The sounds reproduced by KEF Blades are amazing! with Merrill Audio!

@aberyclark Hi, It is a model called SM-8949 and is not sold in the United States. Performance is fine for the money. However, it's uncomfortable because it smells like shoes for a while.

SM-8949
http://www.yesav.co.kr/shop/data/goods/1518599276144s0.jpg

ver.Wood
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Thanks


@david_ten 
Recording was performed on a typical volume. In the real world, it's better than video. The two are similar, but the dynamics and the scale are different. You will listen to music with your body. If your space is big, you can feel the gigantic scale. And Single Point Source is really great.

The Merrill Audio is uncoloured and has excellent reproduce the sound-stage.
Makes me want to have a flagship products.

I highly recommend listening to Merrill Audio.

Thank you for your interest.

@elem79  It's you! I remember you! You finally bought Blades! Congratulations!. Maybe 8.5ft ~ 9.5ft? I don't know well because I'm not home now. I think that's the case in the video. Sorry;

Wow. I’m jealous. What diffusers are you using in rear wall?

@infinitestar21  Very nice!  Can you describe how your system sounds in person for the same track versus when you play your YouTube video over (say) a laptop? Thanks.

Beautiful setup! I also have the blades only a few weeks now. Amazing speakers! How many feet apart from each other are they? Thanks! 

@yyzsantabarbara Yes, almost proportionally. 4.3ft ~ 4.8ft.
BTW, I sometimes had a chance to read your writing. Post frequently. Hehe.

new video.

Tong Li 秋窗風雨夕 : https://youtu.be/Qz_IHmXL3gk

Nils Lofgren - Keith Don’t Go : https://youtu.be/6fX8JmUsEZ8

@infinitestar21 How much space do you have on either side of the speaker to the wall? Is it proportional spacing?

Congrats on those speakers.

Yes, I have always wanted to hear the Blades. I love the design. The opposing woofers is brilliant. Point source to the max. Set up correctly they should be holographic.  

Latest video

Youn Sun Nah - Ghost Riders in the Sky
https://youtu.be/cGLc2Y5YUVg
(https://tidal.com/browse/track/19050172)

Opeth - Credence
https://youtu.be/UUs6gzsc5yU
(https://tidal.com/browse/track/69021616)

Enjoy!

KEF makes good products.

That is uncomfortable.
You are wrong and missing.

There is reflection in my room. It is a solid wall and reflective material as seen in the video.
In other words, there is actually a natural-reverb.
(Note : I do not feel much when I actually hear. However, in the recording, I feel clear as you say. You know if you record your system.)

BUT, there is no effect you think. Never! If I do that with video, I should be blamed.


As you said..
'Rock and Metal can sound good on a car stereo.'

But, I can say..
Rock and Metal can sound far-ultra good on a my system.

My car has a Bose premium sound system. All have 13 ~ 14 speakers. There is also have a woofer.
Compared to my car and my system, my system is better enough to go beyond dimension.
I can guarantee. Because I have had the experience of listening the maximum volume in my car.

I want to ask. Did you really listen to Rock and Metal with Blades and Merrill?

I just did the recorded and mixed to enjoy the video in every environment.
I'm not introducing my space, I just want to share what the sound of my system is.
That's all.

Needs large scale music well recorded . Most of the examples posted were small scale close miked with effects applied to mimic an expansive sound. It hadled Megadeath well. The system does rock. Rock and Metal can sound good on a car stereo. Having said that, Metal can be the Achilles Heel of some expensive systems. They render it limp. That system of yours does Metal a favour.

Doesn't need to be classical. Just minimal takes. The sound of the performers and the venue. Not reverb and digital effects.
I think that your system in the video sounds amazing. Definitely one of the better Youtube videos I've heard. THAT is why I'd like to hear some less processed stereo.

I agree with you! Since the fall of 2017.
I want to go to the upper class Element 116 or 118.
Then I will sell it to the auction, right?LOL~

Merrills are really nice!
I don't see too many for sale on any of the auction websites; owners are keeping them.
How long have you had the Merrills?