Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT

I think we should all thank our lucky stars we have Dhaan around to point out these huge design flaws that the folks at Verity obviously missed! I’m sure that Dhaan could teach all of us a thing or two about speaker design. I’ll bet he’s read enough Time Life how to books, not to mention measurements at Stereophile, to qualify for a speaker building degree at one of the prestigious online universities.

I’d just like to thank Dhaan for letting us little people in on his expertise. I’m astonished that the CEO’s at the big companies like Revel or Wilson or Paradigm haven’t already hired Dhaan away as Chief Speaker Designer. Gosh, what are those guys waiting for?

hmm pls tell us more it really get interesting now!

I will gladly tell you more but first, let’s make sure you understand the difference between creating sound from a violin and reproducing sound from stereo system.

Marty, I agree, I've heard someone, other than Dhaan, not like the Verities (that doesn't mean that they don't sound good to him, could be). I did not know that opinion was actually divided on Merlin, certainly not from Merlin owners. One of the most remarkable statics of seen are the from the Audioreview.com site where 121 owners of the Merlin speakers give them an overall rating of 4.97 out 5 - that is pretty overwhelming evidence that some folks really like the Merlins.

Pubul,

Many contributors to these threads maintain that the speaker is top heavy (insufficient bass). The VSMs IME are very sensitive to room and partnered electronics. Their impedence curve probably contributes to the latter. In my home, particularly before I had the SEs upgraded, a number of people made the same comment - generally after direct comparison to the Verity, which is a bit warmer. However, the vast majority like both.

Over the years, I have wavered between them, switching them in and out of my system. Over time, I migrated more to the VSMs. Recently, I have added a couple of new speakers into the rotation, so both the P/Es and VSMs are sidelined for a while. I assure you, when they return to action both speakers will once again delight with their respective strengths and satisfy with their common lack of significant weaknesses.

Marty

Marty,
There are endless viable possibilities to a ‘sensible’ design. If we take the car analogy, it can be the difference between a good sport car like the Porsche and a good luxury car like the BMW. Both are sound designs and may cater to a different personal taste. Nothing wrong with that. However, when basic design elements are not address properly (Or at all), it gets difficult to make any ‘intelligent’ comparative assessment of preferences. That is why there are so many cynical, and unfortunately, quite worthless comments on audio forum. You very seldom read an ‘intelligent’ comment about the actual merits of the issues in question.