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


Cube Audio (Poland) designs single drivers and single driver speakers. 

Principals are Grzegorz Rulka and Marek Kostrzyński.

Link to the Cube Audio Nenuphar (with F10 Neo driver) speaker page: 

https://www.cubeaudio.eu/cube-audio-nenuphar

Link to 6Moons review by Srajan Ebaen (August 2018):

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/cubeaudio2/

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Parameters (from Cube Audio):

Power: 40 W

Efficiency: 92 dB

Frequency response: 30Hz - 18kHz ( 6db)*

Dimensions: 30 x 50 x 105 cm

Weight: 40 Kg


* Frequency response may vary and depends on room size and accompanying electronic equipment.
david_ten
@splundersCurious to hear your thoughts on the SIT3 vs Decware. I’ve been on a tube journey but if I try solid state the SIT3 is at the top of my list. 
I have the Mini’s and I concur with stephendunn about how these just sound so natural. I also love how they can sound big and dynamic at low volumes. That works well for me because I’m often awake early and like to listen to music but don’t want to wake the house. I augment the bass with subs. Had been using REL T5I’S and was really impressed how well they integrated and didn’t draw attention to themselves. I recently have been playing with a JL Audio F110 and while it certainly digs much deeper I’m still unsure if I prefer it to the pair of RELs. I’m going to take my time in figuring it out but for years I refused the idea of adding a sub to my 2-channel but now I think I couldn’t go without. Not only does it help with bass but it really helps create depth in the soundstage. 
@splunders  Can you share more about your concerns, for example any genre specific issues with your current Zu speakers - FW-3 amplifier pairing?  The types of music you listen to? Etc.  Thanks. - David.
Thanks for the responses.  Honestly, my biggest concern is they cost 15k, so I don't want to find out later they're amazing only with acoustic jazz or something, and everything else is just fine.

The music I've been listening to lately has run the gamut from old A Tribe Called Quest (hiphop), the new Billie Eilish album, Faye Webster (indie singer songwriter), Kelly Lee Owens (electronic) Darkside (um?) And Badbadnotgood (jazz). 

I've been pretty satisfied with my Zus, especially when I moved from a PrimaLuna ProLogue 5 to the SIT 3.  (I have an LTA MicroZOTL preamp, and also run a pair of Rel T5i's.)  I'd say this combo brings a lot of that "alive"-ness factor to the table, but it sounds like the Nenuphars take things to a special level, and I want that.  
@splunders Adding to @stephendunn ’s @toetapaudio ’s and @abd1 ’s posts...

I listen to a wide range of music ranging from large scale classical to EDM and much in between. With the more recent changes / upgrades of components my percentage of large scale classical has increased...which, I believe, says a lot...especially since the Nenuphars are a single driver speaker.

I listened to Darkside and Kelly Lee Owens since I’m not familiar with them. Much of the electronic / EDM music I listen to is ’harder’ than both. Electronic music is stellar via the Nenuphars (and my system).

I regularly post some of what I’m listening to on the "Whats playing on your system today?" thread. If you are curious, look to the last three pages of the thread for a sampling, across genres.

All of the artists and groups you listed will be beautifully expressed via the Nenuphar and your FW SIT 3 pairing. Others have addressed the Decware pairing and synergy earlier.
If anybody’s interested, just put up some more photos on my virtual system page with better views of the speaker cabinet finish.

Continue to be impressed with the sound of the Decware - just amazing clarity. I’m thinking... Nenuphar with direct wire to driver (no crossover) plus simple signal path of the Decware (one V-cap capacitor and two resistors) = absolute signal purity.

Also, Vinnie Rossi L2iSE in preamp only mode - directly heated triodes (DHT) run in a dual-mono, class-A with zero feedback, Belleson super regulators for ultra-quiet linear voltage regulation of the triodes, no coupling transformers, internal DAC with (inches) short signal path to preamp stage, discrete, 64-step resistor ladder volume control using Pickering England silent signal relays.

Minimalist approach brings out the absolute best in the Nens.