You're making me intrigued, but I can't keep buying gear even from curiosity anymore. I just bought my endgame for what I wanted (immersive sound) Hifiman Arya Organic and I just can't justify spending more on this hobby now even if I wanted to try something different aswell.
Maybe you should update the video description. You recently made a video saying that the Edition XS was the best deal and amazing but it doesn't show up in the recommendations.
I own the African blackwood verite closed and to me, your description of the bokeh seems to largely match how I perceive my VC. I've not heard the bokeh myself, can anyone who has make any comparative comment please? Is it worth picking up a bokeh?
Love my Bokeh's. Grabbed a first run set from a private seller because importing them is pretty expensive. The one thing that is quite annoying is how microphonic the are when touching the cable. Edit: Listen to movies on them is awesome!
Wish you compared against the VC. VC has a bit more speed and dynamics. Also Stealth and VC are a step up in price so always like to see if it can compete up.
ZMF could go with a magnetic ear pad design but the huge problem is they're already a custom in house earpad design and that would just ramp up the price of switching to a magnetic design specifically especially for one headphone or any headphone for that matter and that would make the headphones ear pads cost $150 so it's just better to have a lip design plus changing it would definitely ruin the sound quality that it currently has unless you want to go with unless you want to go with an auduze LCD style design so it's better just to be happy with the lip design so don't change please
Great video, sold. How’s that DZ review coming Josh? Not finding many trusted independent reviewers getting videos out; mostly retail marketing arms. Thanks for all the great content.
It kills me to be such an amateur. Would you be so kind and tell me what cables have been used here. Some kind of jack? balanced? any other? I mean the "end game" setup, and how do I connect it to my mac? USB-C is available? thanks
depends on the headphone and the driver (for example most of the planers are not quite good at eq) but usually if u lower the pre amp yeah u will avoid the distortion
I love closed back headphones. I recently auditioned some in the $1k range. I ended up keeping the Focal Radiance, Sony Z1R and Denon D7200. Have you listened to any of these? They are all rather unique and amazing. I have a ZMF Atrium and would love to A/B the Bokeh with my three new closed back cans. Love your videos. Thanks! Note: I love the Radiance, and it is very hard to find but would trade for a Bokeh if anyone here is interested. Thanks!
@@RX-rd4sc the D7200 is a little more V shaped with deep, rich bass and clean, well-defined highs. The Z1R has great bass but is more neutral in the highs. Both have great balance. The imaging is a little better or the D7200 and the Z1R is a little more warm and rich sounding.
I once had the Atticus and liked them, but I didn't love them. The tuning was great for my tastes (strong midrange and relaxed treble), but the detail resolution wasn't anything special, especially for its price. I sold it because I felt I got slightly better results just EQ'ing a DCA Aeon X Closed to taste, and cheaper too. Also, I found that the Atticus' headband and earpads, while comfortable and pillowy, got hot quickly and would really irritate me within 30 minutes of listening. Between the Atticus and the Bokeh, I would try the Bokeh. Just the 2 cents of a stranger on the internet; enjoy your headphone hunt!
@@Zon1um Hmmm, really now? I've done nothing but enjoy my Teaks. Guess I'll be keeping them. How about the DCA E3? are those a significant upgrade to the Teaks?
Hey Joshua! I love the Bokeh's, but if you haven't tried them yet you should get your hands on the XTC 2.5 Closed Back from JMAudio, they are pretty phenomenal closed and the Open's are awesome as well
Hi, which headphones should i buy : hd800s, hd820 or arya organic. I know the hd820 are closed back and arya are plannar. I already have hd660s and sundara, I want a step-up headphone. My primary use will be gaming and music. Thank you in advance
Graphs are meaningless. Prime example of why is you saying how nice the bass is, even though it takes a transatlantic flight outside of your preference bounds.
I'll be the irritating guy who corrects your pronunciation. But, in my defense, I've been irritated for years by photo youtubers who also mispronounce this word. It's a Japanese word and it has a super simple pronunciation: it rhymes with "okay". It means blurry, unclear. It was adopted by the photo community to refer to pleasingly out-of0focus areas around an in-focus subject. It's not pronounced boe-kah or boe-kuh, and it's not a good name for a headphone. I still want these ZMFs, however.
Literally 30 minutes after I ordered a stabilized Bokeh in the drop. Nice timing, time to enjoy some post-purchase validation.
oooh and your Miyoo Mini in the b-roll again!
The best kind of validation 😅
Yeah, I like this headphone so much I ordered a second one today (resin model). 😁
@@ninja_boy I got Prasina!
