Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure

I have heard both the Magus and Nenuphar.  Not as much a difference as I was expecting!  I heard the Magus after the Nenuphars, and they really wowed me.  The Nenuphar's had more bass extension, but everything else impressed me slightly more with the Magus, so much so that I didn't even care about any bass that might be missing.  The Magus are even faster than the Nenupars, with more air and treble extension.  Like the Nenuphars, the treble and the entire frequency spectrum is wonderfully balanced and coherent, coupled with stunning resolution that I think really is state-of-the-art.  These Cube Audio drivers with their very unique spiders are true innovations.  While listening to them, its strange hearing such transparency and 3-D tactile presentation while observing their simplistic appearance.  Listening to The Fairfield Four a cappella had more realism than ANY loudspeaker I've heard, they sounded so real in the room it was unsettling in a way.  The Nenuphar's can play louder and are more forgiving of poor source material.  I'm preferring the Magus now because their smaller size will work better in my listening room.  I'm trying to decide whether to buy the Magus or buy the Magus drivers and put them a DIY sealed box with a subwoofer...  leaning towards the DIY for flexibility in room placement.  

Jon, importer of Cube Audio, is sending a pair of Magus to Steve Guttenberg for review!

I had the Nenuphars at home for a few weeks where I listened with my SET amps: Korneff 45, Fi X 2A3 and Line Magnetic LM805ia (805 power tubes); and non-SET amps: Linear Tube Audio ZOTL40, Schiit Ragnarok, and Nord One SE NC500DM MKII Dual Mono digital amp. I used my NAT Symmetrical line preamplifier when needed. With the Nenuphars, the 2A3 had the best overall sound at lower volume, but, as I cranked things up the Nenuphars liked the Line Magnetic and Linear Tube Audio amps. My source was a Mojo Audio Deja Vu music server and Rockna Wavedream DAC. Cabling was all Clearday. The Magus speakers I heard at Jon Ver Halen's house with First Watt SIT3 and F7 amps. His source was a Pass Labs preamp with a Metrum Pavane DAC, not sure what music server he had. He was using Duelund speakers cables which had me intrigued and impressed.

So, in fact, I was comparing the speakers in the context of completely different rigs, but their superb resolution, tonality and imaging came through in both instances.