Trelja, can I join in the listening session? I guess I would have to come down from Toronto to NY or Philly...which is a bit exceeding a 2 hour radius for me.
I listened to the Zu Druids at a Zu dealer driven by RA Opus, Melody Pre, Cary 300B monos and was quite underwhelmed with the sound of the system (surprising considering the praise all components have gained). I know from own experience with my Abbys that single driver speakers require much amp-speaker synergy, so that I have so far attributed the sound to a poor match. Maybe I will be able to listen to the Zu sometime again, this time in a well matched system.
Good luck finding a good place to listen to the Zu speakers.
Rene
I listened to the Zu Druids at a Zu dealer driven by RA Opus, Melody Pre, Cary 300B monos and was quite underwhelmed with the sound of the system (surprising considering the praise all components have gained). I know from own experience with my Abbys that single driver speakers require much amp-speaker synergy, so that I have so far attributed the sound to a poor match. Maybe I will be able to listen to the Zu sometime again, this time in a well matched system.
Good luck finding a good place to listen to the Zu speakers.
Rene