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Are Merlins too much?

I have a smallish room, but I hope I'm not stuck in here forever. The room is about 10 x 12, or maybe 10 x 14 at the most. My system is a Nakamichi OMS 7A II, Audio Institute integrated tube pre-amp and Canton speakers. The interconnect is Purist Opis and the speaker cable is the Paul Speltz junk. I would not use it with the new speakers.

Are the Merlin VSM-Mx speakers too much for my system or my room? Will they over power the room or will they be too revealing of my less than great Nakamichi and/or Audio Institute?
uppermidfi
david_berry
211 posts
 
Uppermidfi,

Do you actually mean the TSM-MX (the "bookshelf" speaker) or the floorstanding VSM-MX?
Regardless, talk to the designer himself and he will help you out.
As the TSM with stands will take up about the same space requirements as the VSM, let that not be part of your consideration.

David
uppermidfi OP
277 posts
 
No David I am talking about the full sized floor standing model.
jwells
60 posts
 
Yeah, give Bobby a call. He is as honest as they come and will flat out tell you whether or not he thinks the merlins might not be the best choice.
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
please call me and i will fill you in on the dos and don'ts of this speaker. they (the vsm mx) will work well in this size of room and actually the bam has a band pass filter that removes the bass under 30Hz which will help you alot but we need to talk about the rest and potential set up.
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jaybo
4,478 posts
 
first of all depending on what cantons you own, you may not be making a huge difference in the quality of sound.
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