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Sooo ... now that my 310s have been returned after a slight delay and a pair of 380s have taken their place, I'm completely satisfied: The NuBox 380, like the 310s, has a high-resolution and very balanced sound. Even without using the loudness function or the sound controls on the system, the bass is pleasantly full-bodied and differentiated even at low volumes. It is much more intense, but not quite as high-resolution and dry as the smaller 310. The NuBox 380 has no audible weaknesses (for us normal consumers) and is ideal as a solo speaker. All in all, a very good choice: you get the proud feeling that there are speakers on your dresser that could easily cost three times as much.

Now it's time for me to add my two cents, but I don't know what to write, everything has already been said or written several times. I can only praise Mr. Bühler and his team at the order desk, they are always competent and very friendly on the phone - you never get the feeling that they are trying to talk you into something, they really weigh things up and adapt them to your needs. On Saturday I went to Schwäbisch Gmünd with friends and had Mr. Kohler show us various speakers. Although the store was very busy, Mr. Kohler took a lot of time and explained everything in detail. Despite the hustle and bustle in the store, we were able to listen to the speakers at our leisure. Anyone who has this opportunity should definitely give it a try. Even my friend (skeptic - everything sounds the same anyway) was 100% convinced and will also become a Nuberian for Christmas. I now have the CS-150 center (brand new) and the DS-50 rear speakers incl. as surround back. The sound is simply brilliant. I'm now going to get the Nuline 100 and the AW 1000 sub. If all retailers in Germany were only half as competent and friendly as the staff at Nubert, we would all find ourselves in a shopping paradise in Germany. Now enough with the praise, just keep up the good work and you will continue to increase your customer base and fan base.

Dear Mr. Arendt-Maiwald! We are occasionally criticized for not offering Nubert products in an appropriate manner. If you have followed our brochures and advertisements over the last few years, you will also see that we have learned. But the critics always forget something: we are a direct sales company and have to actively sell with our inserts and advertisements. It's not enough to create attractive advertising that doesn't get across the fact that our products are only available directly from us. That is why our marketing should not be compared with the usual manufacturer advertising, but rather with trade advertising. We had our most unsuccessful advertising phase when one of these great agencies persuaded us to do better advertising for ourselves... You can argue endlessly about advertising. But at least our ads were voted Ads of the Year twice by Stereoplay readers. Not because they are beautifully designed, but because they scored maximum points for credibility, information content and comprehensibility!

dear Nubert-team i don't understand the smilies (maybe it's a bit silly), so i'll leave it alone. here are my first impressions of Nubert and the nu-line 30: -delivery was as quick as lightning - my breakfast sandwich got stuck in my throat when the box suddenly arrived -boxes were well packed, a copy of stereoplay was enclosed. thank you! unfortunately only the nubox 380 was quoted there - i would have liked to read something about my nuline 30. but a gift for a gift - on the pictures the beech-colored speakers always look very discreetly light. from a purely interior design point of view, i thought they would harmonize well with my light parquet floor. however, i have to admit that beech often has a tinge of orange-red. is this due to the specimen or is it because of your photo material? -since, in my opinion, the speakers became subjectively better and better after about 2 weeks of testing, I assume that they need a break-in period. i couldn't find anything on this subject in your extensive documentation. another explanation: my ears have become accustomed to the sound in the meantime - rarely have i received so much extensive information on a product. big praise! -about the set-up: it's worth trying it out! it depends entirely on the room. thanks for the tips, though. -the workmanship is really very convincing. thanks to the elegant front grille, the membrane is immune to the cunning paws of my little son. however, there is no dust protectionS -I have now been able to tick off the biwiring issue: in my opinion, my thin single solid core cables from dnm reson (not exactly cheap) sounded pretty much identical both in simple cabling and in biwiring mode. guenter Nubert actually advises against using cables that are too thin-I think the rigid conductors are excluded from this-the cables sound very satisfactory to my ears. -since i had already owned very good loudspeakers (linn, b&W) before, the difference in sound quality was not overwhelming, so i didn't necessarily mark i am completely enthusiastic on the nubert questionnaire. after listening for a while, however, i am very satisfied. -the loudspeakers sound very neutral and precise. the spatiality depends very much on the recording quality. i could hear a slight tendency towards hardness with some pop tracks. with good recordings, everything sounds very round, pleasant and relaxed. -i'm eager to find out how much more sound the abl module can produce. if the nuline 30 could produce a little more low bass in my rather reverberant room and a little more relaxation in poorer recordings, then it would be perfect for me. my expectations of the supposed miracle module are now very high. -about the presentation of your advertising material: as I work in graphic design, the look of your (very informative and interesting) information leaflets sometimes reminded me of pages from the catalog of a third-class department store. don't get me wrong: I think Nubert offers first-class quality - sometimes it would have deserved to be packaged a little more elegantly. best regards d. arendt-maiwald

