Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?


Comparisons with the 1.5s and the others that came before? Getting the itch; again......
warrenh

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Gsm18439, I didn’t mean to suggest that the Zu’s ability to play loud was at the expense of all the attributes you mentioned, but rather that I was getting the impression that those attributes were maximized at relatively higher volumes.
"The absolute best IMO the Takatsuki TA-300b(japan) very expensive(1800 USD) but elevates the Franks to the truly sublime tier, just superb.”

I just want to ad my voice to Charles1dad and GSM18439 concerning the top tier 300b tubes on the market. If you have a 300b tube amp, I can’t urge you strongly enough to set aside your disappointments with all the overblown hype that you’ve heard used time and time again to promote audio products, and give these a try. I haven’t heard the Takatsuki’s yet but if I had, before I invested in the Sophia Royal Princesses, I’d probably be a member of the choir. It's very easy for me to imaging preferring a modest amplifier with these tubes than a significantly more expensive amplifier with more commonplace tubes. The difference is that profound.
These have been on my list as audition speakers when replacement time comes. But one of the things I’m taking away from the above posts is that a primary virtue of these speakers is that they play loud. Since I live in a condo and never try to listen at live levels, would it be advisable for me to remove these from my list?