Zu Druid IV - the real deal?


i just got done setting up my brand new pair of Zu Druid IVs. they just arrived this afternoon. i am speechless. my girlfriend is too, and quite frankly she could not give a damn about what kind of speakers i have. i bought these speakers without having heard them before. i was just curious.

right out of the box they are remarkable, and i can only expect that they are going to get better. music simply floats out of them effortlessly. wow. i can't even describe it.

now get this; i have them hooked up to a $799 Denon 2803 a/v receiver. $25 Audio Quest interconnects and cheap speaker cable. this is my second system, which i use mainly for watching TV. in the other room i have what would be considered an "audiophile" grade system. i can only imagine what these Druids are going to sound like if i give them a spin in there.

oh yeah; i have a REL storm sub woofer filling in the low end.
skuras
warrenh,
i must admit that i originally had low expectations about mating the Druids with my low-fi HT receiver. but i talked to sean at Zu several times before i took the plunge, and he told me that he had a pair of Druids in his home and they were being used with an entry level Yamaha receiver. he told me that on a few occasions he had tried using the pre outs of his Yamaha receiver and adding a higher end tube amp, but always went back to just using the receiver!

within the next couple weeks (after the Druids get a couple hundred hours on them) i plan to buy a mid-priced 2A3 amp and see what the Druids can do with tubes. have also been considering the AES / Cary Super amp with KT88s. at this time, though, i must say that the future looks quite bright with my trusty old Denon receiver.

the curious audiophile should give a call to Zu sometime - the guys there really were quite helpful, and took lots of time on the phone with me.
People often post about being impressed with a component right out of the box, and then state their expectation for even greater things once they get however many hours on the component.

I'm not a disbeliever in break in necessarily, but have you ever had the experience of something sounding its best at first and then not so magical later on? I know it's happened to me.
Drubin,

I have absolutely had that experience. Get a new component, call my buddy telling him it is the greatest value ever, sell the new component 2 weeks later!

This is absolutely not a commentary on Zu. I've never heard any of their products (but I'm curious!).

Enjoy,

TIC
although i have not had the experience that you are describing, drubin, i think i know what you mean. almost like newly weds, right? things are great at first, but after a few months of being together 24/7 you start to notice the shortcoming of your partner a lot more!