Zu Druid IV - the real deal?

"if I give them a spin in there?" Skuras, after you hook those babies up to your real rig: Your Coincidents should fetch a pretty good price on the 'gon. If you think the Druids sounds great with that _____you hooked them up to, fasten your seatbelt. let us know after you've done them justice with something serious...

Chazzbo, you said it yourself: "...might take the dive..." Whatever you read-- will do nothing more than (motivate)you to take a listen or not. We've been around this block with these babies before on the 'gon. The 20%ers come out and usually (some haven't even heard them) beat up on the Zus. I love my Definition 1.5s. There are oodles of threads in the archives, and perhaps there is some new stuff that will come out in this thread. The Definitions have brought SET into my life. This, alone, has been a wonder and a sonic joy. The longer I own a pair of speakers (this has been my audiophoolish experience)the more likely they are to not measure up--deliver the goods. My experiences with the Def 1.5s have been just the opposite. Take the plunge. The Zu boys have a money back guarantee you can't beat with a stick. peace, warren :)

PS Skura's experience with the Druids is quite different from most. The Druids will not hold up with mediocre electronics, particularly SS. And they ain't the only one.. Hey, whatever floats your boat.

After you put your Druids through some tubes, give us the scoop...warren

Steve, this thread won't need you or me to keep it going. I may not agree with you, but I'll defend your write to say it, even if it's ridiculous...lol..

Been listening to Ani Difranco's live album Living in the Clip. 2cd of many of her concert tours mixed beautifully without all that applause. Afer listening to the first track: I never heard a kick drum (the entire drum set in fact) sound so real, dynamic, palpable, in your face, right there, as my Defintions allow this wonderful cd to happen. Then it happens again with guitar electric on the next track. Oooh. Measurements? Doesn't matter what they are, what you tell me they are, what they are not, etc. I know what I hear in my crib, hooked up to my rig. And the sound has been gettin more exiciting and revealing with age. Remarkable speakers. I know, I know, these are not the Druids, but they are quite amazing and worth a try if you're thinking of a change and have $9k to drop. I haven't been around this block in a while, but when are saw cobra and macrojack: I couldn't resist...

Dave if your niece were playing her piano next to a $250k rig, you'd hear the difference in a jiff. Now if she were playing an electric piano or an electric guitar, that would be a different story. But acoustic? We're not even close. Great stereo cannot approach live acoustic sound, but it can sure make it fun, to say the least.

Phil, lives (presently) with both so he'll give you the best answer based on first hand experiences. I believe macrojack owned the Druids, as well, before moving up to the Defs? Also, if you read all the press, plus the threads in the archives concerning the Zus, going from the get-go for the Definition 1.5s would be a prudent and judicious expenditure of $6k. Not hard for an audiophool to rationalize judicious and prudence regarding $6k worth of speaker upgrade, I suppose..lol..

Undertow, well said...let's put this baby to sleep...
It's very rough having the summer off. I'm headed to the beach. good surfing predicted for today. someones got to do it.....warren :)