Zu Soul Superfly

On another issue, came across this, this morning:

http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=RedcastleProductions&folderid=4013

I just got off the phone with Gerrit at Zu and he cleared up my concerns. There is no owners manual printed yet, so it wasn't mistakenly omitted and they haven't decided on spikes yet.

BUT for now the appropriate action is to loosen the nut on the bottom of the speaker and un-thread a little of the pole to set an appropriate height. I'm going to play with that when I go home for lunch today.

Also, I'll try and snap some pictures of them in place in my listening room this evening and update my profile accordingly.

Gopher,

I had an email exchange with Sean Casey this morning, regarding what should ship with Soul:

a set of protective dust covers
a set of stainless hard surface footers (installed)
a set of stainless jam nuts (installed)
a set of long carpet spikes
guidebook

Sean wrote that everyone whose Souls shipped without the usual owner kit will get what's missing. Remainder items (FRD covers, carpet spikes, guide in your case) will be shipped this week.

Also, the oddball Zu speaker referenced by Avonessence above is a recently-built one-off pair commissioned by one of Zu's suppliers, which essentially funded finished prototyping of an idea Zu had for a Definition-scale, Griewe-cabinet speaker (no powered sub). Consider it an exploration, not a product.

Phil

"Also, the oddball Zu speaker referenced by Avonessence above is a recently-built one-off pair commissioned by one of Zu's suppliers, which essentially funded finished prototyping of an idea Zu had for a Definition-scale, Griewe-cabinet speaker (no powered sub). Consider it an exploration, not a product."

Nothing wrong in that whatsoever.

Gopher

congrats on your speakers! I second Phil's recommnendation on 20W-60W, tube if possible.

I don't this Druids at any rate did their best with very low W amps. I also tried First Watt and did not keep for that reason.