What amp are you using with your Zu Essences?

"02-11-11: Audiofeil
Apparently Ralph doesn't like dealers who don't toe the company line as I've just been removed from the list of Atma-Sphere dealers.
That's certainly his prerogative and I make no apologies for expressing what I believe to be honest opinions based on actual listening experiences.
I wish Ralph and his company all the best.
Thank you."

Did you check with Atma-Sphere before making this statement, as it is always best to speak with the manufacturer before making possible invalid claims/statements?

>>making invalid claims/statements<<

I don't really need to check with anybody, manufacturer or otherwise, to report what I hear. That's not my style.

Anyway, I've been offered my job back; no decision as of this moment on my part.

This is my last post regardless of what follows; readers please feel free to email or call should you wish to discuss

Charles1dad, to answer that, if you can, take a look at the posts I have made here on audiogon and see if you come to that conclusion.

I don't like being called 'petty' but it may well be that that is the case. But there is more going on here than just this thread. In email conversation Bill expressed pretty much the same as he did in his last post just above, and I agree with him that he is not beholden to anyone regarding his own opinion.

However, you have to think that something is amiss with this statement:

For example, OTL amps are not ideal with the Omen Defs (6 ohm)

-not having heard any of our larger amplifiers with the ZUs, larger amps that handle 6 ohms easily, the statement is simply incorrect. Now if he had said 'smaller OTL's,' I would have cut him some slack, but even then with a set of ZEROs *any* smaller OTL can manage a set of ZUs just fine.

Now I have steered people away from our amps when they have had incompatible speakers, since it would do no good to sell someone on something that does not work- you only make them angry and there is no point in that. What Bill is not telling you though is he has not sold anything of ours nor have we heard from him in well over a year. He used to be one of our more active dealers. Its been my experience that when a dealer goes from active to inactive that its not out of chance.

We have a good working relationship with ZU and have had their speakers in house. Their speakers have always been an effortless load for most of our amps, but given that they are so easy to drive, the question most people have is how our smallest amp, the S-30, will do on the speaker. With the 6 ohm models you use a set of ZEROs and it works fine. With the higher impedance speakers you hook it up directly.
Zu has also built the speakers with higher impedances- it might be that it is just for the S-30 but I think they are targeting other amplifiers as well.

Ralph,
Historically Audiofeil has frequenty praised your products and seems to hold you in high regard personally. He was very specific in stating that in the case of the Zu Definition(6 ohm load) the S-30 was`nt a ideal match, but the 30 ohm version was fine. You even suggested the need for the Zero for the 6 ohm load if using the S-30 amplifier, which supports Bill`s experience.

I've bitten off all my nails. Time to go for the ritz crackers and cheese whiz.

I had the Essence paired with a VAC Avatar and they got real loud with awesome bass at 27 watts. I'd avoid class D like the plague because no matter how many thousand dollar systems I've heard with class D, two to my own dismay, I've always been disappointed with the lack of dimensionality, and lack of bite in the mids.

I feel like this is another thread that will self destruct.