Another Zu Thread

Another trick that has worked fairly well for me in terms of tuning the downward bass port is placing a 11"x11"x3/4" piece of maple under each Druid. I tried fiddling with the spikes provided by Zu, but I can't seem to get them screwed in far enough to get the speakers base down to the 2 CD case height (about 3/4"). Also, I don't really feel like spending another $200 on Audiopoints or other spikes plus floor protection discs at this point. Anyhoo, the maple boards seem to do a good job of filling out the lower end, thereby, creating a more even presentation from top to bottom. I bought a couple of 5-1/2" wide 3/4" think maple boards, cut'em to size, glued two pieces side-by-side and voila! About $30 in materials.

Mike, you're right. I will try my best to keep it to principles before personalites...I mean that...warren :)

It's just that not long ago, some of those here dominated almost every thread about one kind of speaker. Now they're enamored about another one as the does-all, end-all, last word in excellence.

No doubt they'll be another epiphany soon, and we'll be forced to endure more endless threads about how there's nothing better, etc.

Zu and Tyler. Enough already. Even DK Design finally went away. Time for a life, you know?

Kirk,

Floor material is unimportant. On Druids, you just have to set the floor-to-baseplate gap correctly. On Definitions, no issue here at all. Definitions also have a vertical dispersion pattern that minimizes floor and ceiling effects.

You will likely want some toe-in for best imaging, but not always. Experiment. Both my Druids and Definitions systems have speakers toed-in. Druids will give you a sweet spot about the width of 3 listeners at 7 - 8 ft, more from further away. Fall-off is gradual. No practical problems there. Definitions project a soundstage sufficiently dispersed to provide a wide arc of home theater viewers a fully enjoyable sonic experience with dialog anchored to the lips of actors on screen, so on music you'll find the sweet spot ample.

Both speakers can be used in close proximity to back and side walls with no trouble. Depending on your room, the depth dimension of the soundstage may slide forward some, as you get closer to the wall, but this is highly variable person-to-person and room to room. Both of these speaker designs give you considerably more room placement flexibility than the majority of speakers.

Phil

>>Also, I don't really feel like spending another $200 on Audiopoints or other spikes plus floor protection discs at this point<<

Good for you. Aftermarket spikes on Zu speakers are a waste of money.