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Page 2: Table Of Contents
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Key Points –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Welcome and Thank You ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4 Manual Information & Copyright ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4 Included With DW 6 Loudspeakers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Safety Precautions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Unboxing DW 6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––... -
Page 3: Key Points
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL KEY POINTS We know you’re excited to get your new DW 6 fired up—still, we strongly recommend you study this manual. Here are a few key points: • Burn-in is dramatic with DW 6, and very dramatic with the Supreme version—Superfly version falls in between. -
Page 4: Welcome And Thank You
The latest version of the manual can be found at www.zuaudio.com/downloads © 2000 - 2023 Zu Audio All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means for other than your own use without the written permission of Zu Audio. -
Page 5: Included With Dw 6 Loudspeakers
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TERMS Read and follow these precautions to use DW 6 loudspeakers safely. Zu Audio is not liable for any failures, damages or problems caused by the use or misuse of DW 6 loudspeakers by the purchaser or any third party. - Page 6 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DANGER - RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH DANGER - avoid electrocution by making sure your amplifier is powered down (or the amp’s power cable is disconnected) prior to disconnecting/connecting loudspeakers. Electrocution through touching of bare metal amplifier output posts, bare metal loudspeaker cable connectors when connected to amplifier, or bare metal loudspeaker connectors when connected to the amplifier is possible though extremely rare.
- Page 7 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION - RISK OF MINOR INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUTION - amplifier may be damaged if the loudspeaker outputs are shorted, i.e., the red (+) and black (–) contacts of a loudspeaker cable come in direct contact with each other while the amplifier is switched on.
- Page 8 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION - RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUTION - do not use the tops of your loudspeakers as a bar table, condensation forming on a container will pool and may cause water damage to the finish, especially wood veneer finishes.
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Page 9: Unboxing Dw
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL UNBOXING Save all packaging except for the polyester banding and the metal staples. All other parts are needed for repackaging. Failure to repackage as they were originally is likely to result in the loudspeakers being damaged when transported. - Page 10 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL Unboxing Continued 4. Remove the two loudspeaker-length cardboard sheets. There is one on the left and one on the right, sitting between the foam frames and the main cardboard box. These reinforce the packaging, and when removed provide the space needed to shimmy your speakers out from the box.
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Page 11: Design Overview
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DW 6 DESIGN OVERVIEW There are three performance levels available in the Dirty Weekend 6: DW 6 (standard), DW 6 Superfly, and DW 6 Supreme. Connector input/nameplate clearly marks each version. Differences will be detailed here and in the specifications pages. -
Page 12: Dw 6 Vs Dw 6 Superfly Vs Dw 6 Supreme
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DW 6 loudspeakers are on the high-efficiency end of the spectrum, are precision-matched in stereo pairs and able to recreate compellingly real sound in tone, dynamics and in stereophony. DW 6 is finished to a much higher level than its predecessor Omen and Omen Dirty Weekend. Walnut and hickory are done to a finer/flatter surface, with inter-stage fine sanding between top coats, producing a deeper, more crafted looking wood finish. -
Page 13: Burn-In / Break-In
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DW 6 SUPREME DIFFERENCES DW 6 Supreme is wholly a performance related upgrade focused on maximum fidelity within the DW 6 platform. DW 6 Supreme builds upon the Superfly package—you still get the Superfly machined from billet nameplate and ZuB3 connection addition. - Page 14 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DW 6 receive a minimum of 100 hours of factory burn-in. DW 6 Superfly receive a minimum of 200 hours of factory burn-in. DW 6 Supreme receive a minimum of 300 hours of factory burn-in. We discourage the use of any special burn-in specific program material—...
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Page 15: Burn-In Main Points
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL BURN-IN MAIN POINTS Here are some points to help inform and guide your setup, tuning and burn-in expectations. Effecting the speaker’s transition from sounding new to sounding full and engaging include: •... -
Page 16: Burn-In & Fatigue Profile
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL • DW 6 Superfly’s burn-in profile lies somewhere between DW 6 Supreme an DW 6. Generally a bit closer to the DW 6’s profile. While Teflon is not used in the Superfly upgrade, the ClarityCap MR capacitor does take longer than the standard IC polypropylene capacitor used in DW 6. -
Page 17: Fatigue Profiles
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DIRTY WEEKEND-6 SUPREME BURN/BREAK-IN PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] 1000 Dynamics break-in profile average (driver's suspension and membrane) Electronic break-in profile average (capacitor, dielectric/cable harness) Electronic variability Performance profile, targeted butter zone DIRTY WEEKEND-6 SUPREME LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FATIGUE PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] Fatigue profile Variability in fade-out from performance to half life (permanent magnet fade,... - Page 18 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DIRTY WEEKEND-6 SUPERFLY BURN/BREAK-IN PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] 1000 Dynamics break-in profile average (driver's suspension and membrane) Electronic break-in profile average (capacitor, dielectric/cable harness) Electronic variability Performance profile, targeted butter zone DIRTY WEEKEND-6 SUPERFLY LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FATIGUE PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] Fatigue profile Variability in fade-out from performance to half life (permanent magnet fade,...
- Page 19 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DIRTY WEEKEND-6 BURN/BREAK-IN PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] 1000 Dynamics break-in profile average (driver's suspension and membrane) Electronic break-in profile average (capacitor, dielectric/cable harness) Electronic variability Performance profile, targeted butter zone DIRTY WEEKEND-6 LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FATIGUE PROFILE [2023] [HOURS] Fatigue profile Variability in fade-out from performance to half life (permanent magnet fade,...
