seikosha
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I’m an equipment hoarder and have all 3 speakers. Here’s a quick rundown of the highs and lows of each.
ZU Dirty Weekend. I like em. They seem to do nothing bad, they didn’t have any glaring deficiencies to me and yes, they really can rock out if you like your music loud. Interestingly enough I found them pretty good with both tubes and solid state. You must pay attention to how much off the floor they are. They are super picky about that floor to port distance. So much so that what works for one amp may not work for another. Get it wrong and they can sound weird. Fun speakers and I could live with them.
Caintuck Betsy. Boy when you can get these set up right and in a good room, AND with the right kind of music, they can sing and throw a beautifully deep and layered soundstage. You really need the right kind of room with these and even then, at their best, there still is a sometimes too noticeable suck out in the lower midrange upper bass. The highs beam with these. I can’t listen to them without a slight tilt upwards towards my ears. I raise them up with 2x4’s so the baffle remains solid to the floor.
Omega 3’s. Omegas are my favorite speakers. They are my main go to speakers and what I listen to in my primary listening room. Currently I have the 3’s, the 8’s and Alnicos. Don’t ask me what’s the best because their isn’t a best model. Each model has strengths and weaknesses.
The 3’s are very fast efficient speakers. Across their frequency range, they seem to me to have the flattest most even response compared to the 8’s and Alnicos. Seriously, these speakers sound like electrostatics. They image beautifully and just LOVE tube amps. You can run them with SS but for me, the difference is such that I say why bother. The bass is a little more even down to about 65hz than with the Betsys but the Betsys seem to go lower after that. The weakness is that the highs can get a bit wispy for lack of a better word. If you are looking at the 3i’s, I’d suggest getting some small lower to the ground Angled stands rather than a typical bookshelf type stand. It’ll help flesh out the lower midrange and bass.
Really at the end of the day, your tolerance for bass, or really lack of bass is going to be the biggest factor. If you do do like bass and listening louder, you might only like the Zus. Otherwise, all are nice speakers when set up properly with good equipment.
Good luck.
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