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
Ricardo,
Given your experience with the Dynaudio, Devore and Magico speakers you have a very solid reference point of high quality competitors.  The Nenuphar Mini is so different philosophically and design I'm very interested in your take on it once you've had the opportunity to hear it.
Charles 
@paullb,
Good question.
Stephendunn uses the Vinnie Rossi integrated amplifier which is  low output impedance and thus relatively high damping factor.  He has achieved outstanding results. 

david_ten uses the Found Music 2A3 SET which has a high output impedance and thus a low damping factor.  He gets outstanding results driving the Nenuphars. The designer of the Nenuphar is pretty adamant in regard to what type of amplifiers he had in mind during development. 

My takeaway is there are certainly additional factors involved that  ultimately determine the degree of sucess of an amplifier paired with this speaker. 
Charles 
charles1dad  
Just a reminder that I use 1 ohm resistors per VR's advice between L2i-SE and positive speaker cable to lower damping factor to 2 which seems to be right in the Nenuphar's sweet spot.  And how sweet it is.

Hi Stephen,
Yes I recall you are using a resistor (Further improvement). Prior to that weren’t you experiencing very good SQ results with the stock Vinnie Rossi amplifier/Nenuphars?
Charles
Charles,

Yes, your memory serves you well.  Straight up the VR L2i-SE was a step above every other pre+amp combo I'd tried with the Nenuphars. Adding the resistors improved the bass and added more presence and air.  As so often the case in this hobby, you can't imagine the improvement until you hear it.