Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Thanks to ZMF for sending the Ori 3.0 for review!

Buy from ZMF: 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:

patreon.com/wavetheory1

Or make a 1-time donation through PayPal here:

paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7N7Z8WRLWQ36E

Edenberg & Sheilden's Music...

edenberg-shielden.com

hyperfollow.com/edenbergshielden

1812 Overture by Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops

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: youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs
into
Berkeley Alpha USB DDC (shows up in here: youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA)
into
Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC: youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s
into
LTA Z10e amp: youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE
or
Violectric HPA V324 (review coming soon!)

Chain 2:
Sonore opticalRendu
into
Lampizator Baltic 3 DAC: youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc
into
Z10e or V324 again

Chain 3:

FiiO SR11: youtu.be/YuagbK8p0FA
into
Aune S9c Pro: youtu.be/9kZ1NmxBpgs

Chain 4:

Chord 2Go + 2Yu: youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI
into
Schiit Gungnir 2: youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE
into
Burson Soloist Voyager (review coming soon!)

Sound Leak Test Chain

Fiio SR11
Schiit Asgard X: youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4

My Other ZMF Reviews...

Auteur (OG): youtu.be/x6BVkSdrykQ
Atrium: youtu.be/i-46mtoORA4
Atrium Closed: youtu.be/HUmUbXaJZ5M
Bokeh Closed: youtu.be/nLKKWZ3lvqE
Caldera Closed: youtu.be/OGuZD_zeNcQ
Caldera Open: youtu.be/pudQTXVzI9c
Eikon: head-fi.org/showcase/zmfheadphones-eikon.22014/reviews#review-25883
Homage: youtu.be/lwiqyGtGvK0
Verite Closed (Epoxy Stabilized): youtu.be/p8whn4hvjO4
Verite Closed (African Blackwood): youtu.be/zjS7RDI8z94
Verite Open: youtu.be/iF9KQcx0D6g

My Reviews of the Other Headphones Named...

Dan Clark E3: youtu.be/wzUqM7OJlTk
Focal Radiance: youtu.be/rXnmlXCf_bA
HiFiMan Isvarna: 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