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| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic @twoch In regards to mono block BAMs (for RCA based systems - i.e not balanced gear), not a worthwhile upgrade as the design of the BAM is dual mono after the raw batteries/external DC supply (any gain there is likely small given the cost). Now i... | |
| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? @tzh21y CAT amps do sound great with Merlins. I have heard the combo several times (Merlin and CAT demo’d Together at shows HiFi shows in the mid 2000’s) and I know of at least one VSM owner off the top of my head who has CAT amp on his Merlins.Jo... | |
| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? @xti16 Nothing wrong with sharing your impressions! Lots of nice 6550/KT88 tubes (new and old) types to chose from - I hear some of the new production (reproduction?) stuff being made today is quite good.:-)With the 6C33 all we got are those tubes... | |
| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? @xti16 All Joule-Electra power amplifiers (excluding the very few hybrid integrated amps Joule made which were solid state ouput) used the Russian 6C33 output tube. Most all were made in the Soviet era IIRC.Rich | |
| Speakers to pair with the Ars Sonum Filarmonia tube amp? @tzh21y Yes - it IS still possible to upgrade your Merlins to the last/latest Black Magic version. I have been doing Black Magic upgrades on VSM and TSM speakers exactly to Bobby's (Merlin's) specs (down the the solders used and the torque settin... | |
| tube rec. for Joule- Electra VZN 100 amps bopper,The VZN-100 uses the Russian 6C33 output tube. They are generally pretty sturdy and good sounding tubes (especially as used in the Joule OTL amps! IMO) ... actually I find ones with some good hours on them sound better than fresh/new ones. ... | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic @sstalwar Glad to hear it sounds like you are making some progress...A update from some customers on a few things that may interest you (and others here):One customer just got a JL subs (one of their e-sub models) and is running them from the spea... | |
| Early Merlin Speakers The most early models, had a foam wrap around all sides of the speaker. These would be models like the two way model 1B or 2B, 3 way model 3B or the big 5 driver 3 way, the 4b. Later on they went to a cloth wrap tape design with a solid wood... | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic Sorry for being off topic again, but I want to point something out for Ars Sonum Filarmonia (and Gran Filarmonia) owners that may see this thread. The designer of the amp (Ricardo Hernandez) does not recommend using KT77's in his amp.This is not a... | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic If the room is somewhat narrow leaving the VSM/TSM speakers somewhat close to the sidewall, toeing them out can result in more reflected energy from the side wall which can make the mids sound more pushed (and staging would be hurt too). So, in... | |
| Joule Electra preamp and Aragon 4004 mkII @atmasphere Boy Ralph, that brings back some (fond) memories! Me and my older brother shared one of those in my early teens. My dad picked it up used - basically it was my first amplifier! No wonder I like tubes so much! I have to imagine a refurb... | |
| Joule Electra preamp and Aragon 4004 mkII @foster_9 I think I can help. Reach out to me via e-mail and I can e-mail you a 150MKII manual I have in PDF (the manuals were often copies of copies, so some pages may not be easy to read, but it will do the Job). My Joule Info web-page ( http://... | |
| Merlin speakers @mpit -If you have not already reached out to me via phone or e-mail (or my website sigsound.com ) already. LMK what questions you have.FWIW, I am not of much help for the really old Merlins (the stuff made in the 80's and early 90's before the V... | |
| LM 518ia wth Merlin VSM While I have not used this amp with the VSM, I have used a couple of 845 to basted SE amplifiers on the VSMs at one time or another over the past many years. First off, 20 to 25 W does a pretty good job on the VSM. It is plenty power to get to mod... | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic Dave, you are not the only person who wanted Bobby to make a bigger VSM. Your idea is not a bad one, alas I am not a speaker designer/builder... and the speaker manufacturing business is a very difficult and competitive one (not inexpensive to do ... |