Considering Zu Dirty Weekend over my current B&w 702s2

The Zu DW and B&W are two different sound.  The Zu are dynamic and lively vs B&W warm sound.  Zu is best match with tube amps like @rar1 stated with the Prima Luna.  The Zu D&W is a 12ohm speaker that needs little to drive them. One syatem I heard that I thought sound amazing was a Klipsch Forte with a Decware Zen Triode.  These high sensitive speaker doesnt take much for.them to sing.

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!

I’ve been wanting to try a Zu speaker for awhile, so when they came out with the DW6, my ears perked up and I recently bought a pair. I’ve owned and loved 3 pairs of more expensive Devore speakers for the last 10 years, so that’s where I’m coming from. First, be warned, the DW6 takes awhile (probably 150 hours) to get to where you can hear what they are capable of. If you are not patient and go by initial impressions, you will think you’ve been duped. Once broken in, they pretty much play like Steve Guttenberg describes in his YouTube video. I’d describe them as intense with an immediate, visceral connection to the performers and songs. My wife rarely comments on the system or makes requests, but after we listened to some classical music radio for awhile one afternoon, she said she noticed they were really starting to break in and sound good, and asked me to play some Steely Dan. I put on "Countdown to Ecstasy" streaming on Tidal (through our Naim Unity Atom) and she couldn’t stop raving about everything she was hearing. And we weren’t discussing the "highs" and the "bass" but the great lyrics, interplay of the musicians, and just digging the songs. Right now the DW6s are in our large living area so they can break in on the Naim Atom, replacing a pair of Sonus Faber Lumina 3s, which we both really like. But the Zu speakers are more full-bodied, direct and intense and I’m afraid I’ll never be able to get them back into my dedicated listening room to compare with the Devores. They are that good.

@ladok Congrats!  The key thing with speakers is finding the ones that fire all your personal musical synapses, and that’s not easily done but sounds like you (and your wife) have achieved just that. Plus, Steely Dan is my fave band ever, so u clearly married well.  Enjoy!!!

I think alot of people would like to try Zu Speakers, myself included but are skeptical in many factors.  Being high sensitive that are easy to drive, using low power tube or integrated class A would be a match. If you have equipment with 200watts, I think these are a pass.  I for one love the retro look, but cannot see spending $4-6k for the higher Soul 6 or Supreme model when there other speakers that will have better sound.  B&W speakers will have better tone and mid-range for sure.  Alotl of people.have said Zu speakers are bright, sound fatigue, and even a guiitar amp speaker.  They only way to know for sure is to own a pair.