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| Help me understand how to optimize bass on the Zu Definition Mk IV You're well past it, Marc. | |
| Help me understand how to optimize bass on the Zu Definition Mk IV OK, David. I'll call Sean tomorrow and circle back. At 007/8, I am now certain this is your problem. I didn't get mine corrected because "9" gets me to the right spot, but if I moved while owning these I'd surely have to get the change myself. Sta... | |
| Help me understand how to optimize bass on the Zu Definition Mk IV The reason I asked about new vs. used is that in the early Def4, Sean set the internal amp's gain fairly low, such that in many rooms, including mine, the bass level had to be cranked to 8+, often 9, just to get in the realm. I pointed out to Sean... | |
| Help me understand how to optimize bass on the Zu Definition Mk IV For the OP,Are your Def 4s new or did you buy them used and they're simply new to you? There's a reason I'm asking. What are your room dimensions? Which 300B tube are you using in your SE amps?I started with Def 1.5 back in early 2005. Then Def II... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Well, let's see when I next get to the UK. -Phil | |
| Zu Druid 6 I have a semi-dedicated line for my main, Definitions 4 system. There are only a few other low-use sockets on the circuit. I have two Tesla Powerwalls supplementing my solar, and they are set up to power everything but HVAC for backup. To get the ... | |
| Zu Druid 6 So far, so good. With the caveat that it's great specifically with the KR 300B Balloon Glass, same as was true in my Audion Golden Dream 300B PSET. Which isn't inexpensive. But the KR is the only 300B that gets bass right and everything else is ob... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Not sure about getting to RMAF this year. That show has an uncanny habit of overlapping professional obligations that, of necessity, eclipse it on my calendar. But maybe.Phil | |
| Zu Druid 6 There is certainly latitude in the matter of SET bass on Druid 6. I'll say that even with Druid 4-08, the relative lack of discipline in most SET bass was easily discernible, but it was a small enough error to be OK,; euphonic even. In Druid 5, it... | |
| Zu Druid 6 In a few weeks I will complete my survey of amp circuits with Zu Druid 6 (and Definition 4). It will include evaluations of:845 SET300B PSET300B Push-PullQuad IIQuad II Clone with transformer improvementsWilliamson2a3 push-pullKlangfilm KLV204 (F2... | |
| Zu Druid 6 No question cabinet talk was a noticeable flaw in early Zu, until the Definition 2 and steps taken with the Druid v4-08 upgrades. You got around that by limiting SPLs or just putting up with it when you wanted to hammer your skull. It wasn't that ... | |
| Zu Druid 6 Marc,I had a chance to listen to Nat 211 amps a few times in the past, even as far back as when I had Def2, and even earlier NAT amps using the VT4-C triode, well before I owned anything Zu. Certainly good sounding amps in the grand scheme of ampl... | |
| Zu Druid 6 >> We used 300B amps by Audio Note and Mastersound. <<With those amps representing SET, I concur with your assessment.>> The PP amp was a VAC phi 200. <<Oy. That's trouble.Phil | |
| Zu Druid 6 I don't know who "we" are. but unless you were comparing M-60s to Audion Golden Dream, Black Shadow or Golden Night specifically representing SET, I don't really have an opinion. There are a limited number of good sounding SET alternatives. Audion... | |
| Zu Druid 6 >> If Phil likes SETs on the Zus he really should hear your M-60s powering these speakers. <<I have. Quite a good combination. |