ok...since we have both parties here...Bobby & Allan...and I assume that you guys are gonna be checking back on this thread.
oh...BTW...I'm not even part of the above fight...
however...with regards to Merlin...I dig the looks...hear pretty much only good things about them...and with regards to Berning...I have a friend who's opinion I highly trust...a real tube guru who has the MicroZotl (that is one of yours right?) that I believe he has hooked up in his restored VW westfalia.
anyhow...I know that people say that you guys are easily accessible by phone but I can also appreciate that you are busy.
So...in a nutshell...I'm a 2 channel HT/stereo in one kind of guy...my system needs updating as I'm back to the Bryston Integrated and in a different house. Although some of the music that I listen to I'm sure would sound good through the pairing...some I am not so sure of. Such as something that hits rather hard and has "tweaked" electronic/synth etc. (Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Beck etc)...not to mention movie soundtracks.
Would this combination give me the "zing" factor that is actually part of the recordings and not just the SS brightness or am I just being wishful here thinking that this would be an option in the future?
Hope my question doesn't confuse you.
Thanks
Ellery
oh...BTW...I'm not even part of the above fight...
however...with regards to Merlin...I dig the looks...hear pretty much only good things about them...and with regards to Berning...I have a friend who's opinion I highly trust...a real tube guru who has the MicroZotl (that is one of yours right?) that I believe he has hooked up in his restored VW westfalia.
anyhow...I know that people say that you guys are easily accessible by phone but I can also appreciate that you are busy.
So...in a nutshell...I'm a 2 channel HT/stereo in one kind of guy...my system needs updating as I'm back to the Bryston Integrated and in a different house. Although some of the music that I listen to I'm sure would sound good through the pairing...some I am not so sure of. Such as something that hits rather hard and has "tweaked" electronic/synth etc. (Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Beck etc)...not to mention movie soundtracks.
Would this combination give me the "zing" factor that is actually part of the recordings and not just the SS brightness or am I just being wishful here thinking that this would be an option in the future?
Hope my question doesn't confuse you.
Thanks
Ellery