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Zu Soul Superfly
Another VERY interesting tidbit:"The Omen doesn't have the same shape, however does employ the same Greiew loading.Please don't hesitate to ask questions especially if something looks funny on the boards." 
Zu Soul Superfly
Got a reply from Zu regarding the line up. Soul is NOT a dead idea.There was some info they haven't released in their email to me so I will cut out only whats pertinent to the line up."The Soul is still coming out and I'm happy to explain some of ... 
Zu Soul Superfly
My speculation is that the price raise of the Soul Superfly is indeed correct. I suspect the Soul will come out at $800 or so less as planned putting it in the mid $2000s. If that is so then the Omen will be a meaningful inclusion at the $1500 mar... 
Zu Soul Superfly
If the omen isn't meant to undermine the standard Soul and retail for both are 1500 and 1800 respectively. Then who would ever buy the omen? 
Cable Costs Relative to System
I've got about $5000 msrp worth of cable in a system worth about $25,000 msrp. Fortunately I did not pay that amount, but I do feel the cables in my system have really allowed the components they are connected to to shine. Say what you will about ... 
Why do digital cables sound different?
I want it to be placebo, but in my instance I hear a difference between digital cables between my Squeezebox Touch/Philips 963sa and Eastern Electric Minimax DAC.I, and my wife who is not a hobbyist, can clearly hear a difference between optical, ... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Zanon,Absolutely nothing at the moment. I was previously having a little difficulty with the emotional communicative-ness of my analog setup but since moving to a system made of Wywire through out I have finally put that behind me and also gained ... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Start burning them in with whatever crap old receiver you have around the house. They take a bit to start sounding good so you may as well take advantage of the downtime. I just noticed that Zu came out with a new line of cables which appear to be... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Thanks for clearing that up! Its a shame you won't be reviewing this one as I love your reviews and your site. I usually find myself auditioning gear based on your endorsement--I wanted to see if my early adopter/unbiased findings mirrored yours t... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Does binned mean it was pushed to the back burner or that it was nixed all together? It sounds like the latter.That is too bad if its been nixed. It seems demand is truly overwhelming production and that there is a queue of paying customers waitin... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Yikes! Glad I early adopted. They're worth every penny at that price, but I don't have that many pennies for the hobby at the moment...Whats going on with Srajan's review? It's been hanging at 'more in due time' for months. 
Zu Soul Superfly
300 threads? I'm aware of maybe five on the internet, and I search... frequently. 
Dr. Dre Beats
Grados won't provide you any isolation and will leak quite a bit into your surrounding environment (don't know if that is a problem for your co-workers). I'd suggest starting with the SR225s and maybe that hifi man hybrid tube/headamp. You'd proba... 
Dr. Dre Beats
You can do much, much better than Bose or Dre for that kind of budget...Another strong recommendation you spend some time at head-fi. For that kind of money you can probably get some world class headphones on the used market like the HE-5s with ma... 
Zu Soul Superfly
Zanon,I still don't fully subscribe to your belief that the Zus sound bad with low power, but I've gotta admit, I've now listened to them extensively with two amps with 35 tube watts and 85 ss and they do open things up a bit more than my Firstwat...