Hi Srajan, I hope that you are well and enjoy living on the West Coast of Ireland. I am considering buying the Cube Nenuphar speakers (or possibly the F10 Neo drivers as a cheaper but similar DIY option) and I have been in contact with Grzegorz. As you know from previous correspondence, I bought the Metrum Dac and the Bakoon AMP-12R based on your reviews and I am still very happy with them driving Apogee Perigee ribbon hybrid speakers. I have a few questions for you concerning the cube speakers.
1. Have you tried driving the Nenuphar speakers with the Bakoon AMP 12R (or the new 13R – I may upgrade to this if the rest of your review is favorable and the price isn't too high) and if so, was the Bakoon a good match for the speakers or did it exhibit the same problems you observed with the Linnenberg amps.
2. Is the 13R a worthwhile upgrade over the 12R (it sounds from your preliminary comments as though it might be). I am aware that that you have heard and were impressed by both the Voxativ Duo and 9.87 loudspeakers (i.e. similar widebanders to the Cube).
3. Do you consider that the overall sound from the Nenuphar speakers is on a par with that obtainable from the Voxativ 9.87 speakers (pi + subwoofer) that I think were being driven by Aries Cerat gear owned by your friend Dan D'ato. I look forward to your reply. Thanks for your time. Regards, Dr. Michael Woolias
To start at the end, Dan listens to the Nenuphar these days using David Berning amps but he also owns SIT-1 and likes that combination as well. His favourite is the Berning however. I did try the Bakoon AMP-12R not inside the actual review but I thought of it later and it worked very well; not as well as the SIT-1/SIT-3 but far better than the LinnenberG/Pass and without their issues. The AMP-13R hasn't arrived yet but will most definitely take a ride on the Cube. As to Voxativ/Cube, see my answer to Grant one down. There must be something in the air. Srajan
