Uh....yeah, Watson. I own Zu speakers, both Druids and Definitions and have plainly said so. I bought them both blind with no prior audition. After 30 years in the hobby and some time spent in high-end, they are a revelation, and frankly I did not expect that to prove true. Transformative, really, to what's possible to attain in musical realism for a given amount of money. I voted with my own money. I bought my Druids first, used, via an Audiogon transaction. That owner's enthusiasm was easily logarithmically more expressive than mine!
That said, I also know how much of a Molotov cocktail Zu's designs are to the entrenched idea communities in both conventional speaker design and the resurgent high-efficiency school of building around Lowther or Fostex drivers. So I post to explain what to expect and why. Isn't that what people do here when they're not asking questions?
You think my posts read like marketing material? Well, considering that 25 years of my career had been marketing oriented professionally, a style of communication might be evident to you. It's all nevertheless genuine. If you look at my greater number of posts on AA and on Audiogon forums, you will see I have the same enthusiasm for Denon 103D cartridges, Audiopax 88 power amps, and Audion 300B power amps, McIntosh autoformer SS amps, among other things. I also answer a lot of questions about stuff I know about but don't own, for people having less experience. You can find me on guitar venues and automotive venues online too. But here, Zu seems to be a frequent topic and I participate.
If you make a product that seriously advances what's possible in a category and that product is meaningful to me, you can count on the same enthusiasm from me, too. Not to mention that Zu is an American company making great products, is committed to US manufacturing and is exporting to China/Asia. If they were making mediocre goods, I wouldn't bother but they're making world class products and are worth spreading the word for.
Phil
