The speakers you gave up for Cubes

[Latteman]

I never had a set of speakers I actually felt at home with for years- Wharfedale, TDL, Royd Minstrels, Impulse H7 to name a few- I got a pair of Linn Helix and liked them- then made diy cubettes for a laugh- never looked back

[CN211276]

Cubes seem to be room dependent. I think my room is ideal, but do not think they would have worked so well where I used to live. The situation is far less ideal with the second system where the Cubettes are on top of a cupboard with one in front of a wall and the other a window, but they still sound a lot better than the P&S they replaced and are responsive to improvements in the source.

[karatestu]

Cubes seem to be room dependent. I think my room is ideal, but do not think they would have worked so well where I used to live. The situation is far less ideal with the second system where the Cubettes are on top of a cupboard with one in front of a wall and the other a window, but they still sound a lot better than the P&S they replaced and are responsive to improvements in the source.

I think you are correct Clive, a bay window is certainly not ideal to have cubes in. I find best results are obtained when the two speakers have a similar wall construction behind them and a room layout around them which is symmetrical. Life gets in the way though so you just have to do the best you can.

[savvypaul]

I gave up Harbeths (P3ESR) for Cubes. I originally went for the Harbs because I wanted a sealed box design - can't stand farting ports - and because I'd given up on the idea of achieving very much bass output (without boom) in my room. The Cubes were the first I heard in my room that combined the timing of a sealed box with worthwhile low frequency impact.

I agree with others that bay windows and high ceilings are not ideal. Mine fire across the smaller dimension of a 16 x 14 feet room, with a solid wall behind, and 9ft ceilings. I think Cubes are excellent in small rooms as they throw up a large sound with lots of depth, and no requirement to always be in 'the hotspot'.

The Cubes also made the Harbs sound like they were playing music from behind a thick woollen blanket.

[CN211276]

The listening area of my large room ticks most of the boxes, small, solid consistent wall and ceiling around 9ft. Get a decent sound at the far end.

[antonio66]

I didn't exactly swop from Obelisk's for Cubes, just that I didn't have the Shahinians anymore, and the Cubes were the perfect remedy, made me forget about them:

I think you're being a bit harsh on cubes not working in every room, high ceilings according to RD was a no no, but as long as they are placed against a solid wall I see no reason why they shouldn't work: I had my Shahinian's placed either side of a bay window, worked very well there, cubes would not have, but if I'd have had cubes at that time they would have been placed differently and I'm sure would have worked well