Yes, best meat is the chicken . Why ? Because.
Zu def 4 are they the best speaker made?
I have been a Zu fan for a long time starting with the presence and moving to Definition 3 then to Definition 4.
In my opinion if you like Americana, Rock music
Blues or Bluegrass, then these speakers with the right electronics and room, I really feel like the room matters as much as components.
these speakers lack nothing in my opinion you have great soundstage as well as intimacy and realistic bass.
i have tried a lot of different amps and preamps
But for me as Cobra from this site. suggested a good 845 amp is a match made in audio heaven!
I'm using a Jhango passive and my 845 is a Larry Moore Monaco with some upgraded parts
Lampizator Dac and transport thru a MacBook Pro with Tidal and it’s simply amazing!!
for vinyl I have a modded table from George Merrill of Memphis Tn, great guy by the way.
and my phono pre is Heed quasar , nothing crazy expensive and I would put it up against anything I have had the pleasure to listen to.
my point is Zu makes a fantastic speaker on top of amazing customer service. But with the right gear they can sound as good as it gets.
i know that’s a bold statement but these speakers are so immediate and life like without any limitations that I can hear but it’s just my opinion.
Check them out for yourself, you may feel the same way.
In my opinion if you like Americana, Rock music
Blues or Bluegrass, then these speakers with the right electronics and room, I really feel like the room matters as much as components.
these speakers lack nothing in my opinion you have great soundstage as well as intimacy and realistic bass.
i have tried a lot of different amps and preamps
But for me as Cobra from this site. suggested a good 845 amp is a match made in audio heaven!
I'm using a Jhango passive and my 845 is a Larry Moore Monaco with some upgraded parts
Lampizator Dac and transport thru a MacBook Pro with Tidal and it’s simply amazing!!
for vinyl I have a modded table from George Merrill of Memphis Tn, great guy by the way.
and my phono pre is Heed quasar , nothing crazy expensive and I would put it up against anything I have had the pleasure to listen to.
my point is Zu makes a fantastic speaker on top of amazing customer service. But with the right gear they can sound as good as it gets.
i know that’s a bold statement but these speakers are so immediate and life like without any limitations that I can hear but it’s just my opinion.
Check them out for yourself, you may feel the same way.
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I dont understand the guys who say YES, Of course. you have to trust you ears, but also you have to understand and follow up The measuring and basic sound knowledge. If you hear something about baffle step, and take a look on measuring characteristic , you see big http://www.soundstage.com/measurements/zucable_druid/ failure in midbass. It especially made piano very bad. Also Whizzer cone made high too bright. Folk don be as ZOMBI |
Keithr@ Position of Speaker dont important for reproduction midbass Please read https://www.trueaudio.com/st_diff1.htm This is a problem can be corrected by using baffle step crossover or multiply speakers , or using very big baffle |
I refer to main idea why the most of the single driver speakers with crossoverless design get issue with baffle step or Loudspeaker Diffraction Loss https://www.trueaudio.com/st_diff1.htm it does not matter how the get measurement , especially all manufacture put it manuals very flat response . it is very clear if you provide piano test. It also explain why is single or 2 way speakers with wide baffle ( some vintage) sound better , them new narrow baffle |
I was going to explain the anatomy Zu Definishion speakers and main difference from convenience 3 way Hi end speakers, but some audiophile dont like long post and technical explanation . To say shortly , Zu Def get luck midbass . How is affect to sound , is less body full.. less piano low registred, less punch to compare . |
@wolf_garcia yes luck midbass is issue, coudn fixed by add active woofer module because is cover 20-150hz, and you can see gap (if you use any measurement system) up to 700Hz, good designed 3 way conventional speakers is free from this problem , using crosspoint 500-700hz, and balanced . To avoid this issue in high sensitivity LS based on wide range driver like Zu 10" i see only one way to add additional midbass driver to fill this gap , and make is active ( loaded on separate amp and active crossover) i know is complicated , but it was made it in my Bache audio-002 http://bacheaudio.com/bache-audio-002ab-loudspeakers-v2-stereotimes-com/ |