SETDrugs, good to hear from you. WBF is a lonely place for Zu owners.
Only me w Definitions 4, Caesar w Druids V and you now w Soul Supremes, have gone public LOL.
I've heard Mayer amps recently and can imagine they'd be a great match w yr Zus.
Spiritofmusic,
This was part of the reason I chose to go public with my system. I wanted to show support to other Zu owners and to sort of make a statement that if the rest of the ancillary components in the chain are of sufficient quality and design, that the upper Zu speakers that we have are very hard to beat in their price range.
This is especially true for the qualities that I was striving for: tone, emotion, and musicality. It turns out that Thomas has a very similar goal when designing his amps and preamps so I had to dig deep into my pockets to give this a shot. The hard part was that I never envisioned when I got into this hobby 6 years ago that I would spend this much on 2 channel audio.
Do I have any regrets? Not at all. I figured I worked hard all my life to be able have a decent job after school and being single right now was the right time to live out some of my dreams.
Will you get similar results as me with Thomas Mayer components on your Zu Definitions? This is kind of tricky because my system front end is all digital based, not analog like yours. Also as my screen name suggest, I'm a diehard SET guy. I don't listen crazy loud and my setup is in small intimate setting - my bedroom. Furthermore, my system didn't really come into its own until I added the Mayer 10y preamp. Imho, once you're set on the speakers the preamp is the most important component in the chain. The Mayer 10y really elevated the performance of my system and brought both the dac ( Yggdrasil) and power amp to a level that I didn't think was possible.
Everything just came together beautifully and I've never heard voices and instruments sound so real and natural. Every single attribute of audio that I value is all here but most importantly the tonal balance , musicality, and effortless flow to music is ultimately what clinch this feeling for me.
Happy Listening