Me too...I must admit that I have never gone without sound for so long but having the PE before the Ultra Reference will provide for good comparison so stay tuned
The End Of A 35 Year Journey ---Zellaton -The Reference Ultra Final Frontier
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I’d like to share my experience with you all about (hopefully) the start of my Zellaton journey. A few days ago I had a sort of a mystic experience. Since I have been considering the purchase of a Zellaton speaker for a long time now, a month ago I had the opportunity to visit Michael at Zellaton and listen to the Reference Ultra. Amazing speaker, to me, easily the best in its price point and, probably, beyond.
After a few hours listening…surprise surprise…I had the chance to see the first pair of the new Statement Ultra in the making. They were not ready to play yet, but had a good look at the cabinet, crossover and drivers. We agreed with Michael to come back once they were ready, and before they were shipped to their new owner.
I fixed the date in my calendar and I couldn’t wait for the day to come.
Two days ago was the day….my friends and I entered the Zellaton facility and they were there, beautiful white speakers towering above Michael’s system. After a few arrangements, speaker positioning and system setup, the time to sit and listen came. I was the first person in the world, except from Zellaton’ s Team, to listen to this new speakers…what an honour!
After a few notes, my whole body was goose bumping. The speakers are brand new, and only played one hour before that…they still need a lot of time to brake in, but form the start I understood I was in front of something truly special and unique.
After a couple of hours they had already improved, and listening to some of my favourite albums almost brought me to tears, such was the emotion and involvement. The performance was breathtaking, really breathtaking…I found myself holding my breath while listening…
The level of realism is, in my opinion, unprecedented. The soundstage, the complete absence of listening fatigue and the way the sound from the drivers blend is so natural that you feel you can touch the instruments.
I have listened to many top of the line speakers from other brands, both at shows and in friend’s systems…and I can easily say I was in front of something that was playing in another league.
Before yesterday I was almost ready to place the order for the Reference Ultra, aiming to possibly upgrade to the Statement Ultra in the future. But I am now reconsidering everything…I never felt such an emotion from any audio system...the same emotion I feel when attending a live concert.
I want to publicly thank Michael for his kindness and for allowing for this incredible experience, and for granting me permission to share with you my Zellaton Day.
After a few hours listening…surprise surprise…I had the chance to see the first pair of the new Statement Ultra in the making. They were not ready to play yet, but had a good look at the cabinet, crossover and drivers. We agreed with Michael to come back once they were ready, and before they were shipped to their new owner.
I fixed the date in my calendar and I couldn’t wait for the day to come.
Two days ago was the day….my friends and I entered the Zellaton facility and they were there, beautiful white speakers towering above Michael’s system. After a few arrangements, speaker positioning and system setup, the time to sit and listen came. I was the first person in the world, except from Zellaton’ s Team, to listen to this new speakers…what an honour!
After a few notes, my whole body was goose bumping. The speakers are brand new, and only played one hour before that…they still need a lot of time to brake in, but form the start I understood I was in front of something truly special and unique.
After a couple of hours they had already improved, and listening to some of my favourite albums almost brought me to tears, such was the emotion and involvement. The performance was breathtaking, really breathtaking…I found myself holding my breath while listening…
The level of realism is, in my opinion, unprecedented. The soundstage, the complete absence of listening fatigue and the way the sound from the drivers blend is so natural that you feel you can touch the instruments.
I have listened to many top of the line speakers from other brands, both at shows and in friend’s systems…and I can easily say I was in front of something that was playing in another league.
Before yesterday I was almost ready to place the order for the Reference Ultra, aiming to possibly upgrade to the Statement Ultra in the future. But I am now reconsidering everything…I never felt such an emotion from any audio system...the same emotion I feel when attending a live concert.
I want to publicly thank Michael for his kindness and for allowing for this incredible experience, and for granting me permission to share with you my Zellaton Day.
I must admit that when I heard the Statement was to be redone as the Statement Ultra several months ago that consideration was on my mind but sadly too big a speaker for my room . Im really looking forward to receiving my Ultra Reference. The Plural Evos reached Los Angeles today and should be at my house tomorrow or Friday at the latest
I’ll be seeing you next week, Steve. Get ready to experience what Rob77 described - ZELLATON magic 
I just found this new Zellaton forum. I would like to know what is the significant benefits of the Reference Ultra at about $200K more than the Plural Evo, other than it appears to have more woofers; hence, deeper and fuller bass. I assume you or someone on this forum has heard them both and can comment.
The Reference, along with Stage and Statement models are within the “Ultra” range which are substantively different than the “Evo” line, including the Plural and Emotion models.
The “Ultra” line use different in house ZELLATON drivers including the new proprietary tweeter which account for an incredible seamlessness, coherency and electrostatic transparency. The cabinets in the “Ultra” line all use a quasi vertically aligned open baffle in rear (like the older Klassik line) whereas the “Evo” line use an adjustable port for bass tuning and an open vent in the top rear for high frequency dispersion. Further, the custom Duelund crossover components in both lines along with cabinet construction/materials are fundamentally different, accounting for the price gap and performance metrics.
The “Ultra” line use different in house ZELLATON drivers including the new proprietary tweeter which account for an incredible seamlessness, coherency and electrostatic transparency. The cabinets in the “Ultra” line all use a quasi vertically aligned open baffle in rear (like the older Klassik line) whereas the “Evo” line use an adjustable port for bass tuning and an open vent in the top rear for high frequency dispersion. Further, the custom Duelund crossover components in both lines along with cabinet construction/materials are fundamentally different, accounting for the price gap and performance metrics.
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