Zu Soul Superfly


I just ordered a pair of the new Zu speakers on a whim. I was going to wait for information, but the fact that they threw in the free superfly upgrades to the first 30 people got me.

From a similar thread it sounds like some of you guys have heard the speaker despite information only being released today. I'm wondering what you can share about it?

Also, I am really hoping it works with a Firstwatt F1 amplifier. Can anyone comment as to that? I know the Druid's and Essences worked OK.
gopher
I'm pretty sure that is the export price (look on the left of the chart)....I am pretty sure that they have made a bit of an error.

And my guess on the Superfly Defs is that the Def mkiii was chosen instead. It will have the same drivers as the Superfly, and an even better upgraded Tweeter, same silver internal wiring. It would probably sound very similar, and yet the Def mkii had such a big following, that it probably makes more business sense to go that route....but that's just a guess:-)
I've been researching my next speaker upgrade for so many months now, it's not even funny. After all was said and done, and the dust had cleared, the only one left standing, was the Soul Superfly - thanks to alot of helpful info on this thread. I ordered them through Sean over the phone. He is an awesome guy to deal with and really took the time to figure out what would work for me, by explaining the strengths and weaknesses of his different models. I'm also going to try their Mission speaker cables. Lookin forward to it! Thanks to all who contributed to this thread to make it a valuable source.
Nice Troy. Congrats man. Please get back with us with what you think as it is nice to hear what works and doesn't work with the Superfly's. What sources are you going to use?
Welcome to the club Troy! Definitely keep us posted. U won't be disappointed. Sold my Totems last week, they served me well & I enjoyed them for years, but these Superflys are definitely a step up. Looking for a tube amp to work with my idecco. Decware seems to be in my price range at the moment. I also have the mission cables on the way. To think that these can sound better with a few upgrades is hard to imagine... but I can't wait!
Holy crap. Have you guys read the 2010 Q4 entry in the company history part of their page?

Zu hires “venture capitalist” Kristian Pettengill as CEO, hired to develop Zu’s business and position it for outside capitalization. Unknown to Sean, Adam and the core of Zu, Kristian is moving Zu down a road where Kristian benefits but at the expense of Sean, Adam and Zu. Kristian Pettengill establishes terms with all suppliers, moving Zu from being cashed based to accrual. And having fiduciary and business responsibility Kristian unilaterally doubled the new accountants salary, tells her not to pay suppliers, and further instructs her not to bother Sean and Adam with these details. All core Zu people are distracted, kept very busy training and coordinating all the new hires and product production—included Sean and Adam. All core people are working insanely long days trying to keep up with fourth quarter sales, on top of everything else. Kristian focus on revenue and pays no attention to profit, running obscene discounts on products, damaging Zu value and leveraging short term cash flow. Kristian Pettengill falls short on all responsibilities and promises. Adam and Sean are noticing big problems with the running of the Zu 13-days of Christmas promo and ask for a complete review of position, he is laid off. Zu agreed that K.P. could go to the CES show in Las Vegas to follow through with his “meetings with likely investors.” Two days before the opening of CES in Las Vegas, Kristian Pettengill is gambling with new creative hire Chuck Williams, playing $2,000 hands at the blackjack table; Adam and Sean see unauthorized transfers in Zu’s bank account, learning later that Kristian has sweet talked his way back into the account. Sean and Adam realized they have a big problem, that Kristian has not positioned Zu for funding, likely has no potential investors, and has not built a credible business plan. Kristian Pettengill is fired the day before the start of the show. Ron, Simon, Chuck, Sean, Adam, experience the longest show of their lives, realizing that under Kristian Zu had gone from being in the black to being upside down several hundred thousand dollars.

THAT explains quite a bit of the bizarre sales strategy...