ZMF Ori 3.0 Review - Technical Jekyll. Tonal Hyde.
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Thanks to ZMF for sending the Ori 3.0 for review! Buy from ZMF: https://shop.zmfheadphones.com/collections/stock-headphones/products/ori-3-0 Want to support the channel? Consider becoming a member! Or you can join my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/wavetheory1 Or make a 1-time donation through PayPal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E Edenberg & Sheilden's Music... https://edenberg-shielden.com/ https://hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden 1812 Overture by Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops https://youtu.be/17jQTXQKS7M?si=e_E3kiXIYxP2_e_N Test Gear... All music started as lossless or hi-res FLAC files or DSD files played locally through Roon, some FLAC files streamed from Qobuz Chain 1: Sonore ultraRendu: https://youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs into Berkeley Alpha USB DDC (shows up in here: https://youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA) into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC: https://youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s into LTA Z10e amp: https://youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE or Violectric HPA V324 (review coming soon!) Chain 2: Sonore opticalRendu into Lampizator Baltic 3 DAC: https://youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc into Z10e or V324 again Chain 3: FiiO SR11: https://youtu.be/YuagbK8p0FA into Aune S9c Pro: https://youtu.be/9kZ1NmxBpgs Chain 4: Chord 2Go + 2Yu: https://youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI into Schiit Gungnir 2: https://youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE into Burson Soloist Voyager (review coming soon!) Sound Leak Test Chain Fiio SR11 Schiit Asgard X: https://youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4 My Other ZMF Reviews... Auteur (OG): https://youtu.be/x6BVkSdrykQ Atrium: https://youtu.be/i-46mtoORA4 Atrium Closed: https://youtu.be/HUmUbXaJZ5M Bokeh Closed: https://youtu.be/nLKKWZ3lvqE Caldera Closed: https://youtu.be/OGuZD_zeNcQ Caldera Open: https://youtu.be/pudQTXVzI9c Eikon: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/zmfheadphones-eikon.22014/reviews#review-25883 Homage: https://youtu.be/lwiqyGtGvK0 Verite Closed (Epoxy Stabilized): https://youtu.be/p8whn4hvjO4 Verite Closed (African Blackwood): https://youtu.be/zjS7RDI8z94 Verite Open: https://youtu.be/iF9KQcx0D6g My Reviews of the Other Headphones Named... Dan Clark E3: https://youtu.be/wzUqM7OJlTk Focal Radiance: https://youtu.be/rXnmlXCf_bA HiFiMan Isvarna: https://youtu.be/CCKUrlKbSYQ Timestamps... 00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer 02:03 Shameless Self Promotion 02:30 Use Timestamps! 02:48 About the Ori 3.0 08:00 Pads, Meshes, and Cables Oh My! 12:10 Yeah, They're Gorgeous 13:24 Sound Leak Test! 19:45 What Does Closed-Back Really Mean? 20:45 Test Gear Listed in Description 21:09 Sound (Tonality) 30:33 Sound (Technicals) 38:59 Comparison to Focal Radiance 40:11 Comparison to Dan Clark E3 42:11 Comparison to HiFiMan Isvarna 43:35 Comparison to Calderas 44:37 Wrap Up
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