Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?


Comparisons with the 1.5s and the others that came before? Getting the itch; again......
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My Def 4s sit only a couple of inches from the back wall - closer to the back wall than my previous Def 2s that were out about a foot. (Zu positioned both pairs without my input.) Given a 12" square footprint and a near wall position, Def 4s are as room-friendly as I could want.
Gentlemen, some v. good news. I am to take delivery of my Def4s later this month, they are currently in the hands of a reviewer which will hopefully lead to a positive professional review.
I'm actually suprised there have been no other formal reviews, bar comments of the sound at various shows.
Re the Dominance; I live in a converted loft, listening space 22' x 27' x 13', spkrs 10' apart, 12' from listening position, free space behind, close on 8000 cubic feet listening volume. The acoustic is v. live and can support bass pretty far down (esp. with the help of SpatialComputer Black Hole bass node correction). In other words, my room could certainly support these uber spkrs.
I do believe that their aluminium standard finish is too much for any enviroment, but speciality finish in black anodised to incl. driver rings and base would allow them to fit in much more easily.
There are plenty of high end spkrs as, or more, imposing eg Magico Q7, Rockport Arrakis, Wilson Alexandria, Kharma Grand Exquisite, Evolution Acoustics MM3 and 7.
For obvious reasons $50000 is a bit of a stretch, heightened by the fact that, unlike the Def4s, there is no onboard sub amp, so the cost of this plus bass filter management would have to be found.
So, a lottery win day one purchase, and an interesting parallel dimension alternative to the Def4s, but I think I'm going to be PRETTY content when my new babies arrive in a few weeks!
Another reason that I nixed Dominance is that I have a single pair of speaker wires that run under my floor - down one wall, through the cellar and up the opposite wall. The electronics are on the opposite side of the room from the speakers. It would be almost impossible to set up Dominance with this arrangement.
Just a thought on finish; I didn't go for piano black gloss or true black matte, but Cosmic Carbon. Such a different choice. It's never looked appealing in photos, but on a swatch VERY nice.
Any Zu-philes out there familiar with it in the flesh please tell me I made a good choice.
Anyone checking out uber spkr high end prices? Now we've got the Tidal Agoria at 65000 Euros, and that's not even a special edition!
Thank God for Sean and the Zu Crew for keeping things real, and enabling a high end sound to be had for an amount very respectable in comparison.
I had cosmic carbon Superflys and now piano black Def 2s. The Cosmic isn't bad, like everything it comes down to taste. I really like the contrast of the silver hardware on the glossy black finish--looks classy to me... Classier then the room they're sitting in now, but will be worthy of displaying when I move.