Zu Soul Superfly

Monsieurguzel,

I had the Atma-sphere S-30 for awhile, and I didn't like it direct from source. I was auditioning the W4S DAC-2 with the digital volume control at the time.The highs were a bit clunky, a bit harsh and unrefined. I tried it both balanced and single ended, didn't make a difference.

With the Red Wine Audio Isabella preamp in the mix things got a lot better.

As I understand, the W4S DAC-2 has a very good output stage, likely comparable to the Perfectwave DAC.

As in most things, no doubt your mileage will vary.

Wilson

Thanks for the feedback Wilson. I also spoke to a local dealer who told me it probably would be an issue running straight from the Perfectwave dac since it would be a little too harsh. Anyhow, I guess I gotta go looking for a good pre-amp for the setup now :) Anybody how any more suggestions about good pre-amps for atma-spheres?

-Alex

For anyone wanting to avoid tubes and power the Superflys with SS, I'm borrowing a friends Aleph clones while my tube amp is under the weather and its driving these speakers extremely well. Significantly more alive and enjoyable then the Firstwatt F1 or F1J I used previously.

I can also confirm that the Naim Supernait is great with the Superflys. The combination of the Naim PRAT and the tone/jump of the Souls make an incredible combo. The system makes it difficult to stop listening. I expect that my Nait 1 would also work well, but I haven't tried the combo yet.

I'll be hanging mine on the end of Naim kit so that's good news indeed but we're having trouble sourcing Zu stuff in the UK at present and the delay is beginning to hurt. Mind you, have you ever seen a company launch so many new products and a new site all at once. There's certainly an increasing sense if purpose about Zu.