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Zu Audio
Website:https://www.zuaudio.com/
Est. year: 2000
Location: USA
Zu Audio, from Ogden in Utah, builds high-efficiency loudspeakers, subwoofers and cables, and was founded there in 2000 by Sean Casey. Every product is still designed and built in that city. It is a family business that sells mostly direct with a 60-day home trial, and it describes its pricing as aimed at working-class music lovers rather than the luxury end of hi-fi.
Range & what it's known for
The loudspeaker range runs from the Method Bookshelf through the DW 6 and DWX floorstanders to the Union 6, Union Supreme 6, Soul 6 and Omen Def Supreme, with the Druid 6 and the Definition 6 at the top. The Druid is built on a crossoverless full-range driver platform, and the brand designs its speakers to be easy loads that let low-power amplifiers drive them. Beyond speakers, Zu offers the Method subwoofer, silver and silver-bearing cables, footers, upgrade parts and its own modified versions of the Denon DL-103 phono cartridge. Occasional limited runs, such as the Omen Dirty Weekend at USD 999, appear for short periods.
Who owns it and where it's made
Zu is privately and family-owned by Sean Casey, who started building speakers as a teenager in Ogden in the 1980s and worked with cable maker Ray Kimber as general manager at Kimber Kable before launching Zu. His wife Stefanie runs cable termination and trade shows, and his children work in design and manufacturing. All products are made in the United States at two Ogden sites, one of them the historic Spectra Sonics building acquired in a recent expansion.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers.The maker lists prices from USD 719 for the Method Bookshelf to USD 27,000 for the Definition 6.
Who it's for
Zu fits buyers running low-power tube or solid-state amplifiers who want efficient American-made speakers bought direct, with time to try them at home. The Method Bookshelf or DW 6 is the entry, the Union and Soul models are the middle steps, and the Druid 6 and Definition 6 complete the ladder. Owners can add a Method subwoofer, Zu cables or a Zu/DL-103 cartridge to keep the system within one brand.
Range & what it's known for
The loudspeaker range runs from the Method Bookshelf through the DW 6 and DWX floorstanders to the Union 6, Union Supreme 6, Soul 6 and Omen Def Supreme, with the Druid 6 and the Definition 6 at the top. The Druid is built on a crossoverless full-range driver platform, and the brand designs its speakers to be easy loads that let low-power amplifiers drive them. Beyond speakers, Zu offers the Method subwoofer, silver and silver-bearing cables, footers, upgrade parts and its own modified versions of the Denon DL-103 phono cartridge. Occasional limited runs, such as the Omen Dirty Weekend at USD 999, appear for short periods.
Who owns it and where it's made
Zu is privately and family-owned by Sean Casey, who started building speakers as a teenager in Ogden in the 1980s and worked with cable maker Ray Kimber as general manager at Kimber Kable before launching Zu. His wife Stefanie runs cable termination and trade shows, and his children work in design and manufacturing. All products are made in the United States at two Ogden sites, one of them the historic Spectra Sonics building acquired in a recent expansion.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers.The maker lists prices from USD 719 for the Method Bookshelf to USD 27,000 for the Definition 6.
Who it's for
Zu fits buyers running low-power tube or solid-state amplifiers who want efficient American-made speakers bought direct, with time to try them at home. The Method Bookshelf or DW 6 is the entry, the Union and Soul models are the middle steps, and the Druid 6 and Definition 6 complete the ladder. Owners can add a Method subwoofer, Zu cables or a Zu/DL-103 cartridge to keep the system within one brand.
