Back in this post, I said I’d be jumping on a set of Atrium when I saw a set I couldn’t resist aesthetically (as I’ve never been anything less than delighted with the way ZMF headphones sound).
Well, today was the day (I had, of course, taken a good look at the pre-release images), and it was clear I was going to be spoiled for choice this morning.
First choice in the stabilized was the “Nuotare”, second was “Paradox”, then it was a toss-up between “Fogo” and “Baignade” - and it was the “Baignade” that I went with (partly because my first two choices had already sold anyway):
The Macassar Ebony (Atrium 7) was very tempting, so was the Cocobolo, but I figured if I’m doing Cocobolo I want them to be as close a match to my Cocobolo Vérité LTD as possible - which means being able to compare them - so I’ll do that in the used market.