pubul57
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| Merlin Upgrade Experience Well, I've now gotten to 100 hours - they are better than I thought. While they were a bit better than the MX at first, I kept listening to/for audio ideas (bass, staging, clarity, blah, blah). I got to tell you, what I love about these speakers r... | |
| Merlin VSM-Mx with super BAM I think you will not find a better speaker for your room and musical taste. The difference between BAM and SuperBAM is that the SuperBAM is a later version that was improved. The current SuperBAM is lead free and can be used with an MX, the MXe is... | |
| Power: Good or Bad I think the understanding of the relationship between a chosen speaker and the amplfier necessary to make the best of it is the key equipment relationship and the one that a good dealer could be most helpful in educating the customer. There is suc... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Hoegarden, Chimay, Duvel, just about any Belgian Beer. When your having more than one: Yuengling. | |
| Vandersteen 5a or Eggleston Andra II As much as like the Vandersteen, and they are excellent, the clarity and neutrality of Eggleston appeal to me more. Another speaker you may want to consider is the Merlin VSM-MXe which also uses the same Esotar tweeter. The speaker is much smaller... | |
| What amp should be used with merlin vsm's? Bhoage, what did the fuses do to the sound? Send me an e-mail so we don't sabatoge this thread. thanks. | |
| What amp should be used with merlin vsm's? Pedrillo, based on your price range, I think you should talk to Bobby about the Ars Sonum Integrated. Do a search, you'll be surprised at the amplification some other Merlin owners have used before making the switch. Mine is on order. It sound fan... | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? My experience has been on the pro-preamp side as well. As to preamp flavors, I'm fine with that as well. I've recently owned CAT,LAMM and Placette Active and Passives. The main problem with the direct approach is that the quality of the volume con... | |
| What amp should be used with merlin vsm's? Atmasphere, Joule, and Berning for OTLs - they all work well (very) with the Merlins. CAT JL2s for P/P (good reports on VAC). Ayre and BEL for solid state. Ars Sonum or Manley for an integrated. | |
| What are the best quality speakers for under $500? I heard the Silverline Minuets at NYC Stereo Show and they were very impressive to me and others in that room. They list for $600. | |
| CAT SL-1 vs. FS Presence Deluxe & SET/hi-eff spk I think the CD Taper version is essential with CD Sources. I could never get the lower setting right with the standard CAT settings of 26db gain. Aside from that, the pre is quiet and one of the very best available. | |
| How loud are Cary CAD 300 SEI amps? Jond is right and I would think 92db would be necessary if it is your only amplifer. It would work with tube friendly impdances and 88-89db, but you would run into the opccasional need for more power for certain types of music. | |
| Speakers under $750.00...Preposterous Notion? Sorry, I did not mean to say floor standing, it is a bookshelf monitor. You can read about it at http://www.silverlineaudio.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=91It was very impressive with bass that kep me looking fo... | |
| Speakers under $750.00...Preposterous Notion? Quadruple the Vandersteen suggestion. I also heard a pair of Silverline speakers at the NY Stereo show, a smallish two-way foor stander, that sounded fantastic and listed for $600. Do not judge them by either their size or price, they were somethi... | |
| Joule Preamps? I will be buying the Joule LA-150 MKII to use with my CAT JL2s. Thank you for your feedback. |