The End Of A 35 Year Journey ---Zellaton -The Reference Ultra Final Frontier

[LL21]

I had good news and bad news yesterday but in the end not so terrible. Zellaton informed Giedeon that my speakers would be done and ready to ship in 2 weeks. I said wow, that is good news but asked "what could be the bad news?" Well it wasn
't terrible and I could live with it. Zellaton informed him that they can finish the speakers with black rings around the drivers rather than the chrome rings I had ordered.. The chrome rings if I still preferred that way to go would in fact be available, but with the possibility of yet another 12 week wait. Apparently Zellaton has such strict standards that they could make home rings available on an earlier basis however it would not be to their standards. Bottom line for me is it is all about the sound and even though I ordered Porsche Aventurine green with chrome rings I was happy to change the order to the stock black rings with which most Zellaton speakers ship. For me not a big deal. So as Gideon says, this will be a month of eager expectation but with the guaranty the speakers will ship mid month with a 2 week window to arrive stateside and reach my house. Im hoping Imight have the Schnerzinger Reflectors I ordered at the same time and if so that would eb the icing on the cake. In the interim I have to admit that I am loving the sound I am getting now with the loaner set of Plural Evo speakers. They are really an eye opener.

Hmmmm....i wonder if they ship black rings, and then have on site swap in 12 weeks when the silver rings are done?

 

[Steve williams]

It’s not a big deal for me Lloyd. Plus i think it’s more complicated than unscrewing one and screwing on the other.

 

[AudioLibertarian]

Black on Green would look really good. Besides, no danger of chrome ring fading, or other issues that chrome surfaces somehow always have.

 

[LL21]

It’s not a big deal for me Lloyd. Plus i think it’s more complicated than unscrewing one and screwing on the other.

Fair enough...and it is the sound that matters...the speakers are beautifully made and look it in all events.

 

[Steve williams]

Fair enough...and it is the sound that matters...the speakers are beautifully made and look it in all events.

If it were a simple swap out and put the other in I would be all over it. I've owned a lot of speakers over the years and the finish to all of them has been wonderful. The Zellaton finish however is truly beyond anything I have ever seen . The ones I have here on loan are absolutely perfect the polish and mirror sheen is something I have not seen in speakers and as Im finding out the standards to which Zellaton adheres is top tier. I was told that they could produce mine with chrome rings however the ones they sourced came no where close to their factory standards and they flat out refused to make them a part of these speakers. Asa result should I have still wanted them in chrome the message I got was that it would be a 12 week wait for an adequate set to be produced that meets the Zellaton standard. Sure it would have been nice but the black with the Aventurine green will look just fine ....and as we all agree it comes down to the sound. Hence my decision, which I feel OK about ....stay tuned

 

[Steve williams]

Black on Green would look really good. Besides, no danger of chrome ring fading, or other issues that chrome surfaces somehow always have.

Fair enough...and it is the sound that matters...the speakers are beautifully made and look it in all events.

As one member said to me a few minutes ago....." you don't see Porsche showing chrome any more with their cars...its all black trim."

 

[Steve williams]

I just got back from Day 1 listening at THE Show today in Costa Mesa. Granted it was day 1 and things were still being tuned and burned in but Im now upstairs in my listening room and I have to say that it is good getting home, as even though there was plenty to hear , nothing caught my ears that I could say trumped these little Plural EVO speakers that I have on loan.

 

[Paul1960]

I just got back from Day 1 listening at THE Show today in Costa Mesa. Granted it was day 1 and things were still being tuned and burned in but Im now upstairs in my listening room and I have to say that it is good getting home, as even though there was plenty to hear , nothing caught my ears that I could say trumped these little Plural EVO speakers that I have on loan.

I haven't heard your room or those speakers but I thought the Evolution Acoustics System Three speakers sounded awfully good to my ear. As well they should at $147K!