Jay
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I'm a tad late to this thread, as I have only recently gotten my first Decware amp...a used Taboo III that I purchased as a headphone amp primarily, but have been shocked at it's capabilities with my Druid 6s.
I throw this post out simply to accumulate Zu/Decware data points for those coming along behind us looking for feedback and advice on pairings.
I own both Zu Soul Supremes and their new Druid 6s. These are my 3rd and 4th Zu speakers, and I still own the Unions and Cubes and have then in other systems. I still own roughly 10-12 amps that I have used with the Soul Supremes, and I have tried 2 amps with the Druid 6s--this Taboo III (as a speaker amp), and my Audion Golden Dreams parallel 300B SET mono amps with cap upgrades, which were the best amp pairing to the Soul Supremes so far in my massive amp journey.
I could write the longest most boring post ever about my experiences, but I wanted to throw this out for this thread. I'm finding the Taboo III to actually be an even BETTER match with the Druid 6s than the Audions, which are about a $15K+ set of SET amplification, and one that is often touted as one of the most stellar matchups you can pair with the top Zu speakers. As I said, the Audions beat the rest of the amps in my amp lineup with my Soul Supremes (I can post a link to what I've documented there for anyone interested), so for the Taboo III to beat the Audions on the Druid 6s (which are pretty close in pedigree to the Soul Supremes), is absolutely amazing to me.
I love my Soul Supremes and they will be in my second system once my house move completes in a few weeks. The Druid 6s are even better in detail and all other aspects of what we love about Zus. I also am running an Undertone II sub with the main system, and it did all the things you want a sub to do--I never got that benefit from other subs I tried over the years. A topic for a different thread, but wanted to mention it's in the mix.
In short summary, I'm now trying to determine where Decware can take my Druid 6s even beyond the Taboo III. I do think it's a system synergy thing, and more expensive SET amplification is not necessarily the answer. As another data point, the Taboo III did NOT outperform some of my other SET amps on my 16 ohm Altec Valencias, but it certainly seems to be special with the Druid 6s minimally. I won't get to try it with the Soul Supremes for another month or so to see if it's as stellar there, but I suspect it will be.
I'm strongly considering a 25th Anniversary (1 for starters), and if I think I need it, I would consider a second to run as monos. I am curious as to the power trade-offs from the 4.6wpc I'm getting from the Taboo III.
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