Zu Druids - Two years after

Vicks7- do you prefer the druids over the merlins;I was just wondering?

It is a mute point. They have discontinued ALL models listed above; replacing these with only one production model: a new mid-priced Essence.

Also, they are moving away from a direct to consumer model to only dealer supported.

All these announcements were made at the CES. 6moons has a pretty lengthy interview on the subject.

Actually, the following is a quote from an interview with Adam Decaria that was publishd in 6Moons: "In short, it was time to restructure the lineup and retire the Tone, Druid, Definition and Method models. Call it progressing from the spring of Zu to the summer of Zu. . . . . One obvious element somewhat out of step with the revamp is the Presence model which we just introduced this year. It's really too new to be retired." Perhaps Adam mis-spoke. . .

Rleff: Good question. I did prefer the Druid over the Merlins, yes, but that is not to say they are the better speaker, they just do things in a way that I preferred and given my musical tastes and because of the tube equipment I use (Audiopax and Melody). The Merlin are more detailed but I love the dynamics and tone of the Zu speakers - both the Druid and Definition are excellent in this department IMHO.

How did the Merlin's with Audiopax compare to the Zu's with the same?