It took a while, but my Soul Supremes came in. Haven’t dialed them in yet, but I already know I’m going to lose a lot of sleep. Is it contradictory to acknowledge the law of diminishing returns but still say they’re worth the upgrade? I just put them right where the Omen DW had been, but it already seems like there is just more there there, more immediacy, better definition, more separation, more depth to the soundstage. “The reason it’s a cliche is because it’s true.” So insert your favorite audiophile platitude here. They’re keepers.
Zu Soul Supreme Recap -- Owners, what are your preferred system pairings with them?
I'll save a long backstory, but in short I've got the Zu Soul Supremes and I absolutely love them for what they do, at least in my relatively small (13x15x9) listening room. I've had them a couple years as a follow-on to previous Zu speakers (Unions and Cubes, which I still own). Those followed some vintage Altec horns (16 ohm Valencias and 19s)--which I love, but love the Zus more for daily listening. Sean recommended the Supremes over the Druids at the time for the size of my listening room, although I suspect the Druids would have been as good or better regardless.
My interest is to hear from other Zu Soul Supreme owners...not may posts in this forum from owners that I can find. I'd prefer to focus this discussion on the Soul Supremes, as there is a lot of great info already on the Druids and Definitions (which I assume are more prevalent in the wild), even though I'm sure have a ton of overlap in system synergy.
So...
What system components are you finding to be great/phenomenal matches to the Soul Supremes, what have you compared them to, and what hasn't worked as well? Anyone running them with what you consider to be really high-end gear? I'm super curious to see how far these speakers can go before a speaker upgrade makes way more sense.
Jay
My interest is to hear from other Zu Soul Supreme owners...not may posts in this forum from owners that I can find. I'd prefer to focus this discussion on the Soul Supremes, as there is a lot of great info already on the Druids and Definitions (which I assume are more prevalent in the wild), even though I'm sure have a ton of overlap in system synergy.
So...
What system components are you finding to be great/phenomenal matches to the Soul Supremes, what have you compared them to, and what hasn't worked as well? Anyone running them with what you consider to be really high-end gear? I'm super curious to see how far these speakers can go before a speaker upgrade makes way more sense.
Jay
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@mahughes Look for class A integrateds. The only SS amp I’ve used with DW and SS is the Schiit Aegir. Of course I used tubed preamps, Saga+ among others. I’m using the Aegir right now in fact. It’s only right after I switch back to my much more expensive tube amp that I find the Aegir lacking and then only by comparison. If you have the budget something like the Pass Int-25 would probably be great. |
I had an original set of Druids 10+ years ago - loved the sound of those speakers. Have tried lots of others since but still good memories of the Druids. I took advantage of the sale price on the Soul Supremes and should arrive in the new year. They will replace Harbeth 30s - so very different speaker. I currently have a Hegel 390 amp so not sure how that is going to match with the Supremes in a fairly small room (12x13). Have read S Casey's recommendation for power with his speakers but very few report on big power solid state amp with them - probably for a reason. Love the functionality of the big Hegel - that would be tough to change but part of the adventure..
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