http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/rss.html description http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/80.html 03/11-14/2010 POWDER MOUNTAIN, UtahSuperFly Open 2010 The 3rd Annual SuperFly Open sponsored by Best Kiteboarding will be held March 11 – 14, 2010 at Powder Mountain Resort. Powder Mountain. Three years ago, it was the first mountain resort in the US to offer identify an exclusive snowkiting area and to offer a snowkite only pass. This past year, Best Kiteboarding established the Best Snowkite Center at Powder Mountain and offers lessons and demos at the resort.Zu will be providing sound for the on-snow demos as well as comp. DJ Dallas will be layin down the vibe and playin' MC on some hot new ZuSL-1200 Mk3 decks. Afterparty / lounge each night at the Red Moose Lodge, complete with a fully modern Zu music rig done up in a  throughback retro-modern '50 style hi-fi living space, so bring your LP's, CDs, music files, goodtimes vibe and dress to impress. Last year’s event attracted over 50 of the best snowkiters in the world with competitors travelling from as far away as Norway. After the success of the 2008 and 2009 Superfly Open, it is expected that this year’s competition will grow substantially. Competitions during the festival include freestyle, big mountain race, kitecross and big air. For those who want to try their hand at the colorful adventure introductory kite clinics will be offered each day.If you have any interest at all (your breathing aren't you, and still healthy enough for sexual activitiess...) then check out www.superflyopen.com where you can book your trip! See you on the mountain. http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/83.html 01/16/2010 PRINCETON, New Jersey—Saturday, in conjunction with the NY Audio Rave. http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/81.html 01/09/2010 LYNCHBURG, Virginia—Saturday | Essence hi-fi demo + Soul teaser. Noon to 5PM is open demos, mingle, good food and gear swapping. http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/78.html Wouldn’t it be nice, to finally arrive, to have everything all worked out, to have life just how you want it: the ageless spicy yet passive and attentive companion, polite and proper kids, your ideal employment, your neat little house, that perfect yard, a government that never impeded... to have a music system that didn’t need a bit of fuss, didn’t need your attention, didn’t need effort. Forget about perfection, and yes, please add emphases on PERFECTION, that’s a separate battle, best faced once we discover journey, clutter, stress, chance, unknown, wonder... the intricacies and beauty of chaos, the opening of mind, the final realization that it’s path, the right now, this very moment and the Has Been that represents our destination. But with that awareness—REVELATION ///////perfection has lost its blinding lure, evaporated nearly from our radar, no longer part of the search, no longer a ’60s seeker. Neat, matching, unblemished, perfect; these types of playback systems, just like there human analogs, are never the kind of a thing you really want to date, let alone live with. Great sounding playback rigs, just like musical instruments, musics, musicians, friends, lovers... are a hash of experience, gears, rituals, relations, needs, history... none of it matching, none of it arriving without scar, and little of it makes any sense—until you take it all in, looking at it from present, with presence, understanding and with relationship. It’s your life, it’s your music, it’s your choice—and you should enjoy every possible moment. There is plenty of there there, at least for me, a lot in the white space the black frames. And if you find something here, something that resonants in this borderline prose, cool. And for those that find it empty, or misspelled, please don’t bother me with it, I got sounds to hear, music to dance, gear to swap, trails and spaces to explore, and kids! http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/82.html 12/05/2009 FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—Saturday @ Hyatt Place (Plantation) | Essence loudspeaker demo + a few other interesting bits. Event is in conjunction with a headphone meet. Please contact Ron@ZuAudio.com to reserve space. For room reservations please contact Michele at 954-670-2202.Here is a link to the thread on Head-Fi.org about the meet. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f24/sofla-meet-12-5-09-a-450290/ and another at a smaller site, which is an offshoot of the other site: http://www.head-case.org/forums/meets/6911-sofla-winter-meet-12-5-09-a.html And for those interest in live music, join us Friday night for some food, drink and Miami bluesman Albert Castiglia at the Back Room Blues Bar.Yeah, Lawrence and I had a great time. Thanks to everyone over at Head-Fi.org, we had a great time.Know what people are saying: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f45/not-another-florida-thread-ft-lauderdale-dec-5th-09-a-459193/index2.html http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/84.html 11/21/2009 ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania—Saturday @ Todd's home | Essence hi-fi demo + Definition Mk2 theater demo. Event is a private party so please contact Ron@ZuAudio.com to reserve space.10AM to Noon is reserved for private demos—for those that would like some one-on-on time. Noon to 5PM is open demos, mingle, good food and gear swapping. Gourmet BBQ and drinks served starting at 1PM. Space