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

Still haven’t built my pair, but I’d like to take another opportunity to suggest the tempo Electric solid core 99.99% silver in oversized Teflon jackets. That’s basically the purist, most conductive wire available in one of the lowest dialectic insulators. Other people may appropriately charge you for advanced geometry and terminations, but they’re not going to beat those basics no matter the price.

I replaced all the wire in my system with high purity solid core silver including all internal wire in my Coincident PRE speakers. Every step of the way things got more natural and refined. The tempo Electric wire runs all the way from my internal amplifier boards out to the speaker drivers. Not a touch of the brightness or thinness sometimes associated with silver.

Thanks @david_ten and @cal3713

@cal3713 what gauge and connector will you be using ? single or double run ? have you considered replacing the internal wire from the speaker terminal to the Neo 10 driver with the Tempo electric wire ?

Cal,
I’ve used various silver IC and speaker cable over the past 20 years. I’m currently using Ocellia silver cables the past 7 or 8 years. As with you I just haven’t heard the thin,bright or edgy sound supposedly attributable to silver. In fact the Ocellia is very refined, smooth, and organic yet quite open and nuanced. Exceptionally transparent/clear. Warmth rather than cool and sterile/clinical.

Interesting the improvement in your Coincident speakers as I know they use high quality 6N copper wire. Israel Blume (Coincident founder/owner) once told me he doesn’t care for silver. I respect his opinion but I’ve never had a problem with silver wiring.

IMO silver actually has a natural warmth (But not gratuitous).I’ve always been curious as to how my Coincident Frankenstein 300b and their Statement Line Stage would sound with silver internal wiring. But I’m very happy with both and left well enough alone.
Charles

Anyone compare the Cubes to Zu? Seems Druid VI. Nenuphar would be super interesting.

@debjit_g After four years of work getting my Coincidents to finally sound like a reference, I'm not feeling a big rush to try new speakers, but I still like the idea of putting the neo driver in a 1cuft sealed cube for a diy project and change of pace. I'm very attracted to the idea of eliminating the crossover. If I do take the plunge, I will most certainly use the tempo Electric wire inside the cabinet. Would probably go with 14ga as that's what I currently use on my mid-range driver (20ga to my tweeter & 12ga in the bass cabs).

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And @charles1dad I wonder if Israel's stated preference stems from the fact that he sells his own copper wiring. Replacing the stranded copper (with a Teflon jacket) in my PREs with solid core silver reduced distortion, and increased texture, color, and naturalness. As you stated, the silver sounds smooth with a subtle warmth. I don't hear any tradeoffs at all. The only downside is increased cost.  I'm confident anyone with these speakers who did an a/b would prefer it.

And I don't blame you for leaving well enough alone inside the Coincident electronics. I've been using VH Audio's silver (5N, solid core) inside my electronics, but also still have a lot of copper in the various circuit boards. Routing new signal wire throughout all the pTp wiring would certainly be a laborious project. And as you state, they already sound so good...

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Also, for anyone considering the option, Tempo Electric's 14ga is only ~$60/meter (x4 if you're buying a stereo set) with a 30-day free trial. It's a bargain.