Packaging and Accessories

The ZMF Caldera I have here is a demo unit that was in use at CanJam London which, along with many, many other headphones, made the cross-ocean journey not in retail packaging. As such, I was thankful that ZMF was able to share a photo of the case the Caldera and other recently purchased ZMF headphones normally ship in, unless you pony up the extra for the fancy wood display case. This is a hard case made by Seahorse—the SE 430—and has the ZMF sticker on it. It's a waterproof travel/storage case which should do an excellent job protecting your precious headphones with foam lining as well as thick pluckable foam sheet which is cut out to the headphone's profile. Accessories will likely be placed separate from the headphones to prevent any scratches in transit.


Accessories included with the Caldera are relatively simple yet meaningful. You get a couple of quick start guides walking over the unboxing experience, fitting the ear pads and cable, adjusting for comfort, and maintenance of the headphones over time. Then there are the headphone cables chosen and these come in a ZMF-branded soft cloth drawstring pouch.


If you opted to purchase additional ear pads or a tuning mesh—more on this thing later—then they will ship separately. ZMF was also kind enough to separately ship me a few different Caldera ear pads and the mesh to try out and see how they change the sound presentation of the Caldera. I'll have a whole page talking about these later on, but note how the pads come in bags that seem specifically made for them, including with the markings on the front for easier identification.