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merlin tsm/primaluna?

As I`m not yet ready to put a system together, I`m not going to bother Bobby P. with questions right now. For me, the tsm mm`s are a no brainer. The only other high end system I`v owned utilized merlin sig. 4`s as my speakers. I can`t tell you how much I loved the presentation with those 3 ways! To cut to the chase, what are your thoughts/experience with this combo (tsm/primaluna)? I`m setting a 4-5k budget for the entire system and from what I`ve read, the primaluna sounds appealing. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
capt369

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capt369 OP
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Thanks Bobby, I`ll post my impressions.
capt369 OP
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Another thing. some say that the triode mode in the sli80 needs 89db sensitivity speakers or higher to perform at its best. The tsm`s @87db are slightly less efficient. How do you think this will sound in a 14x17 room?

thanks again.
capt369 OP
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5 years later. bump
capt369 OP
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Marty, Thank you for your insightful reply. I`ve enjoyed the past 5 yrs. with my tsm`s matched with an aa prima mk1 hyb. int. amp/aa prima mk11 cdp combo. I`m now in full tube mode and have narrowed my choices down to the pl dialogue 2 and the cary sli80. Both amps can transition from kt-88`s to el-34`s and you`ve piqued my interest in the 6550`s.

If you`ve had the opportunity to audition the cary, I`d like to hear your impressions about it as well.
capt369 OP
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Hi bobby. I have the mme`s. I just purchased a sli-80 listed here on a`gon earlier today. Yes, kt88`s wil be replaced by el34`s. I`m hoping that it mates well with my audio aero prima mk11 cdp as well. Any thoughts on that?

Dick
capt369 OP
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Actually, Bobby likes the e34l over the el34 and uses them in the Fila. Thay have 20% more head room. As soon as I get my SLI-80, I`m ordering a quad.
capt369 OP
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There`s an e34l out that`s under the brand name of groove tubes. If my memory serves me correctly, they are also made in Slovakia. They offer a gold or silver series and are more expensive. Whether or not they are made in the same plant (telsa), I don`t know. Bobby did suggest the jj`s tho, and after doing a brief online search, users seem pretty happy with them. They are used primarily in guitar amps.
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