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Harbeth SHL5 compared to Merlin VSM ?

How do these compare for midrange purity on vocals,
even poorly recorded ones that may be too close-miked
without sounding mechanical or distorted?

I also want to avoid shrieking-sounding female vocals (say,
Diana Ross/Supremes) or pumping, loose bass.

Looking for something that can be somewhat forgiving
of older pop/rock recordings without driving me up the wall
(say with Beatles, Motown).
Aerial 10Ts and Apogees used to be very good at this,
along with some classical.

I am no longer looking for a bag of Audiophile tricks that
seem to make the speakers listenable only on very-high-grade
recordings. I just want to use my good old CDs
(on an EMM SE digital front end with an Edge NL12.1 amp).

Other speaker suggestions are welcome too.

Thank you very much for any help.
rgs92

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bobbyapalkovic
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rgs92,
what vsm are you talking about?
the mme and mxe sound imho, very different than earlier versions in a sense of fullness/room filling, smoothness, expanse and focus. they also sound more relaxed which would be benefitial on much of your recorded music mentioned above.
with your gear gear i would recommend the vsm mme over the mxe.
best regards,
bobby
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