AMPLIFIED MUSIC: AM I LIMITED TO SOLID S

YES, I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD GIVE BOTH A TRY. THEN YOU WILL KNOW IF IT'S FOR YOU.

Yes, I thing that you should give both a try. Then you will know if it's for you.

WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE POSTS, IS easier TO READ?

PS: Just kidding Markman, about the CAPS that is. David.

Thanks Sean. I did mean well, but could not control myself. In all honesty, listen to everything that you can before laying down your hard earned income. As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and hopefully you will stumble across something that attracts you. If the forums make it less of a tumble then so much for the better. My advice, if you are new to this passion is, listen hard, listen relaxed and listend long. Best regards, David.

Glen: It must have been someone who worships both Reader's Digest and Consumer Reports as Bose is almost at the top of the list in the recent CR issue (along with quite a few bad beers). Wish they would have stuck to what they are knowlegable about.

Markman: For a SS amp I think that the Electrocompaniet power amp (that Doug "Sedond" @ this site has been trying to sell forever) might make a nice match with your Merlins. It would also be easy on the budget as I believe that he was only asking $800 for it. I have heard both separately, but not together, so this is just a guess. I have listened to the Merlins with very expensive Plineus gear which was a good match, though again I feel that something a littler softer might have even been better (to my taste anyway). I am not familiar with the Hot Rod amp.