Anyone receive their Zu Druid VIs yet?

I haven't yet heard the Def 4s...I strongly considered a used pair last year, but I ultimately passed as that was prior to my knowing I would have such a large listening space in my new house (I wasn't planning on moving when I considered the Def 4s/ordered the Druid 6s).  I simply don't have the space for the Def 4s in my current room.  I don't think I made a mistake or would change now that I've heard the 6s--I think they will do fine in a 3x larger space, but I have no doubt I would love the Def 4s too.

I tried to get Sean to put Duelunds in my Druid 6s--I got a very quick response from them via email that said "We really don't think you need them, and if we were you we wouldn't" or something to that effect.  I suppose I know why now--they're plenty resolving and detailed enough, which they probably knew at the time.  Would LOVE to hear a pair with them, though, just for comparison and "science."  Maybe then it would be too much of a good thing?

My local dealer has B&W and I spent an hour with their big boys.  The hour was honestly more than I could take, and I don't need to hear them again.  I don't mean to offend if you're reading this and you like their sound--it's just really, really not for me.  These are far from that.

I've done 2 four-hour stretches with these so far, and zero fatigue.  I've only run my Audion Golden Dream parallel 300B monos (18 wpc) with KR Audio XL tubes with them, as my 845 amps are already at my new house.  Given their extra oomph and grip, I am kind of tempted to pick up a little sweeter, lower wattage gooey midrange SET (2A3?) just out of morbid curiosity as to how that combo would sound.  Would that give these a little more laid back sound?

Parsons, yes the Definitions do need space to breathe.
I have them set up 8’ apart, 4’ from side walls, 9’ from front wall, 12’ from me, another 16’ behind me.
That’s what converting the loft space in a Victorian chapel gives you re dedicated room.
I’m blessed with this space, it’s enabled me to eek out the last iota of goodness from my 4’s.
Re the Duelunds, they massively upped the ante on my 4’s, adding a lot of sweetness and texture to the overall sound, I’d certainly consider them further if I were you.
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Your comments on your new Druids maintaining what we all
love about Zu but adding new layers of insight, has really encouraged me to keep my mind open to considering the Definitions successor when Zu release it in the next couple of years.

Like the Defs, I also suspect my new Druids may be feeling a tad constrained in my current space.  I played around a tiny bit with the positioning (not much room to work with) and essentially have them now with no toe-in at all, only about 18" from each side wall.  As probably expected the "pinpoint" slightly forward accuracy decreased a tiny bit, but there is still the additional level of detail over my previous quite-detailed Zus.  I like the sound even better this way.

This probably goes without saying, but one other thing I've failed to mention is that I can hear deeper into the layers of the mixes...each instrument can more easily be discerned and followed, but they still all hold together with the musical cohesion you crave--so it's not distracting, as I've heard with some really detailed equipment.

Loving them for sure.  Can't wait to get them in my new space.

Parsons, that’s excellent news. There’s always a danger that if a new product sounds more “nuanced”, “refined”, “accurate” etc, it may lose its joie de vivre, immersiveness, heft, drive.

It sounds like the VIs are not falling prey to improved SQ at the expense of ditching core Zu attributes.

Reports like yours are filling me with confidence that any future Definitions successor from Sean will follow the same pattern.

And the performance I’m wringing out of my 4s really puts a lot of 2-3x pricier rivals to shame.

Zu is running a good sale on Druid V right now.  So tempting.  I've got both pairs of my Zus nicely dialed in right now, so I'm hesitant to mess with it, but I've lusted for a pair of Druids for a long time and that's a good deal...