Which Zu for you


After attending the Newport audio show and hearing the Druid V I decided that my next set of speakers would be some Zu's. Unfortunately, the Druid are way above my price point. I am interested in hearing from people who have heard the soul superfly and omen def mkii and why they preferred one or the other. Also, if they have heard a budget integrated amps that paired well those suggestions would also be welcomed. I have already received some great advice from Sean and 213cobra who suggested the Almarro a205 or marantz 2215/20/30 as budget options. 
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I have Superfly and I have the Defheads (sealed top half of Definition).  I haven't heard Omen Def, but my Defheads are kinda like the Omen Def with a sealed cabinet and better cabinet build plus the Radian tweeter.  Let me tell you that Radian tweeter makes a difference, especially if you listen to a lot of digital.  I like my Defheads better, but the Superfly are no slouch.  I've used both tube and First Watt solid state amps.  If you want a big, rich deep sound, then probably go for Omen Def.  If you want a more intimate, focused sound, go for Superfly.  As much as I like my Superflys I have an itch to trade them in and go up the Zu line.

I use one of those tiny 3w Chinese tube amps from amazon with my Defheads and it sounds sublime.  How's that for a cheap integrated?

Zus are very revealing of amps.  I haven't used a vintage Marantz, but I have tried 70's vintage McIntosh solid state and Sansui.  They sounded a bit too warm and veiled for my taste.
Thanks for all the great responses.  I suppose my issue is that I have only really heard the soul supreme and Druid v and not any of the omen def or def speakers.  I almost bought the omen def 2 but decided I should sell off my old gear first. The thing I do like about the def2 is the ability to easily add the radian tweeter in the future.  Whoopycat does the defhead also give the emotional connection that the single driver provides? I think I would like the scale the def brings but What I fell for in Newport was the intimate nature of the Druid and my music interests vary but are similar to what Zu plays at their shows.  

Thanks for the info on the vintage amps right now I am leaning toward the Almarro a205 as Sean really seems to like it and it's not too much $$. Have to say though that I did love the pass with the Druid. Much better than the peachtree and soul supreme that I heard a few years back. 
I have the Zu Soul Supremes and the Almarro 205a 5w tube SET integrated and as a combo it has some real magic. Sean is right about the almarro. I'm not the only one who liked it either, the one I bought was from another friend who had the same speakers but he was upgrading and wanted a few more watts.  The supremes for me had the same thing as the druids, and I've heard the druids. Btw, the living room pic on the Zu site is my living room. 
I've never heard the Omens so I can't comment, but the amp is v.good. Before the Almarro I used a tiny mini watt N3 which actually was amazing considering what it was. It was definitely "fun"!
I keep looking a Zu but wonder about the 16 ohm impedance.
Are all their speakers 16 ohm? Don't know that much about it, but am lead to believe that pushing a tube amp (Woo WA5 in my case) into such high resistance is hard on the transformer. Any thoughts from those in the know?
Leotis, the twin driver models are 8 ohm.  Omen I believe is 12 ohm.

>Whoopycat does the defhead also give the emotional connection that the single driver provides?<

Yes and no... IMO the Defhead does dynamic peaks better and really puts you inside the music, whereas the Superfly has more of the "you are there, front row" intimacy.  As cobra213 has put in more eloquent terms in other threads, it depends on what you value more.  That said, I'm making the differences sound bigger than they are. 

BTW, my tube amp for the Defheads is similar to the Miniwatt that Robert used with his Supremes.