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Zu Soul Superfly

I just ordered a pair of the new Zu speakers on a whim. I was going to wait for information, but the fact that they threw in the free superfly upgrades to the first 30 people got me.

From a similar thread it sounds like some of you guys have heard the speaker despite information only being released today. I'm wondering what you can share about it?

Also, I am really hoping it works with a Firstwatt F1 amplifier. Can anyone comment as to that? I know the Druid's and Essences worked OK.
gopher
monsieurguzel
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Thanks for the feedback Wilson. I also spoke to a local dealer who told me it probably would be an issue running straight from the Perfectwave dac since it would be a little too harsh. Anyhow, I guess I gotta go looking for a good pre-amp for the setup now :) Anybody how any more suggestions about good pre-amps for atma-spheres?

-Alex
gopher OP
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For anyone wanting to avoid tubes and power the Superflys with SS, I'm borrowing a friends Aleph clones while my tube amp is under the weather and its driving these speakers extremely well. Significantly more alive and enjoyable then the Firstwatt F1 or F1J I used previously.
hifin
5 posts
 
I can also confirm that the Naim Supernait is great with the Superflys. The combination of the Naim PRAT and the tone/jump of the Souls make an incredible combo. The system makes it difficult to stop listening. I expect that my Nait 1 would also work well, but I haven't tried the combo yet.
mahughes
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I'll be hanging mine on the end of Naim kit so that's good news indeed but we're having trouble sourcing Zu stuff in the UK at present and the delay is beginning to hurt. Mind you, have you ever seen a company launch so many new products and a new site all at once. There's certainly an increasing sense if purpose about Zu.
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roscoeiii
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Gopher,

As you well know, I follow your Pass/FirstWatt experiences closely. Can you say more about the differences the Alephs are making? And which model are they a clone of? Any things that the F1 & F1J had that are missing with the Alephs?
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