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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.
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cat_doorman
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@mahughes have you ever tried running your speakers straight from the Hugo? I’ve heard of people doing that with efficient enough speakers. You need a special cable, but supposedly from the balanced out it can deliver 18W into 8 ohms. Might be an interesting experiment. 

Look for a Class A sweeter sounding SS amp if tubes are a no go - Pass/First Watt, Sugden. Maybe keep an eye out on the local used market.
mahughes
171 posts
 
@cat_doorman it’s an option mooted on a couple of other forums and indeed it’s suggested as one of the original design objectives by Rob Watts. However, I asked Chord directly and they’ve changed their minds as it’s not what the output stage was designed for. 
I sort of new Pass and First Watt were options. Must admit I’d not considered Sugden so that is something to look at.
I wonder what happened to the other posters who said they knew people had run SS with Superfly?
mahughes
171 posts
 
Interesting development (well, I’ve done further reading). 
Lavardin solid state integrated looks a feasible option. 
I’m getting the impression that 8ohm amps are fine with the Superfly and, whilst most prefer valves, there is a small subset of solid state that work really well. This looks like it could be a good match.
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