Zu Presence vs. Devore Nines

I have the Zu Definitions. I auditioned the Devore Nines in NYC. With the caveat that the spaces and electronics were totally different,

a potentially big caveat, or are you comfortable with your assessment?

to me there was no comparison - especially when it came to tone, dynamics, bass, etc.

so which one did you like better?

18439,

I would think that being an owner of the Zu Presence that you prefered the Zu to the DeVore?

It doesn't matter what anyone else prefers.

9/10 people may prefer speaker A. You might be the only one who prefers speaker B. Does that make your preference wrong? Of course not.

Listen to both if you can...but you already know this.

I did not listen to the Zu Presence. However, I definitely preferred the Zu Definitions that I have at home to the Devore Nines that I heard in the shop.

One difference between the Zu and Devore is that one is upfront and the other is more laid back. Zu projects more of the stage in front of the speakers while Devore has a behind the speakers stage. Also the tweeter in the Devore is more forgiving lets say sweeter sounding. This is all personal preference as Tvad said and listening yourself is always the best. Myself I had the Devore Reference Silverbacks and the Zu Defination Mk 1.9 in my system at the same time and I now have the Silverbacks. I think the Devore also have more WAF based on looks but the Zu will be the easier load to drive.