Soliloquy 6.2i vs VS vr4jr , Zu Druid & Usher 6371

Having owned Druids, Definitions, and now the Definition Pro's, I'll chime in.

The Definitions add very deep bass that the Druids don't by themselves. They also sound bigger but need more room to breathe. Resolution is greater but at the expense of being a bit pickier with upstream components.

These speakers have a house sound that is different from what conventional speakers offer. Yes, there have been other single-driver speakers but none that I know of will play very loudly with authority on challenging fare. Shout is a concern with hi-efficiency and single-driver speakers while the Druids especially are immune to this issue.

The Druids aren't perfect but I wouldn't consider anything else in its price range for my own tastes. Uniformity of tone, preservation of instrumental relationships, low- and high-level dynamic presentation, midrange bliss, and PRAT are all incredible with these speakers.

Aktchi - True words. Everyone seems to have pet picks. The thing is, they're all doing business the same way and ultimately have the same problems.

I've heard both ways and stated which I prefer. I doubt Zu will dominate the marketplace here the way they do, along with SET amps, in Asia.

Again with the single drivers - these aren't Lowthers or Fostexes. They don't have those limitations but manage to keep the strengths of other single driver speakers.

Zu has committed cheerleaders for a reason - they deserve to be heard, figuratively and literally.

It's interesting to me that each of these Zu vs. Whoever threads leads to the same types of discussions around the Zu's. Having heard none of these other options (but plenty like them), I'll postulate that the others will sound much more alike and the Druids will sound different from the group.

They don't sound like XO's in a box. XO's in a box can separate themselves within class but ultimately they will sound more like each other than the Druid. Further, the Druid will be happiest with completely different amplification than the other speakers. So, even if you had the same speakers in the same room, compatibility and preference would likely fall to the best amp/speaker match.

All that said, if one could optimize amplification for each speaker in the same room, I'd guess "the vote" for each listener would put the Druid first or last. What they do well, the others won't match, and the Druids won't do exactly what the others do.

I'm a cheerleader for Zu, sure. Skepticism is warranted too. If I bought every product people thought was the "best ever", I'd be $4m in debt and looking for a medium-sized warehouse to store it all.

Nice w/u - well thought out and coherent. Their quiet magic grows and grows on you. If you were able to "get it" in one session, you definitely should take Zu up on the trial.

With bigger amps, the Druids are unusually dynamic, IME.