Zu Omen Dirty Weekend Setup tips

Deep bass isn't really the DWs strongest attribute.  I think they start to roll off somewhere around 40Hz?  I don't have my own measurements in front of me but that's what I recall.

You do have some ability to control bass response by changing how the bottom finger ports interact with your floors.  Plus Zu has a template for using cardboard as gap fillers to further tune those frequencies.  I haven't tried that yet but it's on my agenda.

I took possession of a mine in late January and immediately noticed that they didn't go as low as my previous Acoustic Energy Aegis speakers.  At first I was disappointed but the Zu guys were great about offering advice.

My room is paneled and placement ended up being a real challenge.  Eventually I ended up finding a place where I can live with them until I get around to acoustically treating the room.

If you really like like bass in your music, you might find yourself wanting to add subs to your setup.  I'm pondering that myself.  Right now it really depends on the recording.  Hard rock /metal feels thinner than I'm used to.  But vocal-centric stuff and singer/songwriter tunes sound so good that I'm not sure there's a one size fits all approach.

I might have to have multiple setups with and without subs engaged to find what I want... there's lots to consider and that's a lot of the fun.

Enjoy your DWs, they are simple gorgeous to behold... excellent craftsmanship on the materials.  You have 60 days to live with them, use it before making up your mind.

I don’t consider myself a bass head, I just know over time I must have become accustomed to speakers with decent low end extension, no matter the genre. I had some large stand mounts for years long ago that rolled off around 50Hz. They were great. My decision to go to full range floorstanders had nothing to do with blowing a woofer with over exuberant volume.

No point in drawing conclusions early. That’s the whole point of the 60 day trial. I think my long term plan may involve some subs in a 2nd system. There are a lot of speakers I want to try over the next few years that have limited low end. I’ll have to figure that out when I get to it.

All the advice is appreciated. I’m the kind of person that prefers to learn from other people’s mistakes rather than my own. Doesn’t always work out that way. Sounds like there will be plenty of opportunities for both. 

Sounds like you're going into it with the right attitude.  I'm like you, I want avoid obvious mistakes but that's such a subjective thing.  One person's mistake is another's epiphany.  

Once I got over my initial concerns about low end extension, I started noticing the detail in the mid and upper mid range that I hadn't had with my AEs.  To me, that's a better foundation to build off than what I had before.

I'd demoed B&W 685s2; Paradigm Monitor 9v7; and Golden Ear Aon 3 against my Acoustic Energy Aegis 3 and while all were better performing to some degree, none of them impressed me enough to consider them worthwhile upgrades for the cost.

I don't think the DWs are a revelation or anything but I like them compared to all those speakers above and, to my tastes, their aesthetic is worlds better.

One more note about deep bass on the DW.  Zu bass in general is pretty tight and resolving, more so than most speakers, and yes, sometimes the speakers can sound a bit thin and/or lean on rock.  However IMO Zu's respond very well to EQ.  Before investing in subs give your amp's tone controls a try, or think about something like a Schiit Loki.  I use bass EQ with my Zu's and I've never wished for a sub.  

Thanks whoopycat, that's great information.  I'll play with my Anthem's tone controls and maybe even set up some custom ARC curves.

I've looked at the Loki more than once, so that's also an interesting idea.  I'd honestly rather not add a sub so you've given me some food for thought.