Anyone receive their Zu Druid VIs yet?

Just posting here to hear some feedback from actual end-users.. I have a pair of Druid Vs.. and of course the question of whether the upgrade is worth the cost up as crossed my mind many times already!

Let me add that Zu seems very good about getting back to people, so a quick call or email should get some more info. 

Gerrit is awesome. I am very impressed with the customer support they have given me considering I purchased my speakers second hand, and they never try to upsell you (I had at one point considered upgrading the capacitor in them)

Cant wait to hear your impressions and review parsons; especially considering you have soul supremes. 

Regarding amps, I have tried a few with good results: Luxman mb3045 monoblocks (kt88 push-pull about 40w) Luxman Mb88u monoblocks (kt88 60w more like a McIntosh Design) and Luxman kmq7 (sort of an old dynaco design) All sounded good. 

I asked Gerrit his recommendations when I was exploring 300b stuff, he wrote:

”The 300B should work no problem on the Druid.  The ones we’ve found work well are the Melody 300B mono blocks with the Western Electric tubes and also the Audion Silver Night Anniversary/Special edition.”

i will say these speakers, in general, are very sensitive to everything upstream. DAC, pre, amps, etc are all noticeable. It’s taught me a fair amount about tuning a system. 

Really interesting feedback Parsons, and clearly my experience isn’t unique in terms to their sensitivity to the rest of the system. 

Ive upgraded everything else around my setup now: running a Luxman DA06 DAC, a Luxman c600 preamp, and some vintage Luxman MB88u monoblocks. (60w KT88 push-pull) I really wonder and go back and forth if a SET amplifier would be better; I listen to a lot of modern indie and rock and the while the Zus do well with little power, they really can kick out some crazy dynamics with some power. Wish I knew someone with a good 300b setup I could borrow for a day! 

Nice! What finish did you get? I really like the look of the V, but the VI is definitely more visually refined. 

Cant wait to hear more about your experience and how it compares to your other Zus.. my biggest thing is if they are going to be worth the cost-up from the V. 

Sounds nice! My Druids are Piano black.. but I feel the VI might lend itself to the matte finishes better. I also sort of struggle with an additional $2K for the gloss finishes on the VI. 

Is it possible for you to post pictures on here? I tried to send you a PM but I guess that isn't a feature on audigons forum. 

Glad to hear these are progressing nicely! 

@missioncoonery is it a common thing to think of eminence drivers are junk? Not looking for a flamewar.. just curious given Zu speakers have a lot of fans, and they have been using eminence for a very long time. That said.. their eminence speaker when its all said and done is not very garden variety.