@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!!!
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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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. |
webking185 Have you compared B&W speakers with Zu? If not, how do you know which would have "better sound," or "better tone and mid-range." Who are the "lot of people" who say Zu speakers are bright and fatiguing? I own a pair (I believe the least expensive one they make) and they sound nothing like a guitar amp speaker. Like you say, the only way to know for sure is to own a pair, and they have a try-it and return policy. As far as having a 200-watt amp, there is really no hard rule about what type of amp would mate well with a given speaker. |
@webking185 You obviously have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about and couldn’t be more wrong. |
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! |
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