Zu Soul Superfly

Well, I couldn't resist the deal, so I called Zu and ordered a pair of standard Souls. Sean was very friendly and accommodating.

These have the same driver complement as the Omen (12 ohm rather than the 16 ohm driver used in the Superfly), with the more complexly shaped box. I asked if he would upgrade the cap to match that used in the Superfly (Mundorf Silver/Oil) and he was happy to do that for a very reasonable fee.

Now, we wait.
Bob

Very interesting. I caught that they were 12ohm in the ad, but thought it might have been a typo. I assume they will be 98db efficiency then too?

Solid deal! Wouldn't have even occurred to me to order upgrades to the closeout, sounds like that will be 95% of the superflys and in a beautiful finish... I'd love that walnut over my cosmic carbon.

Keep us posted on how this hybrid fares.

Yep, I think the only difference would be the silver cabling inside and the driver. There is not that much of a difference between the two drivers. Let us know your impressions.

While ordering, I asked for the values they spec for the cap, so that I could make the change myself at some point in the future. Sean explained that some of the units were not yet assembled, so it would be no problem for them to make the change. I thought that was mighty nice of him, given the price of these things.

I tend to prefer copper to silver wire, and the amps I own (some of which are SS) should do better with a driver that offers a bit more resistance. So I couldn't know for sure w/o listening, but I'm thinking I ordered a version of this speaker that suits me well, and for a better-than-fair price.

We'll see how it plays out.

Mundorf silver in oil 1uf with a 10ohm resistor on the 16 ohm FRD superfly and a 12 ohm resistor with the 12 ohm Druid/Omen FRD.

As far as i know.