OK, so those pricey speakers are cool, but you actually need something more down to earth. I feel you, people, and here’s what I found for you. A pair of floorstanders that boasts cool specs and is sort of affordable for the average audiophile. Straight from ZU Audio, I give you the Druid MK4 system.

Druid MK4 is actually a complete rework of our ground-breaking Druid loudspeaker and features a proprietary super-tweeter CNC machined from billet aluminum. ZU wanted to provide hi-fi sound for budget audiophiles and decided to include their own B3 silver alloy internal cabling. They have also reengineered the inner connector-to-cable-to-voice-coil termination with the elimination of solder joints. Furthermore, they have raised the tolerance levels on the Zu260FR-G2 driver and the appropriate motor.

The new ZU-T1super-tweeter was reinforced with a high pass network and silver alloy leadouts. Additionally, the super-tweeter leadouts have been shortened to 25cm and terminated directly with the main B3 harness at the voice coil.

All these improvements give the Druid MK4 an increased resolution, bass extension, better amplitude linearity with reduced noise, overall better sound detail, soundstage depth and texture, more instrument color and a playback presence that really recreates the dynamic range of a live performance.

The Druid MK4 can be purchased directly from the ZU Audio online page for $3,400/pair. For more details and tech specs, check out this PDF document.