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Speakers for First Watt SIT-1 amp

My favorite sound seems to come from an SET amp and single-driver speakers but I want to leave the amp on all the time and I have kids in the house so I decided to exclude output tubes.  I went on a hunt for a solid state amp with an SET sound and landed on the First Watt SIT-1 monoblocks which I love.  I'm using them with Omega Super Alnico High Output monitors and it's a great combo but I wonder how much better speakers like this can get with this amp.  I have my eye on Voxativ, Teresonic, Audience, and maybe Audio Note or Daedalus.  Any suggestions?
ggking7
ggking7 OP
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I read the Magus review on hifiknights.com and he loves the speaker but am I reading it correctly that he loves the PureAudioProject Trio10 Voxativ more?  Any soldering required to put the Trio10 together?

I suppose the Trio10 runs the Voxativ driver at full range and just clips the mid and upper frequencies for the woofers?

The Charney Audio stuff is really interesting.  I wish there were more listening impressions/reviews online.  I'm not near enough to NJ to visit unfortunately.
wolf_garcia
6,796 posts
 
8ohm 99 db Klipsch Heresy IIIs...best 1500 bucks I've ever spent, they sound sublime (and un-congested) with my little SE tube amp and a couple of RELs. Besides, they're from Klipsch so there's zero snobbery as you can say they belonged to your dead uncle Bob.
recluse
270 posts
 
Re: the The Cube Audio Nenuphar

I would love to order the drivers and take a crack at building the cabinets myself.

Doesn't look to hard - right?
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Hi David
Thanks for the correction regarding the Cube Audio Magus and the Cube Audio  Bliss C models and 6 Moons review/Blue Moon award. I should’ve looked it up to be sure rather than relying on memory.
Charles
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Charles, you are welcome.

@ggking7 I recommend reading their review of the PAP Trio 10 later in the same year (12/2017).

Understand that you are comparing 2 10 inch woofers per OB speaker (from 300 Hz and below) to the LF from an 8 inch single driver TL speaker.
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