Anyone heard new Zu Union 6?


The new Zu union 6 has been out a month or so now. Anyone heard a pair yet?

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Reporting back to say I returned the Unions to Zu.  They do improve with break in and did a lot of good things, but they were for a third system (I know).  For the record I have Zu Defheads in my bedroom that I've listened to daily for the last 7 years.

I've had about 5 Zu models in my home and the funny thing is they all sound different.  The Unions had crazy transient repsonse and were easily the most sensitive Zu speaker I've heard, I'd be surprised if they did not measure close to spec. The new internal Griewe scheme works well.  However they are also the most unforgiving of recordings of any Zu model I've had, and I like to listen fairly loud.  It's easy to hear the performance gains played side by side with Dirty Weekends, but I don't listen to much female vocals, and there's no question the DW's are easier to live with.

I did have a buddy come over and listen who has heard all of my Zus, and he said he liked the Union 6 better than all of them save for my Defheads.  Better than DW, even better than Druid V.  I don't share that opinion, I liked Druid V more, but I mention it to point out as always YMMV.  Also I was playing some Brazilian music while he was here which was right in the Union 6's wheelhouse.

Anyway, definitely worth an audition and that's why Zu offers their generous trial period.

 

 

@kray  beautiful setup! I probably wouldn't have struggled so much if I'd gone for the dirty weekends, but it's been so worth it.@whoopycat that's the way it goes sometimes.Your comparisons are very informative.

I am right now in a free trial of the dirty weekend 6s. I have mixed feelings. Nice deep bass response. I like the mid-range performance considering it somewhat lush. But the treble clarity and presence is not quite there for me. Resolution, too. I am considering an exchange for the union 6s. For example, I am missing the sense of spaciousness listening to wish you were here on vinyl that I got with my old ADS 1230s.  The higher notes seem suppressed in the mix. I can see the most people here with experience with the dirty weekends have had the older models but any thoughts would be appreciated.

I listen to a variety of music but most often listen to indie rock and pop with a good deal of classical music mixed in. Particularly, violin. Some straight ahead rock and roll and the tinge of classic rock like Pink Floyd and the Eagles. Some electronic. I listen most often from mid 60 DB's to 70s with 80ish DB peaks. 

I have to say that I was both surprised and disappointed.  I heard them at the Florida Audio Expo last weekend in the Black Ice room.  It may be that they were being played too loud for the room but what I heard had a lot of muddy bass and was quite harsh.