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The worse is the enemy of the good...

My nuPro A-10s have been serving me well on my PC for years. But since more and more music has been played and the "little ones" have reached their limits in the bass range, support was needed. As an addition to the family, the nuPro AW-350 was the obvious choice.
After browsing through the product portfolio, the nuBox AW-443 was shortlisted for me. The same connectivity options and even better technical data were the deciding factors in the end.
Ordered on Thursday night, delivered on Saturday morning and integrated into the system immediately afterwards without any problems.
Now the little ones have a big brother that provides ideal support for the bass - and can play freely in their favorite frequency range.
It doesn't get any bassier than this...

Best wishes and keep up the good work!

Dear Nubert team
In April I replaced my old surround system with the NuVeros and a Denon. So far so good. I hadn't listened to classic stereo for a long time because I had bought a sinfully expensive system years ago with great sound and bass, but the stage was missing. My ears were to blame, I thought. If, like me, you listen to the nuVero 60 in Pure Direct on the Denon, you see and I saw. Is there more to see? In the last few months I've read almost all the articles on the net about the nuControl and nuPower D / A, I've read what feels like a thousand.

On September 16, the time had come and I drove straight to Schwäbisch Gmünd, where the nuControl and the nuPower D (the A was dropped, as no one can hear the difference with a nuVero 60) were already waiting for me. But I still had a question. The AW-600 sub was on the Denon and I wanted to connect it to the nuControl as well, since the nuVero 60 "only" has a bass. Mr. H. Nubert, product consultant, came up with the idea of simply installing a crossover with a switch between the amplifiers and the bass, which he gave me straight away. To say it straight away, it works perfectly. But here's the but: when I entered the nuVero 60 in the nuControl speaker setup, I had enough power without the sub, but I had the choice to try it out.

However, I would like to add one more improvement. In surround mode, the integration is not entirely without problems. The first time I tried it, I plugged the Denon directly into the nuPower via RCA, but if I wanted to listen to stereo, I had to switch from XLR to RCA "at the back", which was a bit awkward. In my second attempt, I plugged the connection to the nuControl into an analog input. The advantage here is that I can save all the settings and call them up conveniently on the remote control. But I'm quite uneasy about this because the nuControl is 100% open (0dB) and that with one kilowatt on the nuPower.

In the end, this entry has become longer than expected, but I would like to thank the whole Nubert team, a very, very big thank you. Now I only have one problem, the nuAddiction. The next visit is planned for next year (I hope).

Greetings from Switzerland
Rudi Mayer

My girlfriend and I drove from Leverkusen to Duisburg today (9:30 am) to listen to the 483 against the 683, the appointment was at 11 am.
When we arrived there at 11:30 a.m., slightly late due to the nice traffic jam - after all, it's about 50 km - we received a nice welcome and were allowed to start right away.
The speakers were already prepared.
Unfortunately, at some point I accidentally switched to other speakers.
The ones we hadn't considered.
Our jaws dropped to the floor, our eyes wide open.
There they are!
The 334 of the NuLine series.
We were allowed to listen to them spontaneously against the cheaper 84.
The end result, unfortunately the piggy bank still needs to be fed, we would have liked to order on the spot today, but the fine mid-high range sound convinced us both so much that we will wait.
A big compliment to the developers and a big compliment to Mr. Hinsenhofen, who was so patient and eager to advise us and let us listen.

Greetings Chris

Hello Mr. Siegle,
you're not serious? what are you trying to do? what were you thinking with the A-100? that's just not on! How can you do that?

GIVE ME SUCH A GOOD BOX?

I still have goose bumps when I listen to it (almost all night). Especially when you look at the A-100 again and think about which one is playing now.

334 or 100.

Except for the draft, of course. Whereby the draft of the A-100 even makes the curtain flutter for its "size".

How did you manage it? To conjure up such a sound from such a small speaker? The omnidirectional behavior is absolutely great! I think the 334 and the entire nuLine series would also look very good with the rounded cabinet edges of the Pro series.

Handling and processing of the A-100, delivery and contact with you! perfect. A+++++

I would also like the surface of the A-100 remote control (soft touch) for the nuControl FB!!! Plus lighting.

Just wanted to thank you again for your perfect work!!!!

How can you??? Keep up the good work!

