I have the Zu Omen Dirty Weekend floor standers for a few months now and love them. They replaced a pair of more expensive Opera Platea floor standers, which were in use for 8 years or so.
I made the move because I was getting bored with the sound of the Plateas.
I am driving the Omens with a Prima Luna PL 5 tube amp and Musical Fidelity CD PRE24 preamp/ cd player. Cables are QED Silver Anniversary. There is also a Pro-ject Classic turntable in the mix. I use a Parasound phono preamp with the Pro-ject. Mostly Audioquest cables.
Describe the sound ... here's at it. Alive, not polite. The Zu's are often described as speakers for rock music. They capture the energy and speed of the music. Clean and clear, not smeared. Detailed, but not in an etching way. The sound calls attention to itself ... you notice the music when it is playing.
A few weeks ago ... I was listening to Elton John's 'Live in Australia' on vinyl (new pressing). I have listened to this album a lot for close to 30 years and this was the first time I was noticing the chestiness of his vocals and his pronunciation of certain words. The song that struck me in particular was 'Have Mercy on the Criminal.' Very moving to feel that involved in the mix.
And maybe that is the primary emotion with the Zu Omens ... the music moves me. I feel like I am a part of it.
Because of the 10 inch woofer and high efficiency there is a lot of oomph to the sound. These speakers make noise. They also play very clearly, when played low. A plus as I live in an apartment.
I tend to like single driver speakers. I have Omega CAM monitors in another system (Rega amp, Technics TT, Magnavox 630 CD player).
Hope the description helped.
Rich
I made the move because I was getting bored with the sound of the Plateas.
I am driving the Omens with a Prima Luna PL 5 tube amp and Musical Fidelity CD PRE24 preamp/ cd player. Cables are QED Silver Anniversary. There is also a Pro-ject Classic turntable in the mix. I use a Parasound phono preamp with the Pro-ject. Mostly Audioquest cables.
Describe the sound ... here's at it. Alive, not polite. The Zu's are often described as speakers for rock music. They capture the energy and speed of the music. Clean and clear, not smeared. Detailed, but not in an etching way. The sound calls attention to itself ... you notice the music when it is playing.
A few weeks ago ... I was listening to Elton John's 'Live in Australia' on vinyl (new pressing). I have listened to this album a lot for close to 30 years and this was the first time I was noticing the chestiness of his vocals and his pronunciation of certain words. The song that struck me in particular was 'Have Mercy on the Criminal.' Very moving to feel that involved in the mix.
And maybe that is the primary emotion with the Zu Omens ... the music moves me. I feel like I am a part of it.
Because of the 10 inch woofer and high efficiency there is a lot of oomph to the sound. These speakers make noise. They also play very clearly, when played low. A plus as I live in an apartment.
I tend to like single driver speakers. I have Omega CAM monitors in another system (Rega amp, Technics TT, Magnavox 630 CD player).
Hope the description helped.
Rich