I got a rubied limba on head-fi #043 a month ago and I love it. today i splurged and bought a resin version. my justification, i need one at work and one at home. I also have the apos gremlin on order so i should be set
I was torn on getting my first ZMF and I have to say it was worth the money. They just make me happy.
I love my debut 1st run Bokeh (#99). It's such an incredible headphone and doesn't cost an absurd amount of money. Expensive yes, but it's worth every dollar in my opinion. I've demoed ZMF's Caldera closed and many other headphones that cost 2-5x the amount of Bokeh, and I prefer the Bokeh.
A closed back that I am curious about your opinion on the is the Aune SR7000 for $600. Apparently it sounds a lot like an open back even though it is closed. There is only like a total of 3 reviews of it on TH-cam so I am curious what you have to say about it considering how much you and other reviewers liked the Aune AR5000.
great personal photos man
Thank you 😊
Glad you're giving ZMF another shot. Bokeh are fantastic (although I ended up switching to the Atrium Closed). Very very interested in the Mogwai review... it's on my radar for a tube amp upgrade.
Hey would you for sure consider the Atrium closed an upgrade to the bokeh? I liked bokeh but it didn’t have enough resolution/sparkle for me so I’ve been thinking of AC
@@sfs03 I definitely prefer the AC (even though I thought the Bokeh's tuning was excellent). AC has more resolution and the high end does have nice definition to it as well as the sub-bass is more prominent vs the Bokeh's mid-bass. A big factor for me was the fit though; I really prefer the round ZMFs with the full chassis. The different headband and thinner pads on the Bokeh just weren't as comfortable for me.
@@lxmcc I'm looking at the Bokeh, Atrium Closed and Vérité Closed. Are you saying that the Bokeh has more mid bass? I do like a punchy mid bass as well as sub :). Have you tried the Vérité Closed?
@@jonnyshaw85 Bokeh has great bass all around but mid-bass is more prominent. On the AC, again great (amazing) bass all-round but I found it reached deeper than the Bokeh. I used to have the Verite Closed, although not at the same time as the other two, it was also more mid-bass focused but had less quantity than the other two. Overall VC was fast and punchy sounding but I sold it after getting a Caldera which I found did everything I liked about the VC better (along with other stuff like vocals which never sounded quite right to me on VC, but I never had a chance to try them on tubes).
Hey Josh,
Great review of the Bokeh! I met you at SoCal CanJam and we talked about the LCD-X. Your preference in sound signature seems close to mine, and that’s why I think you need to try the Verite Closed and compare it side by side to the Bokeh. In my opinion, it has everything the Bokeh has on steroids with more dynamic snap, impactful bass, natural midrange timbre, and even crispier more detailed treble. The added decay with softer wood (mine is in Monkeypod) adds a 3D holographic presentation that is highly addicting. And yes, I own a Mogwai OG upgraded with Jupiter caps by Justin. The pairing with the VC is amazeballs. If you’re ever in SoCal again, send me a PM and you’re welcome to stop by and check it out. 👍🏼
People in this hobby are way too concerned about graphs and measurements. Does it sound good to you? Great, that's all you need. It 'not being along the target line' is so boring.
This!
The graphs are for geebens!
Measurements do tell you some things, but nowhere near everything.
It's a way to contextualize it. For example.
I can tell you that a car has an inline 6 cylinder with turbo, goes 300hp, with 253lbs of torque.
But it won't tell you how it drives, steers, accelerates or how comfortable it feels. You need both to tell the proper story in order to describe an abstract concept.
So True!!!! Sound is subjective!!!
Bro you're doing great. Please ignore all the audiophile trolling being done in the comments
I bought a Bokeh during preorders, I have production unit number 58. It's just a wonderful headphone, you nailed just about every reason I can think of. I use it about as often as my ZMF Verite Open (which is awesome but it was expensive so it should be lol), and more than I use my Hifiman Edition XS, which is also a fantastic headphone. My poor HD6XX hardly ever get used anymore, but I still can't bring myself to sell them.
Such an amazing looking headphone. I love the amp combo you picked too, the wood grain match is perfect xD
Bokeh is my favorite closed-back as well. Replaced my long-time favorite Audioquest NightOwl. It's a heavy headphone, but the weight is distributed better than any other heavy headphone I've tried. It's ZMF's best value headphone and I'm glad it's getting some attention.
Same. I love the NightOwls for what they are and are supremely comfortable. But the Bokeh just blows them away, he'll they blow all my headphones sway until the Tungstens arrive next week.
I love them. Not light but still very comfortable. Do they best anything? No, but as an all rounder, they are epic.
Wondering how this compares to an Arya Organic? The organic is a bit less and easier to get in the UK.
