Thanks for the input, all. If anyone else has perspective to add, I'll be happy to hear it! And your thoughts combined with my desire to change things up has resulted in me listing my B&W's on Audiogon!
Considering Zu Dirty Weekend over my current B&w 702s2
I’ve felt for a long time (since I got them) that my 702s2 floorstanders have excellent “analytical” sound but are just missing the “life” that I want from my system. I swapped my Parasound P6 preamp for a Schiit Freya+ with some nice tubes that improved things significantly, but still feel a long way from the sound I want. I’m strongly considering the Zu Dirty Weekend 6 to replace the B&Ws, but I realize that’s a pretty big step down in “level”. So I’m wondering…am I going to regret it? Anyone have experience with both speakers they can share?
ps running Bluesound Node 2 as the main source and Parasound A21 amp.
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thanks for all the input, everyone! My B&w speakers got damaged in shipment (when I originally bought them) and so have been very hard to sell. However, so diy room treatment (rock wool/roxul panels) along with a Pass Labs xa25 have really fixed the situation. So much more balanced, better imaging, and more pleasing highs. For what it’s worth, I installed the Pass amp before treatments and confirmed that made a very big difference, so I can highly recommend it! But room treatments are also super-cheap and huge benefit…much cheaper than a Pass amp :-) in any case, I’m happy now! Thanks again! |
Thanks @webking185 but I agree with a few of the others - I’m mostly interested in hearing from people with actual experience with these speakers (or at least brands). I’ve done plenty of reading reviews and forums to gather something along the lines of what you write, but “hearsay” opinions aren’t very helpful for this sort of situation. I think I’ll probably just order some Unions or Dirty Weekends so I can compare head to head. But thank you anyway! |