Price: $2,100 (PayPal Family and Friends)
$2,150 (PayPal) Currency: USD Ships to: CONUS (Free shipping)
Selling my Verite Open Silk Wood. $2,100 (PayPal Family and Friends) or $2,150 (PayPal) Free shipping CONUS only. Has leather headband, suede suspension strap, universe hybrid perf pads, and two sets of universe leather perf pads (I like the universe pads ). Stock ZMF cable, wood case, and original shipping box. Almost a year old. In excellent condition. I take excellent care of my things and Iâm clean .
More pics to come or provided upon request.
Good luck w/this sale! Thatâs a particularly beautiful silkwood VO.
I have a silkwood VO & must comment to those who might say, âIâd rather hold out for a ltd. wood VO.â I find the sound from my VO to be so refined & musical that I wouldnât change a thing. The sound is fabulous; canât say enough about this particular headphone.
Late in 2019 I had loaner VO & VC in my system for 2-3 weeks. The VO was love at first listenâit did everything right for me. The VC was extremely impressive, immediately obvious that itâs the best closed back Iâd ever heard.
The only reason I didnât go for the VC is that closed backs in general aggravate migraine & tinnitus. Pretty much the only one that doesnât is the ZMF Ori (probably because itâs a planar). Except for that, I wouldâve had one helluva difficult choice to make!
My wife could hear exactly what I was listening to across the room with the lcd-xc. Which, unfortunately, meant I couldnât keep it. There was zero point to the closed back. It leaked music about as much as the lcd-x.
Ahhânow I understand. I might be the wrong person to ask, since I customarily listen alone in my home office.
But I can tell you the Verite Closed was one of the few times (the ZMF Eikon was another) where I heard so little of my immediate environment while I had the headphones onâit was like being in an isolation chamber.
At one point wearing the VC I got a real jump-scare when my wife walked into the office and said something to me. I didnât hear her open the door & enter & didnât hear what she saidâshe put a hand on my shoulder and I nearly had a heart attack.
To bring this back to the Verite Open, which @Rhodey is trying to sell, I too have a Silk Wood VO, which is my daily driver. It works well for both classical and rock/pop but I think the combination of warmth, speed and detail is exceptional with rock. And when Iâm not listening to it, I love gazing at it.
I agree with @Pharmaboy that holding out for a LTD just deprives you from experiencing a TOTL headphone that already has a natural beauty.
Buying used is the ultimate way to try stuff out, because you lose very little if you decide you donât like an item and move on from it (provided you didnât massively overpay, and donât damage it). If youâre super stuck on whether or not you want a VO, and feel this is a fair price, go for it - and if itâs not your jam, you shouldnât have much trouble finding a buyer for it. Disclaimer - I donât track used headphone prices too closely, so I have no opinion on what this headphone, in particular, would typically go for. I will say that @Rhodey is an active and helpful member of the community, and Iâd be happy to buy from him. Heck, I thought about this offering for a minute and then remembered Iâm saving for an M-ScalerâŚ
I agree with @andris. If youâre interested a particular item, just pay attention to the secondary market for a few weeks and youâll get a good guage on what things sell for. Be a little patient and at worst youâll have to eat the shipping and PayPal fees in return for the time you spent auditioning them.
Money well spent.
I am not. VC or Eikon is more interesting to me. I comment because I want to hear more about ZMF because I canât try them. Also, brings a lot more attention to the thread for potential buyers.
Itâs not that, itâs the time and effort spent re-selling (whether I lose money or donât) that really irks me. I helped someone streamline their ebay/etsy business once. I really donât want any part of that process. For me, Zachâs 10% re-stocking fee (for stock configurations) + transaction/shipping fees can be more appealing.
I also really like buying new and direct from a reputable source like Zach. If I can get to a canjam, it will answer the question better. I havenât heard nearly enough cans yet.
Just a personal preference. I am far too picky to put all the work of re-selling stuff on myself.
I donât think itâs appropriate to debate competing headphones or the virtues of buying used on someoneâs thread selling his used headphones. I know itâs easily done (Iâve done it myself) because it looks and feels like the regular threads, so I wanted to point it out.
Maybe we should leave it as the Verite Open is a great headphone and Rhodey is a trustworthy seller.
I honestly donât mind. Would rather someone gather all the info they can before purchasing something in this price range. Good to know pros and cons of buying new vs used and getting info on the VC vs VO as well. Itâs all good. Appreciate the looking out tho.