Makassar is like Indonesian ebony and the subtle colour transition gives this headstand a particularly exclusive appearance. The Makassar is gorgeous, the zebra style complement metal bodied headphones. The flat surfaces of the Omega helps prolong the life of your headphones by exerting even pressure to the earpads which will help keep their shape much longer. The Omega is large enough to support very large headphones like a Sennheiser HD 800 or even the round models by STAX as well.