is limited. http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/85.html 11/14/2009 ATLANTA, Georgia—Saturday @ David's home | a big shindig, hi-fi & music mingle | You don't want to miss this one! (private party, Ron@ZuAudio.com to reserve space) Ron and Sean from Zu attending. With special acoustic set by Mark Selby & Tia Sillers! "For all those music lovers and audiophiles that have read all the glowing reviews of Zu Loudspeakers but have never had the chance to hear them…Here’s your chance. Sean Casey and Ron Williams from Zu will be hosting a weekend event in my Atlanta home and will be demonstrating their new Essence speakers featured on the cover of October’s Stereophile magazine as well as their flagship speakers (Definition II’s). There will be catered barbecue, lots of “refreshing beverages” and, most importantly, a relaxed day of enjoying music.  The Zu’s will be played with various gear including the Peachtree Audio Nova, Pass Labs Xa30.5, Melody I2A3 and other amps to be determined. You will also get the opportunity to hear the Modwright Transporter and an Esoteric CD player as sources.Space is limited and I am happy to provide local hotel information for anyone wanting to make the event that doesn’t live locally. The event will only be offered to 55 guests so please contact me regarding your interest.David (host)P.S.-disclaimer: I have absolutely no financial interest in Zu audio…I am, however, an extremely happy customer and Zu fan!"Zu--We're Simply Here For The Music.... For this special Atlanta event we have booked Mark Selby and Tia Sillers to bring the event home. If you haven't heard of Mark and Tia, now's your chance, and in the most intimate setting.www.markselby.comSelby has written more than 10 top-40 singles and 4 #1 hits, including the Dixie Chicks' Grammy-winning There's Your Trouble. Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Blue On Black--Billboard magazine's1998 Rock Track of the Year. Wynona, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Roy Parnell & Keb Mo, JoDee Messina and many others have recorded Selby's songs.A virtuoso guitarist and dynamic live artist, Mark Selby has shared the stage with B.B. King, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Robert Cray, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Delbert McLinton, John Hiatt, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Collective Soul, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Levon Helm, Junior Brown, and many more. Selby has appeared on notable radio and television music programming including World Cafe, Mountain Stage, and Woodsongs, and continues to perform with his stellar backup band, as an acoustic solo artist, and in a duo with his wife and frequent collaborator, Tia Sillers. What the critics are saying:"As a singer/songwriter, Mark Selby?s in the same league as Bruce Springsteen, with meaty words, a compelling voice, and tracks that have more groove than a vintage vinyl record."--AMERICAN SONGWRITER "An electrifying performer."--BLUES REVUE"Selby earned his moment in the spotlight with his excellent debut, More Storms Comin'...his exceptional sophomore CD, Dirt, indicates that album was no fluke. No need for bells and whistles here -- the music does the talking."--ROLLING STONE "Mark Selby makes some of the most soulful noise coming out of Nashville."--THE TENNESSEAN"Simply put, 11 tracks of the best rock and roll we'll hear this year..."--VINTAGE GUITAR http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/86.html Smokey Mountain AudioFest (Bottleheads) 10/3/2009 KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—Saturday @ 1pm thru evening The Lucas Compound 1300 Vale View, 37922Ron Williams of Zu presenting. Host is Mark Lucas (Chief Engineer JBG) In addition to some good food and drink, Ron will be making good sound and mixing in a bit of "sweetener" for attendees interested in Zu, including a hot combo deal purchase of Zu Essence + Peachtree Nova. Only available to attendees. Gear in rotation will include: Peachtree Audio Nova (DAC, preamp, amp), as well as the Pass XA30.5 solid-state amp. for info please email Ron@ZuAudio.com or Mark LucasTwo rigs running, upstairs will be the Zu Essence loudspeakers, DJ Ron layin down the music and demo. Downstairs will be a Zu Druid loudspeaker based rig with heavy rotation on electronics encouraged. "Look forward to a really good get together and hope everyone can make it!  Please drop a line if you'll be able to be there!" —Mark Lucas http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/87.html 10/2-4/2009 DENVER, Colorado—RMAF (Rocky Mountain Audio Fest) Marriott Denver Tech CenterYep, Zu'll be there. Peachtree Audio has invited the Zu Essence to be used in their demo rig. Sean will be in attendance and available for talk at the Peachtree Audio room. http://www.zuaudio.com/tour/post/88.html 9/26/2009 WOODLAND HILLS, California—Saturday @ Phil's home | hi-fi & music mingle | party food & drink + outside patio—DJ Sean for after party with possible guest appearance from Deepsky! Three systems running, two living room rigs, plus a patio rig—all hi-fi. Zu swag + "sweeteners" for attendees interested in Zu, including a hot combo deal purchase of Zu Essence + Peachtree Nova. Gear in rotation: Peachtree Audio Nova (DAC, preamp, amp) Luxman 441 and 444 decks with Rega 600, Rega 1000 arms, Zu/DL-103, DL-103d, SL-1200, phono stages from Bel Canto, Jasmin, Rane. A slew of premaps, and amps.... (private party, email to reserve space) Sean from Zu attending.