[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

Walt wrote:

Steven Sullivan wrote:

Walt wrote:

Whoa! Check out the plots for Druid speakers from Zu Cables:


http://www.soundstagemagazine.com/me...zucable_druid/


50 hz to 20 khz, plus or minus 25 db.


the conclusion of the Druid review at high end flooby haven Positive
Feedback:
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue11/zudruid.htm


The money quote:

"Fifty-two inches tall, with 10-inch drivers and supertweeters mounted
topside, and painted red with flames, they cut striking figures in my
den. These tall beauties generated quite a few interesting comments from
audio friends and family. Upon first seeing them, one nephew said that
they looked like surfboards! Most other comments had the word "cool" at
least once in each sentence. If the idea is that our beloved audio hobby
should be fun, the Druids deliver by the boatload on looks alone. "

As a wise person once said, "most people listen with their eyes, think
with their dicks and f**k with their wallets."

Now, about that 25 db hole at 160 hz ...

//Walt

I dunno, but for me the equipment (speakerwise) produced in the late
1950's through the 1960's has little in the way of modern competition.

I very much enjoy listening to my ol' rig, a Marrantz quad 4230 that
drives Electro-Voice Regency/TRX 15s (front) and Aristocrat/TRX 12s
(rear). I've listened to a good deal of new stuff but (to me) it just
doesn't measure up.

Oh, and despite being the ripe ol' age of 69, I still have a hearing
range of 30-18KHz.

But, maybe I'm just stuck in a time rut but then again, so are a number
others considering the resurgence of vinyl and all...

JT

PS: When I was first introduced to HiFi in the 1950's, one of the best
work out for speaker reproduction were George Wright theatre organ
records. 16-20,000 CPS range in them thar' ol' days!