Merlins were designed to be very tube friendly. Compared to a good tube amp on that speaker you will hear a slight additional brightness and likely not as much bass impact.
The highs due to additional higher ordered harmonic distortion that is common with solid state (although less so with Pass Labs amps, its still there) compared with tubes.
The bass due to the fact that tube amps will tend to make a little more power into the low frequency resonance of the cabinet. In this regard its a good bet that Bobby (the designer) expected a bit of this.
The highs due to additional higher ordered harmonic distortion that is common with solid state (although less so with Pass Labs amps, its still there) compared with tubes.
The bass due to the fact that tube amps will tend to make a little more power into the low frequency resonance of the cabinet. In this regard its a good bet that Bobby (the designer) expected a bit of this.