Who stay with Merlin longest time

and jimbo, i'm slovak.
but there was little else right or factual about your post.
bobby at merlin

Thanks for the enlightened heads up Jimbo. Yes sir, we're all just a bunch of weak minded dupes.

You Merlin lovers are something else. Obscene dollars paid for an aging design that simply doesn't compete with so many speakers out there. The cult of Bobby (the charlatan Czech))must simply be too strong for your weak minds to resist.

Well...I don't really qualify for this thread since my TSM's are quite new, but I will say that I can't imagine a better small monitor (nor have I heard one) after more than 20 years in this hobby.
I do think that some people change speakers just to try something different and I've certainly sold off wonderful gear for change alone. Please stand by for 7-8 years and I'll post a follow-up!

Robert

Replaced Wilson Watt/Puppy with VSM-MX and BBAM around 2005 and have since installed many running DIY modifications to Merlin. The underlying design is sound. Piece parts substitutions and other mods to VSM/BBAM have always been rewarding.

2002 MX to MXe to Master BAM, by the far the longest owned piece of equipment I have, and of course, the rest built around it.

My VSMs date to 1998, but I had Merlin upgrade the pair in +/- 2006. I don't get in front of them as often as I once did, but IMHO, this is still a great speaker.

I've owned Merlins off and on since 2001, so I have a decade of owning and listening intently to several variations of both the TSM and VSM. I've owned the VSM-MXe since 2007 and recently upgraded to the Master BAM and RCs. I have no intention to upgrade any further. I've tried other speakers during the past ten years but always came back to the Merlins. The list of contenders that I owned which were ultimately TKO'd by the Merlins included Gershman Avante Garde 20's, Sound Labs Dynastats, JM Reynaud Trente and Evolution 3's, Triangle Zays, Joseph Audio RM25II, and four models from Tyler Acoustics (Taylo, Linbrook Monitors, Ref 3 two-piece system, and Linbrook Signatures). The Merlins I've owned include the TSM-SE, TSM-M, VSM-SE, VSM-M, and now the VSM-MXe.

A relative newcomer since Nov 2004,Bobby is the best guy to deal with and the speakers are very good in many places with many amps,cheers,B

Since the 80's. My first pair was the 1B's. Bobby will correct me if the model is wrong. Then I went to the Excaliburs and since then many different VSM's and TSM's. I go to the CES and always find the Merlin really musical without the hi-fi sound. I listen mostly to classical and jazz. These speakers have never disappointed me. Usual declamations. I have no commercial connections with Merlin and their customer support is beyond reproach.

I bought mine back 1997 and had them upgraded in 1999 to the Basic W/BAM. I still use them everyday and love them. They have yet to become the weak link in my system.

I'll definitely be following this thread since I'm considering buying the TSM-MMIs!

I'm at the nine year mark with no facelift or upgrades of any kind. I guess I just like my MM's as they are.