Zu Dirty Weekend 6 went on sale today

@fendersrule 

I appreciate the feedback and input. I am definitely a regular person not a pro. I’ve been hanging around these forums just reading since about 2016. I finally feel like I have enough experience to not sound like a compete idiot. 
 

Whole hearted second on the off axis. ESP if you give these speakers a few degrees of rake (tip them back a bit). I have them in a buddies very well treated recording space. It was designed and constructed by a very talented acoustic engineer…holy crap do my MKII stereo in that room. You can sit a few feet from the right or left speaker and get crazy image. A very controlled environment, but I digress. 
 

These are different. I would say more of a hifi speaker (in detail retrieval for sure). The bass is so different from the bottom loading. Def digs deeper and is more musical. But after listening to my MKII again for awhile the other day, it’s just different with the back port.

I can say with confidence that the benchmark Dac 3 balanced to rogue audio stereo 100 is a killer combo. I’m still deciding how much I like my Arcam SA20 but that’s not really a fair fight…

@slaw to each their own. If any hobby is an eye of the beholder, it is ours. 

Would you say that the DW6 is the better speaker vs the Omen II, or just different?

zu considers them superior I would think being that bad believe that the omen cab design is scrapped  

I think in short @fendersrule you’re going to be happy. These have a very live sound.  I think they need to be carefully paired with equipment driving them…you mentioned your friend driving them with tubes. Paired with appropriately laid back gear they are just so damn fun. 
 

I’ve listened to a decent assortment of moderately priced hifi gear. These seem to strike a balance between detail and live sound. The holographic effect I think is elevated with the rear porting so I expect people to really enjoy tubes or tube pre’s with this speaker. 
 

I m super interested in what you and your friend think. I’m just a random guy on the internet who probably drinks too much. 

I think better but a little less forgiving. I’m learning that speakers all have trade offs. I think these are making some mad smart ones for the price. 
 

I’m just being totally honest and this is an early review but my brain is a little confused by the addition of resolution WITH forgiveness from the last few speakers I’ve had through my space. 

Awesome. Yeah, I’m curious to how well my Denon PMA800NE will play with it.

I’ll know soon enough!

Also, cheers!