To the OP:
If you loved Zu ODWs, order a pair of Omen Mk II in the finish your wife will accept. There is a lead time for Omen orders to be fulfilled, but Zu will take orders because it's not a mass build. The ODW getting built in burst mode at scale just doesn't work in this supply chain problem the manufacturing world is dealing with, at a small company like Zu. Omen costs more than DW, but less than Soul Supreme, and it sounds clearly better than ODW. Spurge for a caps upgrade.
Now if you want to go for Soul Supreme, you'll get the greater harmonic pleasures of the Radian supertweeter, and a compact cabinet with a more precise implementation of Zu's Griewe acoustic impedance system. The sale price announced a few days ago seems pretty good.
Now, I have to add that if you are building for both music and home cinema, the Omen Def Supreme is really the speaker for your sonic objectives but may not pass spousal acceptance due to size. The dual-FRD arrangement significantly improves spatial scale for big movie soundtracks, while further improving resolution over a single driver Omen. However it is more expensive and larger than Soul Supreme. I have Definition 4 in one system and Druid 6 in another. I love each. But the cinema time is on the dual-FRD Def4 and that horizontal scale is the closest thing to multi-channel HT with only two speakers, which is great because you really only need two good channels for home cinema.
Anyway, you don't know when you're getting another chance to order ODW, but the next three up the chain can be ordered now.
Phil
If you loved Zu ODWs, order a pair of Omen Mk II in the finish your wife will accept. There is a lead time for Omen orders to be fulfilled, but Zu will take orders because it's not a mass build. The ODW getting built in burst mode at scale just doesn't work in this supply chain problem the manufacturing world is dealing with, at a small company like Zu. Omen costs more than DW, but less than Soul Supreme, and it sounds clearly better than ODW. Spurge for a caps upgrade.
Now if you want to go for Soul Supreme, you'll get the greater harmonic pleasures of the Radian supertweeter, and a compact cabinet with a more precise implementation of Zu's Griewe acoustic impedance system. The sale price announced a few days ago seems pretty good.
Now, I have to add that if you are building for both music and home cinema, the Omen Def Supreme is really the speaker for your sonic objectives but may not pass spousal acceptance due to size. The dual-FRD arrangement significantly improves spatial scale for big movie soundtracks, while further improving resolution over a single driver Omen. However it is more expensive and larger than Soul Supreme. I have Definition 4 in one system and Druid 6 in another. I love each. But the cinema time is on the dual-FRD Def4 and that horizontal scale is the closest thing to multi-channel HT with only two speakers, which is great because you really only need two good channels for home cinema.
Anyway, you don't know when you're getting another chance to order ODW, but the next three up the chain can be ordered now.
Phil