Another Zu Thread

Aktchi - no, I don't have the speakers. I am considering taking the 60-day test drive, but would avoid even that if something about my situation and those speakers would make it an obvious misfit.

I have no problem with the 10 foot distance minimum. I have two rooms to potentially put them in, one where I'm pretty much obligated to sit about 12 feet (or less) back from the speakers which would be 6-10 feet apart. Rectangular, well damped. My other room is a big living area in a contemporary house that opens up to eternity. The speakers would be in the "end" of a rectangle, and I could split them about as far apart as I like, and I could sit any distance away. This is the preferred room to put them into.

I'm intrigued by the descriptions of the dynamics and the "live" sound, as well as the full extension. I listen to mostly rock, blues and jazz.

I currently have Dynaudio Confidence 2's, which I like a lot, but would probably want to move to a bigger speaker in the Dynaudio line for the room I'm in and the music I like if I stay in suit.

Thanks for the feedback. -Kirk

This is good stuff - thanks!

The Zu website doesn't really detail the Def Pros much - am I missing something, or does a potential purchaser just discuss it with them on the phone?

Thanks very much to several of the insightful posts, Ron and Phil in particular. I know there is no substitute for auditioning in one's own room, but some of the details have really helped me believe that the Definitions would work great in my room and I should give them a test run.

I'm curious about the Def Pros - they have been mentioned to me, both in this thread and in a couple very helpful emails I have received on the topic, and I have read the stuff on 6moons about them. I'm left with fairly different viewpoints on their necessity vs. the standard Definition - some seem to think that, while the Definition is great in its own right, the Def Pros are inevitable, while others (including, apparently, Zu themselves) think the standard Definitions should suffice in all but the most particular situation. I appreciate the inputs I've had, and am not asking for those to be repeated, but if anybody has further experience with the two, I'd love to hear about them. The Zu website doesn't really address the Pros.