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Zu Soul Superfly Just wanted to add that I received my Melody AN211 yesterday and without any real burn in and mostly stock tubes (changed the rectifier right away) the thing is a killer match to Zu speakers. I'm already loving what it does with the 6ohm Zu Defini... | |
Metrum Octave dac is it sound really better ? I sold a LampizatOr Level 3 in favor of a Metrum Octave and prefer the Metrum by a significant margin. | |
TubeGuru amps from Hungary? I know their F2a push pull monos very well and they are fantastic. A good buddy of mine has a pair he uses with Daedalus Ulysses speakers to great effect. I also tried them with Zu speakers and the amps are great. They do the delicate thing as wel... | |
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Roscoe,I had been deliberately quiet with my impressions, but now that my old speakers are sold I'll say the Def 2s with the old drivers (pre 2010 HO) are phenomenal! Ditching my Von Schweikerts and coming back to team Zu is one of the best things... | |
Consonance Opera Cyber 211 mods Daviddsailor,Don't waste your money on the Psvane 845-T. Aside from having reliability issues they are a sonic downgrade to the 845B. I had two who actually owned and liked Psvane 845s until I urged them to try 845Bs at which point they promptly s... | |
Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC I assume you mean the Shuguang Psvane? Funny... I own that tube as well and disliked it compared to the Mullard. The Siemens Silverplate was also much better. | |
Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC Mrtennis,I used a 1950s Mullard Longplate in my Minimax, which was an excellent tube. Don't get me wrong the EE DACs were awesome--very competent, but I believe I prefer the Octave. It is a little tough to say due to the fact that I've had a lot o... | |
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers? Keithr,Awesome! I was milimeters away from buying one but the 6moons review on heat output spooked my wife and I. I had 845 amps before and they were hot but reading: "These tubes run hot - around 300 degrees Centrigrade in fact. Even the controls... | |
Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? I always find the responses to these threads to be completely ridiculous. Yes, there is crap coming out of China, but there are a lot of SOLID companies with very good sounding equipment. Melody for example is designed in Austria and built in Chin... | |
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Spirit,It is not that they're poor, but they sound better with more gain. As Phil notes I have the early drivers with the pointy phase cones in my Def 2s--can't wait for the nanos I ordered to come in. Gerrit told me it would be towards the end of... | |
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? A question for the Def 2 owners who moved to Def 3/4--did you guys notice a change in performance for low level listening for the better with the newer speakers? I love these Def 2s, but I feel they like a little volume to really fill out. I'll be... | |
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? I had cosmic carbon Superflys and now piano black Def 2s. The Cosmic isn't bad, like everything it comes down to taste. I really like the contrast of the silver hardware on the glossy black finish--looks classy to me... Classier then the room they... | |
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers? Will do. A VAC Avatar SE got listed today for $2500... damn tempting, but I already gave a deposit on my AN211 and resolved to go the SET route, though I bet that thing is gorgeous. | |
So Many Apogees for sale, and so few takers everything is slow in the summer too. In february I listed my Von Schweikert VR-33s for sale and had 5 people ready to commit in 48 hours before I reconsidered and decided to re-evaluate things. I listed the same VR-33s now in late July and barely... | |
Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC I owned a first gen Minimax which I subsequently had the Bolder Cable Co level 1 modifications done to and while they were great dacs (in both iterations) I *think* I prefer my current Metrum Octave. I know I prefer the Octave to the LampizatOr 3 ... |