UPS came by on Monday and delivered the NuBoxes I ordered. They are actually intended for my new surround system. However, I'm still missing the reciever. Since I was curious about the NuBox310, I quickly connected it to my Onkyo A 8850 integrated amplifier as a second speaker. In between, 20 m of 4qmm LS cable each. My Pioneer DVD player DVD646A, connected to the amplifier with an Oehlbach NF14, was used for the listening test. The DVD player is set to HiBit (24-bit sampling) and Legato Pro Standart (increases the sampling frequency to 176.4 kHz) (both improve the level of detail and give the music more space). When I heard the first sounds, I was immediately impressed. The NuBox placed the music in the room as if it didn't even come from them. The bass was also quite impressive for their size, albeit without any real low bass. The volume control was set to approx. 8 o'clock. I then set the volume control to about half 11. The NuBoxes 310 seemed to feel right at home. Even something like low bass could be felt. Then it went on to the 12 o'clock position. Fortunately, I was alone in the house and had noise protection windows. The NuBoxes were not impressed by this and played the music at an already high volume without batting an eyelid. I almost had the impression that they were crying out for more. All right, at the 2 o'clock position. Oioioioi, but hello! I didn't really think the speakers were capable of that. Even at a high level, which the whole street benefits from, the Böxchen remain relaxed. There was nothing in my 15 square meter room that didn't vibrate. I've never experienced anything like it from speakers of this size. What Nubert has produced here is quite enormous: a very compact speaker with a very good sound and a good portion of level stability. After all, the amplifier has a maximum output of 163 W into 4 ohms. Of course, you shouldn't expect miracles from the NuBox in terms of low bass. They are simply still too small. However, when it comes to the bass of current pop music, the NuBox rocks quite well, in a way that some much larger speakers don't manage. For smaller rooms, you can be satisfied with the NuBox 310 alone. Even at higher volumes, the 'things' are unimpressed, although a powerful amplifier should then be used. Weak amplifiers quickly start to clip. According to Nubert, the NuBoxes do have a protection circuit, but you don't necessarily have to rely on it.

On November 21, 2002, I ordered two NuLine DS 50 speakers to replace my somewhat large JBL XTi 20 rear speakers. I was only able to collect the delivery from the post office this morning, but I didn't miss the opportunity to compare the sound immediately. To see what the speaker is capable of, I first used it as a front speaker (direct radiator). It was amazing how cleanly the orchestra in Gustav Mahler's first was resolved and how clearly the individual instruments could be heard. The song Johnny & Mary by Robert Palmer, which I always like to use for listening comparisons, was also reproduced well; the synthesizer sequence in the chorus went relatively far down without becoming washed out instead of going down low and delivering mud, as with other speakers. With Carlos Santana's Mariah Mariah, however, the limits were clearly demonstrated. I didn't buy the speakers as front speakers but as rear dipoles (JBL didn't offer small dipoles from the XTi series). In Password Swordfish the little all-rounder shows what it can do. In the dipole setting, it made the explosion in the opening scene appear in the middle of the room with all its subtle nuances, and the helicopter scene by the stream almost made me turn around to see if the rotor monster was really coming from behind. All in all, convincing. The workmanship is impeccable and, in my opinion, even tops that of my JBLs, which are certainly not bad. The sound promise made by Nubert was kept. The only thing that surprised me was the stick-on rubber studs. As the connections are at the bottom, these studs are too low, which is why I had to remove the banana plugs, which would otherwise have rested on the base. I'll have to come up with another solution. When I part with my old speakers, I'll definitely have a look at Nubert.

I was not satisfied with a pair of NuBox 310 as a solo speaker. According to the specification sheet, this model is also suitable as a soloist in small to medium-sized rooms. The information provided by private users indicates room sizes up to 20 square meters. In a room of around 17 square meters, however, these speakers already seem a little weak. However, the sound is exceptionally transparent and balanced in most musical genres. Every instrument and every voice can be located precisely, whether jazz, maestream or rock, studio or live recording. It is not strong enough for classical music and makes large orchestral recordings a little too airy. I can only partially confirm the often praised build quality. Unfortunately, I found that one of the two speakers had an uncleanly glued woofer. For perfectionists who like to remove the cover, this is a minor drawback. The second speaker was impeccably finished. Third shortcoming: The speaker with the above-mentioned glued joint always sounded a little more dominant when placed in the perfect listening triangle (tweeter facing inwards). Even in the counter-test (swapping the speakers against each other), so that other causes of the imbalance can be ruled out. The listening experience was only balanced when the placement angle of one speaker was changed - from which I conclude that differences in the dispersion angle are the reason. However, as I had a good overall impression, I am now ordering the 380s. An experience report will follow shortly.

Nubert for President!

Mr. Nubert for president!

Well, how else can I put it? I'm off to Nubert again on December 14th. Need a new shot (Nuwave 125). I've already heard these things. Forget the NuForm. I'll get back to you as soon as I have the speakers at home. Until then......