charles1dad
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| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Stephen,David uses 3.5 watt 2A3 SET mono blocks with superb results and preferred them in direct comparison to an excellent quality el 34 PP amp and his excellent T+A SS amps. I believe you’d be very happy with a good quality 300b SET (8 watts usu... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk MK3 allears4u.Congratulations! Your obviously successful pairing of the Raven and Klipsch is an example of quality versus quantity which is a frequent topic in High End audio. Your speakers are high sensitivity and have an easy impedance load so th... | |
| Rethm Maargra Speaker: High efficiency, very easy impedance, built for SET amps. +1 ghasley. I'm an advocate for efficient easily driven speakers and low power amplifiers. However IMHO these types of speakers and Wilson appeal to 'very' different types of listeners with miniscule crossover interaction/interest. I've heard som... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure It seems to me that the Gold Note amplifier’s DF switch is actually manipulating the level of NFB. As NFB is increased the DF increases and the output impedance and gain level decreases.I have no experience with the Townsend isolation platforms bu... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Hi khragon's,Congratulations and I'm so happy with your very successful results. It is just as the Cube Audio owner/designer would have predicted for you. He designed the driver with a very light mass paper cone and an extraordinary powerful mag... | |
| Pure Class A SS vs Tube Amp ihcho,, Looking at the type of amplifiers you’ve tried with your Klipsch I agree there is not much to distinguish one from another. Given the level of amplifiers recommended on this thread I do believe they would raise the sound quality level of t... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure larryi.Just to be clear I welcome your listening impressions and opinion. There is no ’perfect’ speaker and that’s a fact. I found your critique interesting as I believe David had some concerns about full range single driver speakers that you ment... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Hi larryi,Your assessment of the Nenuphar makes me curious as to what components were used upstream in the signal path. I’ve become convinced that the Nenuphar simply delivers what it is fed. Srajan of 6 Moons has particularly made this point on s... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure David,Thanks for providing the link to the Cube Audio Mini Basis review. The final sentence on page 6 Srajan sums it up well in regard to High End Audio. "The absolute sound is what you like best"His effective weather/climate and coffee analogies ... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Hi Steve,Your Billie Holiday example is an excellent one. As I improved my audio system over the years I became more aware of recording flaws yet this was overpowered by the increased naturalness of tone/timbre nuance just as you observed . This h... | |
| Pure Class A SS vs Tube Amp lordrootman,Given your intention to use the TV, a transistor amplifier may suit you better. I say this based on probable long hours of use (daily) not due to any concern regarding tube amp dynamic capabilities.Charles | |
| Pure Class A SS vs Tube Amp From all that I’ve read/heard about Klipsch speakers they seem to fulfill their sonic potential best with tube amplifiers. A high quality push pull or single ended (SET) would work well. Line Magnetic mentioned above is a very good option particul... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure I believe that it’s certainly possible the Schitt and PS Audio BHK amplifiers could provide good sound driving the Nenuphar. I would be ’very surprised’ if they approach the same level of sound quality as the S.I.T.2 driving these speakers. This i... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure khragon, Nice ! It will be quite interesting to read how these very different amplifiers sound paired with your Nenuphars. I believe this will be a very enjoyable endeavor.Charles | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure David,The T+A’s reasonable DF level and its negligible NFB no doubt contribute to its perception/reputation of being a very organic sounding transistor amplifier compared to many other solid state brands. Also explains why it pairs so well with y... |