I would love to see a concept with the 8" NQ utilized as a stand/bass lower section (the Bass Base?) for a NX tower similar to a X-statik. I am visualizing similar to the LGK tower concept that was discussed in another thread.
I see the progression of my setup from Encore mains being something open baffle to go with my Voce center, but would much rather make the jump in quality to a planar tweeter/NQ woofer than to go through the time and expense of crafting an X-statik from scratch.
A NX freestander solution with either sealed bass or an open baffle bass component would seem to have a market for those that want something more than studios with OB subs, which frankly is a ton of gear sitting out in the room and complexity to contend with. I could see where that might start competing with Oticas in terms of the GR line, but not everyone has the space or desire for a speaker of that scale.