I was just about to post the exact same comment lol. I enjoy watching this channel slowly grow from that very first video that caught my attention. One of my hobbies is making digital and analogue interconnects and have picked up very useful advice from here. Good work T-mar!

@barch1968 Epp, Congratulations! barch1968 Epp bit.ly/3aoMf87 You are the Speaker Cable Giveaway winner, Please contact me.

@@Tharbamar wha...what about me!? :-/ No 2nd place prize??

@@GS-HIFI-AUDIO May be next time, thanks

@@Tharbamar Oh thats alright. I've already amassed quite a few DIY interconnects in just about every configuration possible. So far, my ears seem to enjoy RG6 coaxial terminated with MCM Gold RCA connectors

I was too. I thought the Quads would take top honor. I am sure the 603 S2 AE's are very similar in sonic characteristics to the 606 S2 AE's that I just sent back. I chose the Quads over them. Not that the B&W's are bad, in fact quite the opposite. VERY good speaker. If I hadn't have heard the Quads or owned a dynamic speaker like the ZU's, I would have kept them. The B&W's sounded like a tower speaker. That's how much authority they played with, but I just like how real everything sounds on the Quads. Nothing over hyped.

@Peace I just got them for 3 weeks and I got to admit that I did not like them at all in the beginning.... But since break in start to get huge positif effect on them I would say : - Big sound (not sound like a small speaker) - Bass presence. - and the most important which I was the most disappointed in the beginning: voice which start to be more present. But I realized that my room di not suited them because of stationary frequency that I got....that I don't with my previous concept 20

nice setup :) How noticeable is the upgrade from the S2?

I'm on the same boat. Got a great price on them, so I'm gonna upgrade my S2 to a pair of Z2 as well. How was the change for you?

@@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795 SQ is very simular, the bass on the S2 is actually very good, but if you have a bigger room, the Z2 will fill it better. Overall, the Z2 tops the S2 as it should. Not a huge difference however, and you need a good pre/amplifier, DAC, cables, power filter, etc. to hear the difference I believe. If your pre+amp/integrated is under 1500 euros and you use cheap cables, etc. and if you are streaming over wifi, etc. you probably not going to hear a huge difference.

@@RFerreira2009 see my other reaction, basically they play better in my room. The S2 were maybe just on the small side..... but overall not a huge difference, just a bit more power, bit more space, stage, etc. Still great with female vocals..... Can't wait to one day try the Quad Artera Pre and Stereo with the Z2s....... just to hear if that matches even better than my Musical Fidelity M5si.

Thanks for sharing.

you have the quad s2? why doesnt this brand get any love or hype online it seems?

@@Cooliewhistles , I already have one pair and another pair on the way. That’s how much I love them. I’ve been rotating other bookshelves in and out of my two channel room for 3 years. I finally have something worthy of keeping for years of enjoyment. The other pair are going into my living room system. And I have absolutely no idea why these don’t get the praise they deserve. It’s simply a fact that nobody knows anything about them. Damn shame, a great speaker gets overlooked because of no presence in the US market. People only remember the panel Quad speakers. It’s so simple, if you want to hear your music sound like real music, real instruments and real voices with no exaggerated highs, mids or low’s, I’ve never heard a speaker do it better than the Quads.

how do you find ZU Omen's sound compared to Quad S-2?

@@munadiharsono9829 It's a completely different listening experience. The Quads are an, IMO, the perfect "audiophile" speaker. It does everything right. Very balanced, massive deep sound stage. It's the complete aural experience. It's my go to speaker for vocals, acoustics, jazz, instrumental. I get goosebumps with some female vocals. Now the ZU's do that too but they are my go to speaker for big scale dynamics. More of a lively sound. They are what I would call an "audiophile" rock speaker. If I want to listen to Metallica, NIN, Primus, that's the speaker I would go to. The ZU's are the complete package, they give you an aural experience along with a palpable , tangible and visceral experience. Like being at a live venue. Those scale dynamics. Kick drums punch you in the chest. And man do they sound good doing so. I had Primus cranked, not too long ago, on my ZU's with 107db peaks! And they still played with composure. I've never found the ZU's limits. And I have abused them. I couldn't do what I do with the ZU's with the Quads. If I could chose only ONE speaker to live with everyday forever. The ZU's hands down. But....... I get to mix it up and listen to multiple systems. But if vocals, acoustics, jazz, instrumental are your only genre of music and you don't need nor want to rattle the pictures off of you walls. I might go with the Quads. With that said, the ZU's are no slouch with all that type of music either, I can be playing Megadeath one minute and Diana Krall the next. They're that good. Hope that helps.

@@jeffadams9699 Thanks for the comprehensive insight, surely will audition Zu's. have been searching for an endgame speaker to compare with glowing reviews of Tektons.

I also have original 606 (used in stereo) and still enjoy them every day.

can you compare the two?

Great Choice on Verum One, Thanks

Tell us how you get on. Thanks.

Hi, what is your Opinion on the Evo 4.2 's

@@Anand.Asrani I've only had it plugged in for about 10-15 hours so I can't really say yet. The first few hours was rough, it was boomy and unpleasant. After a few hours of break-in, things started to mellow out. I came from a pair of Klipsch floorstanders, the Evos are smooth, balanced, and very pleasant to listen to. I do miss the lively treble of the klipsch at times but I do find myself sitting through longer listening sessions. Also, for my room at least, the bass is plenty.

@@visu4239 Sounds good to me ..aren't the Ribbon tweeters better in terms of top end resolution & more clarity ...

@@Anand.Asrani I mean the top end is good but again, coming from the klipsch, it's a lot more tamed.

@@visu4239 this sounds like you are in for a rough ride

Listen to them, I dislike bright speakers and really liked the BW

I thought the same too Marc. But coming from a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 2 bookshelf and Rotel A14 integrated to now a pair of B&W 703s2, those Bronze 2’s were so much brighter then my current setup. The 703 s2 is not bright at all with the right components and currently how I’ve have them setup. I just added a pair of heavily discounted QED Supremus speaker cables and wow was I amazed at the difference it made the system now sounds so smooth, more detailed and better bass performance.