ZU OMEN speakers 12ohms??

I have the Omen Defs and they are night and day different from the Essence that I just sold yesterday after over a year in my system and my girlfriend, audiophile and non audiophile friends all agreed that they are a step up for my listening space (bright,reflective surfaces everywhere).

The Omen Defs have a much larger soundstage, a very large sweet spot, and have the palpable feeling of being at the concert....everyone that has heard them has commented on the fact that it sounds like the band is playing "just over there". They are not the ultimate in imaging or soundstage accuracy, but for someone like me, who prefers musicality, and a live sound, these are a great bargain at the Black Friday pricing for sure.

The break in has been a slow and at times painful process, but I have preferred the Omen Defs over the Essence from the moment I took them out of the box.

I have found great improvement from small positioning changes, to raising them off of the floor using bolts to improve the porting, to the Majik Buss that i just added.

Overall, I am very happy with these speakers and I have found that they excel with Jazz, Acoustic, and even electronica.....

Hi Zman. I had a friend come over who sent his Superflys back for a refund and he preferred my Omen Defs. I did not do a comparison myself nor have I heard the Omens, but he did prefer them and I am loving mine. Having said that, I was using a bett amp, a larger room, and a better DAC than he was so I am not sure which was the key to the improvement that he noted. He stated that the soundstage was larger, more dynamic, more live sounding (I forgot which audiophile term to use there:)).

Having said that, with the return policy, you don't have much to lose and when I called Zu to ask the same question that you are asking, they just told me to order both and they would take back the loser......I decided against that and am content with the Omens.

Excellent choices for the Omens that I have enjoyed ( and none are bright at all as I am sensitive to the brightness) include:
1. Miniwatt EL84
2. Melody I2A3
3. Shuguang 300b from Grant Fidelity
4. First Watt F3 ( I have a Rawson clone and love it)
5. Virtue audio Sensation

I have a very bright room.....and I found that placement and the DAC choice where also very important for toning down the highs.....and now my brightness is non existent ( I use a Tranquility DAC).

Hope this helps.