New Zu Audio Soul Supreme Speakers


Hey All,

Just got a new set of Soul Supremes...finally after a long wait to match up with my Undertone. All in American Walnut!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oCWkegRgbAed85a47

Still getting used to the sound - good, detail, imaging and dynamics. But have noticed what seems like some slight quality control and/or consistency issues.

My Undertone has great looking veneer, but came with a non trivial gash in the veneer. Zu was cool enough to create a small discount for the issue to apply to my Soul Supremes. The speakers then, came with some small but questionable changes to the construction. Instead of clean looking buttoned screws for the connector plate that is used on all other products...they use larger Philips head screws that don’t seat flush. Im told from Zu thats the new standard? Also the veneer doesn’t seem to match the quality previously used on the Undertone.

Anyone else recently picked up speakers from Zu and having the same experiences?


reed338
Maybe you should send Zu a copy of this thread so they know "it’s not just you" that has an issue with their inappropriate hardware choice. Looks very amateur.  
That's screwy!  Those aren't the screws that are shown in the photos on their website.
If it bothers you that much a simple fix would be a trip to a hardware store and get  some "finish washers". Bring 1 screw with you so you can size up the finish washer. It's the back of the speaker, not seeing a big deal here.
Mark, sure is just a detail. And I could easily spend couple bucks to buy the proper fasteners they typically use. But why didn’t they build them normally in the first place...corelli is right really makes you wonder what other compromises are lurking

Oh well, was mostly curious if other recent Zu buyers see this too
Are their margins that tight that they skimp on 5c screws? Looks poor and reflects badly on their aesthetic sensibility and pride of workmanship.