Bokeh is my current most used ZMF in my collection too! Love it! It doesn’t beat the Atrium closed… but it’s just so easy to get along with I forget to swap it out with the Atrium closed.
Been saving for the Atrium Closed. These are tempting but still think I’ll wait for AC.
@@cheesychester9647 the AC is my favorite of the bunch still… but, Bokeh is just hard to put down.
@@TylersEclecticdo you prefer the Atrium closed to the Atrium open?
@ I do… but they are dang close in performance… low end on AC was just a bit more to my liking
@ thanks for your response. In the fortunate position of being able to choose between a ZMF and can’t for the life of me choose which one to get.. going to CanJam NYC ‘25to hear them. I’ve heard the Atrium open before but don’t know if I will crave that extra bit of sub bass..
Thank you Josh for this well-detailed review! I am honestly going to look into getting the Bokeh in the future. The wooden ear cups are just gorgeous that ZMF put together. I will use a budget amp to connect to my PC to watch TH-cam videos. I currently own an AB1266 Abyss headphone. I am saving up for an endgame DAC and amp setup to plug the 1266 and the TV while gaming. I hope your child is happy and healthy, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, Josh.
Have a bokeh stabilized headphone and I love them. The sound of them are incredible, with an Questyle M-15i portable amp and iPhone 15 max. Or XDUOO TA-22 DAC tube headphone amp.
- Mom, I want Bokeh
- we have Bokeh at home!
Bokeh at home: FiiO FT1
theyre sick!
@@Slambear absolutely, love 'em :)
Since they're both around the same price now, which would you choose for just general "all-around" listening? Arya Organic or ZMF Bokeh?
Bokeh, by measurements, is probably a better all-arounder since it's much darker
ZMF are taking the community by storm! Everyone loves the Bokeh and Atrium so much that I'm very tempted to get a pair of one of them and a tube amp. Speaking of which, the Kenzie OG amp would probably do just as well with the Bokeh and for less money as these transducers aren't transparent enough to warrant such a fancy amp mas the Mogwai. I would think that Mogwai would be better suited to Auteur or even Atrium if you roll up to some fancier tubes. Good review with some nice comparisons and recommendations.
Thank you for your work
This was amongst my 3 favs at one of the can jams. Zach and his team were some of the most helpful and most humble at the show. It also sounded fantastic with their beautiful homage amp and sounded great with many different genres of music. Unfortunately the pressure on my jaws was a dealbreaker; otherwise, I would've gotten it.
Got the Bokehs a little over a week ago and they are awesome! Agree with everything you said. How does it pair with your WA7?
It's more than double the price of Denon D5200. It there substantial difference between them?
Could you comment on the level of detail and resolution, relative to the HiFiMan Edition XS that I have? Thanks
I own both. The Bokeh is still not going to compare to the Edition XS in terms of crispness and speed, and the Edition XS has that midrange dip that the Bokeh definitely doesn't, so vocals sound better on the Bokeh. The Edition XS has way more soundstage but they have similar imaging. The timbre is hands down better on the Bokeh. Empirically, I use the Bokeh considerably more often. And of course one is open backed and one isn't. There's always going to be at least a very minor resonance in the sound on a closed back. Bokeh is more comfortable.
@@apparentlyretrograde Thank you very much for an excellent answer. If you happen to have any experience with the Caldera closed, please let us know!
@@williamdirks5805 Sorry, only other ZMF I have is the Verite Open.
ZMF Bokeh or HIFIMAN Arya Stealth for the same price?
I've been looking for a closed back that can replace my Fostex TH-X00 Ebonys, these seem like a good replacement
They might well be the nicest looking headphones around to date.
I am trying to decide between ZMF Bokeh Dan Clark Audio Noire X, same price range, which one do you think would be better?
Bokeh measures more accurately, and is also darker and probably more forgiving. Noire X is brighter and probably more resolving and likely sounds more "hi-fi."
Bought these at launch.. i actually prefer the suede pads.. found the hybrid more soft sounding.. outstanding lheadphones either way
I heard the bokeh open at axpona on a Geshelli a3 pro, then I bought the A3, now I need the bokeh open, tax return??? Thanks Josh!!! And thanks to Zack and the whole zmf family for the great convo at the show too!!! They were almost as much fun as the Geshelli family 😊
The Bokeh are a solid headphone, but I have to say ZMF customer service is not no matter the praise you may hear in the cultish forums of head-fi. They charge luxury prices for essentially luxury products, but don’t you expect the service to go along with it. I had an issue with one of their “drop” sales where they post one-off or rare models, but also mix in pre-orders for irregular and b stock headphones while reusing pictures for the one-offs. The ordering system is very unclear and purposefully obscure. I ended up ordering the wrong headphone as a first time purchaser during these sales and they refused to cancel and refund my order and went ahead to blame me for the issue. I found the whole experience wholly unprofessional and amateur and now I have to do a chargeback. Never have I experienced such an issue in my decades of purchasing things online. They’re only out to make a buck, no matter what they say. Once they have your money, they can hardly care.
