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

charles1dad7,783 posts06-07-2021 9:00am
"You probably know this, but in case you do not: Srajan Ebaen of 6Moons has extensive experience / exposure with Voxativ and yet the Nenuphars moved him in a significant way."

This is true.
Charles

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From what I am reading on the comments about Voxativ, I am not sure there is another speaker in its class. 
The Voxativ room at any  audio shows are packed.

@mozartfan,
Choices are plentiful. You’re very enamored with the Voxativ and it has garnered much respect and praise. I could see you being happy with them and understandably so.

The Cube Audio Nenuphar has received universal praise from profession reviewers and I believe more significant, testimony of near unbridled joy and satisfaction from actual owners. No doubt that these two brands sound different from each other. Listeners will decide which suits their needs best. Both should continue to enjoy much success.
Charles

@charles1dad

"Low power SET amplifiers are about as simple and straightforward as can be. Very few tubes (Or parts count in general) in these amplifiers and the DHT tubes have pretty good longevity. Also many of them are auto bias designed or simple manual bias. Overall this niche of amplifiers are exceptionally low maintenance. Nothing to fear in my opinion"

Thanks. I should just jump deep right in. When I changed from SS preamp to my EAR tube preamp, I could not believe the positive sonic attributes tubes brought to my system - more air, more space, more liquidity.

I may need to take a leap of faith and overcome my fear and deep right into SET or non-SET tube amp. :)

sim_audio_nerd, 
It's possible that you may prefer the Bakoon to a SET but you'll never know without comparing.  What you've found in the SS to tube preamplifier transition (Air,space,liquidity) pretty much can be the case for tube amplifiers as well.  

If you do decide to venture into SET or some lower power push-pull tube amplifiers,  make sure that they have good quality output transformers and power supply. Both factors are critical to achieving very good sound quality with tube amplifiers. The Nenuphars will sing!
Charles 

Would love to try a Bakoon for my Nenuphars but cant find any dealers selling for much less than MSRP.  Every other brand Im interested in I can get at least 20% off. Its a pity