Srajan, are you still good with Codex or will your faithful readers see a shift somewhere along the Nenuphar lines? -:)
Dawid
Nenuphar would make powerful amps with typical low output impedances sound like crap; or they it. That's a 2-way street. They'd be the wrong tool to review the vast majority of modern amps with. So Codex stays firmly put. On the other hand, Nenuphar opens doors to low-power triode types with damping factors of 1 to 2, i.e. circuits with high output impedances which shun feedback. Now Nenuphar sounds stunning and this type amp gets to show off its magic which often dims with standard speakers. As a reviewer, I can't act like Joe Private, get my favourite system together, meaning just one of everything, then call it quits. I need all kinds of hammers in my tool chest to, hopefully, always have at least one appropriate tool for the job at hand. Does it mean I'd love to keep Nenuphar around? Hell yes! It's an alternate flavour and approach every bit as valid; and one that, for the type music we enjoy the most, really works the magic treat. It also keeps the SIT-1 in business for which no other speaker in inventory is really correct. Cube Audio just told me that I'm allowed to hang on to this pair for ongoing use on extended loan. So it seems we haven't heard the last of Nenuphar yet by a long shot. Muchos gracias, Grzegorz. My tool kit just grew by leaps and bounds. And given Nenuphar's exceptional resolution, it'll be a helpful new microscope to look through for assignments that give me trouble telling much if any differences. I'm looking at you, certain digital.
Srajan
