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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
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>First off I don't believe in the breatin idea at all. Everything electroic I own works just as it did the day I turned it on.<<

Whether you believe it or not is a personal matter but the "phemonenom" is well documented by both manufacturers and listeners. Speaker cones, capacitors among other parts all contribute to the changes that DO occur. Perhaps you are simply not able to discern them.
fiddler
581 posts
 
"Perhaps you are simply not able to discern them."

Bingo!

Everyone doesn't have the same eyesight and it's silly to think everyone has the same ability to hear or discern sounds, be it a function of the brain or the ear.
newbee
4,790 posts
 
Hey don't get on Bartockfan's case. He is still at a point in his learning curve where he doesn't understand the relationships involving gain and speaker efficiency, amp output impedence and the speakers impedence curve let alone being able to actually discern the differences in components attributible to break-in, set up, or synergy.

Be thankful that he is such an eager contributor of 'information' without regard to the extent of his actual knowledge. Without folks like him who would you pick on (probably some poor newbee). Personally I'm thankful for his presense as it serves as a constant reminder to us all from where we came. :-)
bartokfan
664 posts
 
Newbee I don't need a defense team. Sure I can't explain the tech stuff that goes with audio, but have a intuition how these concepts work out.
Gain/db levels, fq's, impedence , these things can be electronically measured. Breakin "improvements" cannot be meansured. Is there any gauge that says '90%, 95%, 99% breakin complete"??
But if you can detect breakin and its real to you, then who am I to object. We only give our opinion shere. No one is right nor wrong. If the ZU's work for you thats all that matters. Just try to be as accurate as possible in how your comments go. This way others can better base their decisions as to buy or not from your comments.
Its good to see ZU and other labs giving a trial period for their products. This offers those interested to try before buy. This shows a commitment to make sure the customer is happy, and its not all about the money.
ellery911
549 posts
 
Bartokfan....you ever hear of "reading between the lines"?
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