Zu Soul Superfly

>>"just plop them down" <<

That wasn't advice, it was merely a statement of what the non-audiophile music listener can do and still be happy.

I was talking about sound, not gear. Any gear suggestions are strictly for purposes of reaching goals in sound.

Phil

>>I do not feel Druid is "beamy" in negative auditory sense<<

Like the beamy nature of the original Quad ESL, Druid's directionality is boon to some, bane to others. Every beamy speaker ends up controversial at least in part for that property. I leave it to others to decide whethr directionality is bane or boon to them. It's less suitable to HT2.0, for example than it is to single-seat audiophile nirvana. There's no point in arguing either way with someone who embraces or rejects beamy directionality. In Druid it's not a problem for me, and for the system I use them in, there is asset value to its directionality. But then I have another system with Definitions, so I don't have to choose. For the more typical buyer building one system, I think most people with find Soul gives them more latitude than Druid, to satisfy both precision audiophile cravings and whole-room satisfaction for group-oriented sound. Another reason that Soul will outperform Druid for the precision audiophile is that it is plain and simple a fundamentally more accurate speaker before you ever get to the fiddly stuff. It's possible -- POSSIBLE -- that some people familiar with both will feel the Druid is more euphonic to them. No arguing with that. But Soul more accurately represents music as you'd hear it live, for requency accuracy, detail transmission, and dynamic reasons.

Phil

Zanon: For F***'s Sake!

Just go and listen to the Soul Superfly's and trust your ears.

Here is my take on where this thread is going- stupidville. It isn't even funny anymore. Zanon- listen to the speakers if you get a chance and less to the voices in your head. Spare us the cacophony.
I talked to Zu today- there won't be any more pics for awhile, till they get the first batch delivered. There won't be any early samples sent to reviewers either. So this thread seems to be it for people to comment as they receive their souls. I for one hope we can hold it to comments about real listening experience.

Zanon,

I've been here for the whole thread and, to repeat, I and others have seen nothing contradictory in Phils posts. Occasional clarifications have been required and have been generously forthcoming and a model of clarity. Your concern about being accused of taking stuff out of context is well founded. You have either obviously misunderstood Phil or quoted him absolutely out of context further deraling the thread in the process to no great gain for anyone including your good self. It really is, er, just you.

If you want to talk about sound and not gear then it does occur to me that perhaps a thread about a specific piece of gear was one you should have left alone.

Still, Phil has explained himself most ably for the rest of us and his posts on here are one of many reasons I have now placed an order.

Phil - I presume you detect a slight difference in the mid range between Soul and Druid that some night describe as a decrease in euphony but you suggest is just a reflection of their accuracy. I must say that I loved the perceived euphony of the Druid. Are you saying that I might feel it has gone or just lessened slightly? I'm just trying to clarify as I associate that euphony with the phenomenal presence possessed by the Druids; the sense of Ben Webster blowing a real horn stood in front of you. Earlier, much earlier in the thread, you suggested the Soul was the true successor to the Druid and i understood that to mean mostly in terms of the mid.

Apologies if Zanon now leaps on this! :)

Venicelake - I entirely agree. When my Soul Superfly arrive I shall spend some time settling them in and then perhaps post in detail.

In the meantime I'm a bit disappointed Zu can't muster something up pics wise even if it's just from the factory floor or something a bit arty. I can see where they're coming from but personally I am craving!!!

Gopher - we need more feedback.

Mike