Best regards from Sielenbach

Robert Schwarz

Dear Nubert team,

A big compliment to the service department. My AW-560 subwoofer, of which I am still absolutely convinced, has developed a hum problem after 10 years. My fault analysis identified the transformer as the culprit. Unfortunately, no comparable spare part could be found on the Internet. Somewhat frustrated, I contacted the Nubert service hotline. A friendly lady promised me a call back from the service team within the next 30 minutes. And so it was. An employee took care of my problem and called me back the next day. I now received the spare part I wanted for a very fair price. An absolute highlight in the service desert that is Germany.

Thank you very much!
Jens Hildebrandt

Dear Nubert team, this is the second time I have bought active loudspeakers from you. Thank you for the fast and uncomplicated delivery. The preliminary telephone advice was competent and helpful.
And what Nubert gets out of such small loudspeakers is remarkable, I'm happy with the great sound I now enjoy in my kitchen. Absolutely recommendable!

With thanks and best regards from Munich U.

I started with Nubert with an article about active speakers in the FAZ. Nubert, who or what the "hell" is Nubert? But I've been fascinated by active speakers for a very, very long time, ever since I heard some at a friend's house many, many years ago. So I cut out a newspaper article. Which spent a long time in a pile with other newspaper articles. I remembered it when I was once again annoyed by the poor quality of my "cheap" soundbar. It was perfect that Nubert had just released the AS-450 stereo board. But it cost many times more than my current soundbar. That hurts.

Well, in April the time had come and I took the plunge. After all, I still had the option of sending the stereo board back.
Then it arrived, the "fat" part. Heavy as a pig but visually it was an absolute hoot. After unpacking it, the decision was already made? I wouldn't want to give it back voluntarily... ? Connecting it was child's play. A "wow" at first hearing. And then I immediately thought that it was worth every penny of the proud EUR 1,335. Then came a long phase of trial and error with connecting here, connecting there... Bass (which is very powerful) up, bass down. And above all, playing with the SYS HP setting. Guys, changing this setting changes the character of the stereo board tremendously. The countless hours I've spent trying it out are definitely worth investing. Because the possibilities for changes are almost unlimited. The placement of the stereo board (in my case, distance from the wall and "central?" placement to the sofa) also has a decisive influence on the sound. As you can imagine, our domestic peace was often put under a great deal of strain during this time. So my better half once sighed "don't you want to ride your motorcycle again"? :-). No, I didn't want to. And then the time came? "We" had found the "optimum?" set-up and setting! Listening to music with the AS 450 is also a pleasure. So we were all completely satisfied for the time being and peace and well-being returned to our home?

But then, I can't remember why, I came across the operating instructions for the AS-450 again. Hmm, it said? with a pair of system loudspeakers? a more generous effect reproduction (in stereo) would be possible. Then it went back and forth in my head for a long time: I was actually already way over our budget for listening to music when I bought the AS 450. Hmm. But listening to a rehearsal, I could still afford that? :-)

Thought and then did it two weeks ago. I had the A-300 components recommended by Nubert plus the A-350 subwoofer delivered. And another "wow": now it came, the real stereo effect. But somehow, someway, the A-300 speakers plus subwoofer never really reached us. It wasn't the "wow" that the AS-450 was, and it didn't really fit in with the huge AS-450. The additional subwoofer also presented us with the problem of where to put it. After all, this was a living room and should remain a living room and not look like a listening studio.

So I also had the A-600 speakers delivered for a direct comparison. By the way, a big compliment to Nubert at this point: everything always went smoothly and super. A-600 unpacked and connected. And now a "wow wow". A quantum leap to the A-300, but really. After a few test listens, it came out of the back of my head? now it was all too late anyway - could the A-700 be another quantum leap?! But to have a few more speakers delivered to me now? What was I supposed to do with all those speakers all alone in the house, I thought warningly? Because my "better half" had already seriously threatened to move out?

So I took a day off last week, packed all the boxes into the car (thank goodness I have a station wagon :-) ) and drove to Schwäbisch Gmünd. And that was a very, very wise decision, as you are about to read!!!

I had an appointment in one of the many hearing studios there and naturally wanted to hear the A-700 straight away. And I got what I had "feared": Another quantum leap. After the first minute of listening, my thought was to pack up and take them home. But I hadn't reckoned with the Nubert consultant. He urged me to listen to all the CDs I had brought with me. Okay, I wanted to do him that favor. After all, I had driven over 200 km. But it was actually clear that it was the A-700.

