Modding the Zu Omen MKII


Hi all

I am a bit courious as to if anyone else went down the DIY mod path with their Omens?

What are your experiences?

On my mod list (so far)
- New Double xover capacitators
- Adding a parallell resistor to the tweeter
- Stiffening of the cabinet
- Painting the insides with noise-x
- New internal cabeling
- New bolts and fastenings for main elements.

They now sound fantastic! And play in a different league!

And probably more mods to come! ;-)
zuangbro
Sounds strange...

If you did this right, it should sound anything but muffeled.

if you replaced the caps, they will break-in over the next 30-50 hours, and sound great after 200.

make sure that all polarities are correct, + to + all drivers and speakers...
If you have new compression drivers, they may need 10-50 hours of break in aswell, depending og how loud you play..
@zuangbro - You really have me intrigued with your Radian 475be upgrade. I'm thinking of making the same leap with my Omen DWs. I recently replaced the Clarity caps with Duelund tinned copper caps (I know, I know, it was one of those what-the-heck shelter-in-place moments) and the Omens took on a whole new presence and holography. So that got me thinking, and googling, and here I am...

Would you do anything different with the resistor values you mentioned? Any regrets with the 475be? Any other mod updates?
Just bought Zu Dirty Weekends. Out of the box they sounded boxy. Could hear what I thought were internal resonances and the need for more damping. I caulked the wood joints with green glue, Applied a few coats of acoust-X paint, a layer of 1/2 inch foam and 2 dowel braces between tweeter and full range. Much better, even my wife who really does not care noticed. Much cleaner sounding. I am shocked Zu lets these out of the factory without addressing these issues.