Zu Soul Superfly

08-29-10: Cwlondon
Is anyone here affiliated with the manufacturer in any way?

Hi Cwlondon,

I am affiliated with the manufacturer by buying firstly Zu Druids and then Zu Essence speakers. Over here in England we are waiting to take a listen to our favorite music through the Soul Superfly's when they eventually land here.

Get a listen to your favorite music through any of the Zu speakers (on the end of a well selected system) and you might understand why there is over 300 posts on this speaker(s).

Best regards

James

Cwlondon,

I'm with Gopher. I assume you meant posts rather than threads.

I can't imagine that anyone here is affiliated with Zu. The reality is that this is a high efficiency; high impedance speaker that appears to solve a lot of issues for a lot of people interested in high efficiency; full range; A small size floorstandes.

Moreover there is a backlog on orders through word of mouth and reviews have been delayed as a consequence. Thus they would have little to gain right now by pushing stuff online

Mike

>>Is anyone here affiliated with the manufacturer in any way?<<

CW,

You must mean to ask about there being over 300 responses to the original poster in this thread, correct?

I think everyone here is either a Zu customer or someone interested in learning about Superfly from people who have heard it, or its close relatives. If being a Zu customer makes any of us "affiliated," then yes. If being a customer just means that alone, then no. I haven't seen anyone from the company post in this thread.

Soul Superfly is an interesting and capable speaker at a price lots of people can handle. It just generates interest, and this has proven to be an inquisitive group.

Phil

Dave,

I'm familiar with the Harbeths. The Quad II Classic monoblocks *may* meet your dynamic needs if you are satisfied with what you get from the 300B amp, but understand that the Harbeths' 6 ohms impedance isn't optimal for the Quad IIs, which put out maximum power 8 - 16 ohms. Power output erodes quickly below 8 ohms, markedly below 4 ohms.

The Quad Two-Forty removes risk of being unsatisfied dynamically while delivering the essential Quad valve sound. The 12 ohms Druids and 16 ohms Superfly are virtually perfect matches for the Quad II. Plus the Harbeths' passive crossover will introduce additional drag on your perception of dynamic life compared to crossoverless Zu (which is a bit different from calculated dynamic range at a given speaker efficiency/amp power).

Phil

Any ideas why pricing has changed to $4,543? See, http://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers.html