I like the placement of your Nenuphars well into the room. It provides them plenty of room to breathe and perform at their best. The amplifiers have an attractive understated elegance.
Charles
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
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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
@charles1dad Thank you. @david_ten Thank you, as well, and what a clean and striking set up you've put together. As Charles mentions, it looks like your Nens have room to throw an enveloping wall of sound with great depth. I'm always amazed at the speakers' ability to do this, sound stage like dipole electrostatics, creating a boxless, free floating sound, further enhanced now by my new DAC which renders some recordings--Beck's Morning for instance--in virtual surround sound. My speakers are closer to the front wall than yours, so I installed half round diffusers which help with image focus but not as much with depth as I was hoping. Maybe quadratic diffusors help create depth better? (Or jellyfish?) Anyway, congrats to you on a great set up. Speaking of electrostatics, a audiophile friend is bringing over the new Magnepan LRS+ (when he gets them) in a shoot out against the Nens. He thinks they'll compete despite the 15X difference in price. Vegas is working up the odds on that right now. The speakers I would really like to hear against the Nenuphars are the Fleetwood Deville SQ Speakers made by OMA. Love to hear if anyone has impressions of them vs the Nens. From what I read they have a lot in common despite being very different designs. |
@charles1dad @stephendunn Thank you. I need to take photos early in the morning (before reflections are dominant). The wood looks so much better in natural light. The American cherry sides of the amps and power supplies have darkened and go well with the American walnut of the rack. Stephen, the jellyfish image is actually black and white...the phone camera creates the blue effect (the blue light from some of the components doesn't help). |
@stephendunn Thanks, even that little bit helps. Appreciate it. |