ZMF Atrium Open LTD Vintage Maple

ZMF Atrium Open LTD Vintage Maple

The open Atrium in a limited wood edition

Limited edition, available while ZMF makes it. ZMF builds every pair to your configuration in Chicago; delivery takes about 6–10 weeks. The grain and colour of the wood vary from piece to piece and from the photos.

For this LTD edition ZMF makes the cups of the Atrium Open from Vintage Maple. Vintage Maple is maple that ZMF stains by hand. Maple has been the luthier’s wood for centuries, and the stain settles into the grain like aged varnish: denser growth holds the colour back, softer bands take more of it. The result has real depth, with a tone that shifts from gold to deep amber as the light moves. No two maple blanks take the stain the same way.

Coffee Gold grilles over maroon cloth frame the vented cups. As standard they sit in a black aluminium chassis with black rods. For a surcharge you can choose the Ruby Mg12 chassis with Coffee Gold rods, with leather and a BBB strap or, without the BBB strap, entirely in vegan suede. The Mg12 magnesium chassis is about 34 g lighter than aluminium, painted rather than anodised, and may show wear over time.

Technology and tuning come from the Atrium Open: a 300 Ω biocellulose driver and the Atrium Damping System, ZMF’s damping behind the driver that gives the stage its depth and layering.

You choose the installed pads (Universe or Caldera Ultra Perf, each in lambskin or vegan suede) and a second pair that ZMF includes at no extra cost, plus the plug of the supplied cable: 2.5 mm, 3.5 mm, 4.4 mm, 6.35 mm or 4-pin XLR.

Not sure if the ZMF Atrium Open LTD Vintage Maple is the right model for you? In our ZMF Buying Guide we put every model in the lineup head-to-head.

Who is the Atrium Open LTD best suited for?

For anyone who likes the Atrium Open – a warmer, more relaxed alternative to the flagship sound with full bass, lush mids and an expansive stage – and wants a wood that is only available in limited quantities. As with the Atrium Open, high-quality amplification pays off, ideally tubes.

Technical Specifications

In the box

• Atrium Open in Vintage Maple
• Hard shell case
• ZMF stock braided cable with the plug of your choice
• Installed pads and second pair of your choice
• ZMF owner’s card
• Lifetime driver warranty