This right here!
You're making me intrigued, but I can't keep buying gear even from curiosity anymore. I just bought my endgame for what I wanted (immersive sound) Hifiman Arya Organic and I just can't justify spending more on this hobby now even if I wanted to try something different aswell.
Will you be reviewing the new Focal Lensys?
I've heard that and the Bokeh. They couldn't be more different in terms of tuning and approach. They complement each other quite well tbh.
Maybe you should update the video description. You recently made a video saying that the Edition XS was the best deal and amazing but it doesn't show up in the recommendations.
Love the mention of Geoff Castellucci, super underrated bass and singer.
Thank you, you made my choice very easy!
I own the African blackwood verite closed and to me, your description of the bokeh seems to largely match how I perceive my VC.
I've not heard the bokeh myself, can anyone who has make any comparative comment please? Is it worth picking up a bokeh?
Love my Bokeh's. Grabbed a first run set from a private seller because importing them is pretty expensive. The one thing that is quite annoying is how microphonic the are when touching the cable.
Edit: Listen to movies on them is awesome!
You'll enjoy the Magui, it's Justin's preferred amp for ZMF.
Open are coming out would you recommend it? I get you didnt demo it yet probably?
Wish you compared against the VC. VC has a bit more speed and dynamics. Also Stealth and VC are a step up in price so always like to see if it can compete up.
ZMF could go with a magnetic ear pad design but the huge problem is they're already a custom in house earpad design and that would just ramp up the price of switching to a magnetic design specifically especially for one headphone or any headphone for that matter and that would make the headphones ear pads cost $150 so it's just better to have a lip design plus changing it would definitely ruin the sound quality that it currently has unless you want to go with unless you want to go with an auduze LCD style design so it's better just to be happy with the lip design so don't change please
Do they have a boosted bass? How are they for recording? Looking at the graph are they neutral? Or hi fi?
Looking at the graph these are slightly dark of "reference-neutral", and definitely warm with a little bass boost.
Great video, sold. How’s that DZ review coming Josh? Not finding many trusted independent reviewers getting videos out; mostly retail marketing arms. Thanks for all the great content.
Josh I’d love to see you review the Neumann NDH 20 and 30 studio headphones. I have them and they’re amazing. Would love to see your opinion on them
Thanks for the wonderful review was just curious how would you compare ZMF Bokeh against R70X Refine for pop music and vocals?
Anyone compare the bokeh to the sony z1r? Wondering how the bass compares.
It kills me to be such an amateur. Would you be so kind and tell me what cables have been used here. Some kind of jack? balanced? any other? I mean the "end game" setup, and how do I connect it to my mac? USB-C is available? thanks
Any closed back headphone recommendation under 200 dollars which don't require use of amps, DACs - just plug and play?
I have a pair of Aeolus and thinking of getting this. Maybe also the Hifiman Edition XS since they are only $270.
Great video review. What would your best headphone be for gaming?
Great video!!! What mesh do you use? Do you have a preferred EQ setting? I just started enjoying my Bokeh:)
I wonder how the bokeh open will compare 🤔
What's the brand sweater you're wearing, like it. Love from the Netherlands.
How do these sound in comparison to LCD2 Classic?
ZMF SQUAD WOOOO
How does it take EQ? Can you significantly boost bass without distortion?
depends on the headphone and the driver (for example most of the planers are not quite good at eq)
but usually if u lower the pre amp yeah u will avoid the distortion
Nice pictures!
You recommend the Mogwai & yet I do a majority of my listening at night, so... I'd be feeding it after midnight!
Aune sr7000 please!
So ZMF Bokeh + Meze Empyrean 2 would be the perfect combo?
Not far off surely for achievable purchases.
i love the look of ZMF headphones, but could never buy one because i have issues with my neck and that much weight causes issues
Would these sound decent straight out of a sony xperia 1vi?
Decent, yup! A cheap dongle down the road would be good too though!
I love closed back headphones. I recently auditioned some in the $1k range. I ended up keeping the Focal Radiance, Sony Z1R and Denon D7200. Have you listened to any of these? They are all rather unique and amazing. I have a ZMF Atrium and would love to A/B the Bokeh with my three new closed back cans. Love your videos. Thanks!