As I zapped back and forth between the A-600 and A-700 with the remote control, I switched the speakers to speaker no. 8 [...].

[...] Hey, what was that????!!!! Crisp, clean sounds that I immediately imagined as a great addition to the stereo board. And you won't believe it: these were the A-500 speakers, which I had never even begun to think about. And now it started in the listening studio. Back and forth between A-600, A-700 and the "wallflower" A-500. Loud, quiet, loud, quiet. CDs in, CDs out. The customers outside in the sales room must have thought he had blown a fuse. Because no listening studio is so well soundproofed that the people outside don't notice anything :-). But I didn't care :-) Now I was in a fever?

I was also really confused because the A-500 speakers took me completely by surprise. If you take a look at them in the brochure or on the homepage, it's immediately clear why: compared to the A-700, the speakers are very narrow-chested, almost "delicate". But the sound live in the listening studio was so crisp, so fresh; simply great.
The decisive moment came with the CD by Jennifer Lopez with the song "let's get loud". A song that I really like and therefore listen to very often. However, I was always annoyed by the fact that the song is so bass-heavy and the bass just felt too powerful. And now it happened: With the A-500 speakers, there was no sign of this. The song finally came out of the speakers "cleanly". Don't get me wrong: The A-500 speakers also have plenty of power. But in a different way to the A-600 and A-700; simply clearer and "cleaner".

I was now sitting in the listening studio, completely flummoxed. A-500, you didn't even have them on your radar. Why them now? But all the back and forth didn't help. They were "my speakers", but you already have the A-450 at home and then my "guilty conscience" kicked in. It got even worse when the Nubert man said that he had never heard of anyone with an AS-450 buying the A-500 as well. Either or would be the alternative. Am I completely crazy now? I was able to assuage my guilty conscience somewhat by arguing that I couldn't return the AS-450 and that the A-500 would be a lot cheaper than the A-700. And then my living room wouldn't look like a listening studio either. Which would certainly help keep the peace in the house. My better half was now sitting at home and "expecting the worst".

What can I say?
Since Thursday afternoon, the A-500 speakers, with the luxury of an AS-450 as a base station, have been standing sleek and simply beautiful (with fabric cover at the front) to the right and left of the TV and stereo board (without fabric cover) in our living room. We both can't get it out of the living room :-) We change the settings (SYS HP is the magic setting!!), move the speakers back and forth and hear Jenny with an even bigger grin every time: Yes, that's it. Only the question of whether it sounds better with the AS-450 as a base station in mono or stereo has not yet been conclusively discussed :-) Thank goodness we are in the fortunate position of living in a detached house. I can't imagine the "circus" we would otherwise have caused with the neighbors with the "noise" we made when testing the speakers.

As I'm writing this short novel early on a Sunday morning, my sound system is playing quietly in the background. God knows I'm no expert. But if speakers can deliver the full bandwidth even when quiet, then the optimum has been reached. I don't really care if it could be topped after all. Also because I can't imagine that my "hard-earned" solution can be topped at all. With their crisp, fine and clean tones, the A-500 speakers are the perfect complement to the "massive" AS-450, which is equipped with a lot of bass, period.

What have I learned?
Only listening to a lot of rehearsals helps when making a decision. It was worth "sacrificing" a day's vacation and driving over 200 km to Schwäbisch Gmünd. Because otherwise I wouldn't have had the idea that the A-500 speakers are the 'right' addition to the AS-450, which also look great with the AS-450; a detail that should not be underestimated, especially for 'non-alone decision-makers', to maintain 'peace of mind' :-).

Finally, a big, big compliment to the Nubert team:
Guys, that was great!!!! The whole process was so streamlined and perfect, it couldn't have been better.

I ordered the nupower d online on Sunday and it arrived on Tuesday, well packaged. I was expecting a lot of reserves and power, and that's what I got. But the differentiation and clarity of the sound at all volumes thrilled me! A clear plus compared to the old amp, which cost half the price. Nupower d - I definitely love it. 🙂 😎

I was allowed to bring my speakers!!!!
And off to the studio to test new stereo network receivers.
- It turned out to be a Yamaha -
I'm delighted with the openness to customers and the extremely expert advice.

THANK YOU to Nubert-Aalen - I'll be back again!

Best regards from Neusäß 😬