Finally arrived and happy. Zmf Auteur one of the last batch before they stop the build.
Little Edit:
With excitement and joy I completely forgot to thank @Mon yesterday for helping me to reach the next level.
Which I am completely sorry for right now.
Of course I made the decision myself in the end but it helped to see things more clearly, so thank you @Mon.
Thanks guys.
Actually I’m happy with the wood too.
Visually, maybe the rods in black would have been better, then the brass with the light wood would probably have come into its own a bit better, I think.
Sound-wise, I just went through all 3 amps as a listening test.
I will post more in the Zmf threath.
Depending on what finish ZMF used (mine had a card telling me which it was) it can get a slight amber touch to it warming up the look and really making it match your hardware well. The guitar in the cabinet to the left is a good example of this.
As a guitar, I find the wood very beautiful, really smooth and silky.
I had thought about it, actually I wanted copper but they didn’t offer that, I would have found that super nice with the light wood as an accent. It would have been really classy too.
I had to choose between black and brass.
Something about black bothered me so I decided on brass.
In retrospect, the brass also covers the contrast between the light wood and the black leather strap very well when I took a closer look at it.
My impressions today were a bit overloaded.
Yes, that’s kind of true.
But you never know exactly what you’re going to get.
You have to trust in the trained eye of Zmf.
This keeping it simple is perhaps due to the fact that Zmf have hired him temporarily.
Since an update is supposed to come.
On the other hand, I’m glad because if I buy another one, it will be darker in the wood.
This is going to earn some long drawn out sighs and head shakes from @NickMimi , but I am selling my Cary Monoblocks tomorrow and bought this in its place. Taking my sound in a slightly different direction.
F @NickMimi what does he know? You know the direction you want to go, that’s the only thing that matters. Nothing wrong with SS if they have the sound you’re searching for. Want to change the sound? Change your speakers. Not the tubes. He knows about changing speakers.
That’s gorgeous, i’m pissed that you didn’t at least give me the chance to throw some $$$$ at you for those mono-blocks, they would look gorgeous in front of my fireplace! The new amp looks awesome too, i’m sure you will love it!
Next will be the speakers, then the cables, then the pre-amp and so on and so forth It’s a game we play, i eat my words all the time in this place…
Technically, money hasn’t changed hands until tomorrow morning…
Although, I have no idea how I would get this to you without you chartering a helicopter or something, lol!