Note: I love the Radiance, and it is very hard to find but would trade for a Bokeh if anyone here is interested. Thanks!
How would you compare d7200 vs z1r?
@@RX-rd4sc the D7200 is a little more V shaped with deep, rich bass and clean, well-defined highs. The Z1R has great bass but is more neutral in the highs. Both have great balance. The imaging is a little better or the D7200 and the Z1R is a little more warm and rich sounding.
@@gdemirjian how about focal radiance vs d7200?
And what your preference between these?
@@RX-rd4sc the Radiance is very similar with the Z1R.
Looks wise I can't knock it, it looks incredible.
Dammit Josh, you made me drop $1100 on headphones today and $700 on an AMP
thought e3 was your fav closed back
Times change I guess
new favorite headphone EVER every week for these 'reviewers'.
These or Atticus?
I once had the Atticus and liked them, but I didn't love them. The tuning was great for my tastes (strong midrange and relaxed treble), but the detail resolution wasn't anything special, especially for its price. I sold it because I felt I got slightly better results just EQ'ing a DCA Aeon X Closed to taste, and cheaper too. Also, I found that the Atticus' headband and earpads, while comfortable and pillowy, got hot quickly and would really irritate me within 30 minutes of listening. Between the Atticus and the Bokeh, I would try the Bokeh.
Just the 2 cents of a stranger on the internet; enjoy your headphone hunt!
Audeze LCD-XC this is the Best close back headphone
Will it work great with an iphone ?
They are ok, but only just imo. There is a clear improvement with even a small dac/amp. If you can accommodate a DragonFly I would.
This is going to be my EMU Teak upgrade.
Teaks still better and more fun to listen.
@@Zon1um Hmmm, really now? I've done nothing but enjoy my Teaks. Guess I'll be keeping them. How about the DCA E3? are those a significant upgrade to the Teaks?
just try to get atrium . from all the reviews , the seems bokeh but better.
Hey Joshua!
I love the Bokeh's, but if you haven't tried them yet you should get your hands on the XTC 2.5 Closed Back from JMAudio, they are pretty phenomenal closed and the Open's are awesome as well
Im looking at them right now after seeing your comment….they look beautiful
@ they sound beautiful too bro, give them a try, John is a great guy, super straightforward and very customer focused.
Can you drive this off a MacBook Pro? Or which portable amp / dongle would you use. Thanks !
Voshua Jalour
SyattOWhea
Tried both and E3, Caldera was significatly better. Bokeh soundef thin.
So, are they tactile?
The limited red version looks like a red onion :D.
not often I say that ZMF's are ugly but those are :)
Not if you live in the UK
Intro musical was way too loud.
550g is just so heavy
Are you kidding?
Hi, which headphones should i buy : hd800s, hd820 or arya organic. I know the hd820 are closed back and arya are plannar. I already have hd660s and sundara, I want a step-up headphone. My primary use will be gaming and music.
Thank you in advance
Owned these few weeks and sold them. Sounded boxy to my ears.
Need the industry to invest more into wireless it’s almost 2025 we still listening to music the way they did 30 years ago.
Finally he likes a ZMF instead of the cheap build HifiMan Chi-Fis 😅
I’ve been trying for years to get him to try my ZMFs …
My god your wife is beautiful.
Looks amazing! But the Z1R still exists 😩
Graphs are meaningless. Prime example of why is you saying how nice the bass is, even though it takes a transatlantic flight outside of your preference bounds.
Mad heavy 480-510 grams damn
A thousand bucks ... sigh.
Cheap in regards to what others cost in the high end space
DEFINITELY the finest pair of headphones that I have auditioned - including the Susvara! 🎧
Reverend Dr. Thomas,
✝️ The Vegan Vicar 🌱
That is FANTASTIC news!
Supreme Master Chief
💀 One Two ⚡
@@One-Two_swift-kickbox Good Girl!
Incidentally, Miss, are you VEGAN?
1 view after 18 seconds. Dude fell off.
I'll be the irritating guy who corrects your pronunciation. But, in my defense, I've been irritated for years by photo youtubers who also mispronounce this word. It's a Japanese word and it has a super simple pronunciation: it rhymes with "okay".
It means blurry, unclear. It was adopted by the photo community to refer to pleasingly out-of0focus areas around an in-focus subject. It's not pronounced boe-kah or boe-kuh, and it's not a good name for a headphone. I still want these ZMFs, however.
Boak-ah
There is NO way that headphone sounds good with that hump in the mid bass.
I was set on the Meze 109 Pro until seeing this. How do these compare? Worth the extra money?
Just get both