Zu now has a facebook page and the photo is posted there also... |
ZU's twitter page has a photo of the new Omen Definition that will go on sale black friday. Looks like 2 10" zu drivers with a tweeter in between, packaged in a Omen like cabinet. Those that did not jump on the Soul or Omen preview sales may want to hold off to see what pricing is like, with twice the driver compliment I imagine it will come in above the Soul. |
For the most part, one of our S-30 amplifiers and one of our preamps. For 99% of my listening, I can't clip the S-30 on that speaker. The meter barely moves at all. |
Cwazz- Atmasphere is the owner and designer of Atma-sphere OTL tube amps (and tube pre-amps). When he says our gear, he means Atma-sphere products. Based on his show demos, he likes to listen to music at realistic live performance levels (IOW, loud!!!) and if he says a 30 wpc tube amp will be more than adequate, you can bet on it. |
Atmasphere, may I ask what type of gear you were using ? |
Although I don't own a set, I have heard them with our gear and IMO they are the move that ZU really needed to make! Fast, relaxed, detailed, really easy to drive and the bass is really improved over the Druid. I think they look better too. |
The Omens will crank with that tube amp. Use the 16 ohm tap. |
The thing I like about the Zus on paper (having never actually heard them), in addition to their high efficiency, easy load, and supposed ability to go loud well, is that they use a single wide range driver for most of the sound, supplemented by a tweeter that crosses over relatively high compared to many designs, at 10Khz or so as I understand it. That is one of the attributes of the OHM Walsh speakers that endear them to me (they crossover at 8khz or so I believe), so the Zu's are a design that I would really like to hear some day. |
I listened to the Omens at length at the RMAF last month and they absolutely destroyed quite a lot of the competition costing multiple amounts more. (No, I don't work for or have ANY connection to Zu). The fact they were selling them for $995 pushes them past the Magnepan MMG as the best speaker for the buck out there, in my opinion. My wife was so mesmerized by the Zu sound she ended up ordering a pair of the Soul Superfly's which we are anxiously awaiting. To answer another question in the thread, the bass is punchy and tight and unless they were in a large room I don't think you would need a sub. |
Has ANYBODY outside of the Zu factory actually heard the Omen, yet? |
Atmasphere , do yo own a pair,had a listen yet of them? If so could you define the bass for me? Thanks. |
In most rooms you will be challenged to clip a 35 watt tube amp on the Omens. They are easy to drive and rewardingly great sound too. |
You cannot hurt the speakers by experimenting with the different taps. Just find the one that suites your taste. |
Although effective power will be lower into a 12 ohm load compared to 8 ohm or lower as is typical with most speakers these days, the Zus are high efficiency speakers, meaning they go louder with fewer watts, and are designed to present an easy load (12 ohm) for most any amp to drive compared to most modern speakers with impedances of 8ohms or lower.
They should work very well with most any low to moderate power amp, including 100w SS, but be a particularly good match to the 35 w/ch tube amp. |
