Zu Essence review
This fascinating US loudspeaker breaks most of the usual rules
Our Score
Last reviewed: 2009-11-02November 2nd 2009
Hi-fi and AV speakers Review
Product Summary
Essence
Price at launch
£3,750.00
For
>
High sensitivity and an easy load makes this an obvious choice to partner low powered valve amps
>The sound has plenty of dynamic vigour, vivid transient coherence and fine stereo focus
Against
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Not the prettiest speaker around
>Not the smoothest sonically either
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