What new amp for my Merlins

I asked this question about 6mo ago. A lot of you told me to get the X upgrade first, I did and what a great improvement. So now I ask the same question again.

jaydiane10-16-2006 12:52am

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arthursmuck Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 451 posts 10-10-2007 at 03:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I had a chance to hear the Merlins (partially completed X upgrade) with the ARS and found it really nice. I then had the chance this past weekend to hear the fully X upgraded (same friend) with his VAC Phi 110 and Joule LA-150 pre(current make) and it was absolutely stunning, much richer mids, more lifelike low end, beautiful highs with a nice deep and wide stage and image, vocals were chillingly realistic...two cents based on a few hours of listening, not an a/b session...but there was some real magic to what I heard this past weekend...
arthursmuck Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 451 posts 10-10-2007 at 12:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would take a look at Clayton, some of the best ss amps I've heard. Another I really liked quite a bit were the Cary 500 ss mono's.....
arthursmuck Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 451 posts 10-10-2007 at 01:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One more ss....Herron
arthursmuck Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 451 posts 10-10-2007 at 11:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You know that's a great point, I have not heard those amps with Merlins, just thought of them as really good ss amps and ran off at the keyboard. Good catch, I amend my comments to include "your mileage may vary with Merlin, I have not heard these amps with this particular speaker" Thanks.

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