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hey Brian from Audio head giving you the zmf auteur a review say $1600 headphone so it definitely lands on the higher side of things and use a bio cellulose driver which is also kind of unique for that space that's not a planar magnetic technology it's dynamic like other type of paper cone drivers but uses a bio cellulose material to make its music it also connects with a X mini XLR jack similar to the Odysseys LCD series of headphones so you can view a from our aftermarket cables in the same manner the headband is made out of nice lambskin leather and it's two separate bands so does it rest directly on this the top one that provides the caliper pressure but rather has two separate pieces of leather both embossed pretty interestingly for and with a little a on one side and a zmf on the underside and on the right side the ear cup is actually us Oh mostly open back it is slotted it does leak it's not the leakiest headphone I've ever heard but at the same time it's not the quietest either it's definitely not a closed back headphone so you probably wouldn't want to use this in a public space has a cool design across the grille that's kind of unique and it provides you know some really good sound overall so we're looking at a very even frequency range I would say with a little more emphasis on the bass side for a bass guitar range than perhaps the low low thump of a planar magnetic so for mr. speakers and the auto Z's line you'll see more of like bass drum emphasis when compared directly to this headphone it feels a little more lively in the basic thar section now that's not to say that it's good or bad or either it's just different from those two headphones in that particular manner I think that chant that emphasis is very slight and most people probably wouldn't even notice it but overall the entire range of frequency is really good the autor does come with an extra pair of ear pads which are easily swappable which is a nice feature to have you can put new pads on if the old ones wear out and also the two pads are slightly different one has a narrower opening than the other in this case so there's a chance to swap it out and see if you hear difference which is kind of a nice feature as well overall the sound signature is really even I feel like an on par with other headphones in this range which is to say that they've geared it towards an audiophile signature that is meant for clarity resolution and fidelity overall but also kind of has a nice stretch a nice range from low to high and tonal texture packed in the middle between all that so a really fun signature I would say the thing that stands out most to me about this headphone as opposed to those others is the extremely wide soundstage and that's kind of an abstract thing to think about but if you just think about it as the instruments feel farther out from your head left and right there are other headphones that I've reviewed that have more of a image that goes in front of your head which is very very rare in my opinion but these like some other headphones out there go very wide which is a really fun effect and like I said unique to this headphone and just a really important kind of differentiating factor to the other other guys in this zone so the build quality is good the tonal quality is great has a nice even kind of delivery that should appeal many audio files and it's fun to listen to the way is a little bit heavier it's not the lightest of the batch was definitely not the heaviest either it's about average for this genre of over ear high-end headphone in my opinion the wood cups are kind of adding to that so you know it has a little bit of extra weight given that material use but it's not too heavy to listen to for long periods of time overall I really enjoy the headphone and I think it'd make a great addition to any buddy's collection thanks for watching subscribe if you want and tune in next time for more reviews thanks