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Page 20: Initial Placement
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL INITIAL PLACEMENT This is an overview, to get your new speakers up and running and sounding good enough. An expanded Zu speaker placement section is further in the manual. Start with the DW 6 speakers placed where you’ve visualized them, likely flanking that rack or casework you have, and hopefully symmetrical. - Page 21 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL 128 5/8 [3] PIVOT INSIDE FRONT CORNER 80° 60° 40° Page 21...
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Page 22: Connecting Amp And Dw
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL • Consider leaning them back, especially if you would like them to better play to very large spaces, or sound bigger and fuller when you are standing or working about. • Generally, DW 6 speakers should be placed no closer than a foot [ ≈25 cm] to the side wall—that is the space between speaker and wall. -
Page 23: Connector Detail Zub3
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL ZuB3 CONNECTOR DETAIL FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF ZUB3 VIA SPEAKON NL8 • ZuB3 via NL8 lowers contact resistance and maintains the cable’s ZuB3 electromagnetic characteristics through the wall of the speaker, both of which significantly improve sound. •... -
Page 24: Amplification Guidance
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL AMPLIFICATION GUIDANCE AMPLIFICATION MATCHING WITH DW 6 An often asked question is which amp should I match up with the Dirty Weekend 6. This is not a simple question as you need to factor in the rest of the system —room, the sound qualities you value and how loud you play, or how loud would like to be able to play. -
Page 25: Speaker Cable Guidance
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL less than a 4 ohm. Another great thing about the 12 ohm load is that it affords really great sound to be realized from older amps that were designed and built for older, higher impedance speakers. - Page 26 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL • Those that say cables do not influence sound are wrong. They lack experience or their bias is hindering their listening, or the systems they have used them in are lacking the resolution necessary to notice the differences in the stereo.
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Page 27: Room & Speaker Acoustic Tuning
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL LOUDSPEAKER/ROOM TUNING Most of what you will do in room tuning is about timbre—the frequency domain. Knowing what you can affect and what you can’t, or shouldn’t, will help you make quick and sound choices. Before we get into the recommended ways to room tune, we need to understand where in the note we’re working. -
Page 29: Zu Mono & Mirror Method
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL Without realizing, people usually tweak things to get the steady-state, the sustain, tonally correct which inadvertently kills the life in the attack, and sometimes the decay. This is a reason why cables as tone control, digital room correction, parametric equalizers and the like don’t fix fundamental time and dynamic range problems. - Page 30 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL Second is tuning of midrange where you are working with smaller moves, six inches [15 cm] this way or that, then three inches [8 cm], then an inch [3 cm] or so. Third is tuning the treble, where it’s more about toe and lean-back, maybe with some subtle nudging of the position, half inches and less [≤13 mm].
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Page 31: Bass Tuning
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL BASS TUNING Select recordings with large amounts of low frequency information; dramatic pipe organ and dance music work as do test recordings that have warbled low frequency tracks (20 - 100 Hz range). - Page 32 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL color... bass and kick drum free. If you’re more sensitive to midbass and power bass then midrange tune in two steps, first select cuts from Bootsy Collins, Mike Watt, Kim Deal, Tony Levin, Jah Wobbe..
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Page 33: Treble Tuning
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL TREBLE TUNING At this point you are done nudging the speakers position, treble tuning is mostly about the speakers firing axis, the toe and cant (lean-back) and elevation. The experience you gained with toe when tuning midrange will help you hear the more subtle aspects of treble tuning. -
Page 34: Care & Maintenance
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE DW 6 are designed for in-home use. Under normal daily use in an average home you can expect a life-time (100 years) of trouble-free, high-performance playback. DW 6 do not require any special care aside from keeping them free of being splashed on or misted with airborne materials or impacted by falling artwork, elbows, your rough-and-tumble dog.. - Page 35 DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL FULL-RANGE DRIVER CARE Remove the flip-fit plastic driver covers when using DW 6 speakers. Keep them near as they are effective guards, quickly snapping on to protect the cone from the curious. Snapping them on when you’re on vacation safeguards the full-range driver from bugs and dust.
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Page 36: Special Care - Animal Urine
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL CLEANING ANIMAL URINE FROM CONNECTIONS NOTE - Urine may permanently stain or damage the DW 6’s finish. Also, the chemical compounds in urine can corrode the connections. If the connectors of speaker get peed on, remove the speaker cable and clean immediately. -
Page 37: Specifications
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DIRTY WEEKEND 6 LOUDSPEAKER SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions H x W x D 12 x 12 x 36 inches [30.5 x 30.5 x 91.5 cm] Weights & Packaged DIms DW 6: 65 pound [29.5 kg] Packaged: 76 pounds [34.5 kg] 17 x 18 x 41 inches [43 x 46 x 104 cm] DW 6 Superfly &... -
Page 38: Impedance Curve
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL DW6 IMPEDANCE AND PHASE Device Under Test: DW6 Superfly Impedance Zu DW6 Impedance [Z] Curve (no smoothing, no filters) Frequency (Hz) Frequency [Hz] Minimum Phase Phase Minimum Frequency (Hz) Frequency [Hz] = 37.456, Q = 17.264 Measurement 3... -
Page 39: Warranty
DW 6, DW 6 SUPERFLY & SUPREME OWNER’S MANUAL WARRANTY Zu DW 6 loudspeakers have a five year limited warranty from the date of purchase to the original owner. If under normal home use there becomes a problem with drivers, cabinet or other parts Zu will assist in fixing or replacing the product. - Page 40 Z U A U D I O O g d e n C o m m e r c i a l I n d u s t r i a l P a r k 3 3 5 0 S . 1 5 0 0 W . O g d e n , U T 8 4 4 0 1 —...
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