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I just ordered a pair of Zu Omen Def's

I was looking at Tekton and ZU (I actually was leaning toward Tekton due to price). My current polk speakers are the weak link in my system. I emailed both with some questions about my system etc. I never heard from Tekton, however Sean at Zu sent me a pretty informative email. I was considering the Superfly's in the ZU line. Since my current system is a Pioneer Elite SS receiver (I will upgrade at end of year, not sure if I'll go SS or tube), Sean mentioned that the Omen Def's play nice with pretty much any amp/receiver I throw at it. I ordered a pair plus WAF is a plus. Great service. I still have not heard from Tekton. I have heard Zu's before (I believe Druids) and loved how they sound. I'll give a review once I receive them
aberyclark

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aberyclark OP
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I am a tweaker all the time. I currently have Polk stand Mounts and I got them dialed in pretty decent. It took a while, plus we added new furniture, rugs, drapes etc that required new tweaking. The only issue I'm going to have (this is a wife issue) is our room arrangement. There is no sitting place in the ideal sweet spot (tip of -V- ). I have nice chair on left of tip and couch starts (kind of caddy corner) along right tip. I could not get the Polks really to my liking with imaging. Experimenting with toe-in, etc, they are alright. I'm hoping for better success with the Zu's. When we move to a new house at end of year, I will be able to set up a listening room to my liking. So I purchased really thinking ahead. I was told that if we were to stay at our current location (which we are not), the ohm 's do a nice job with odd listening areas
aberyclark OP
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Looking down the road, there seems to be a lot of nice SS and Tube amps that will mate well. I will have to do much research for the right amp/pre combination. One thing that is important to me for a pre is a remote control.
I may go used. As far as tubes are concerned, the Decware's look really nice
aberyclark OP
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I'm getting the amp bug now. The Omen Defs have been sounding outstanding with my pioneer elite receiver. From what I've been reading, a much higher quality amp will bring lots more depth into the soundstage. The Pass Labs amps seem to be a good SS fit (I'm so afraid of losing any bass by going with tubes).

Would older, used Pass amps provide a good fit?
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