I have used a zh270 with the Merlins for over 4 years.
Speakers Like Merlin VSM?
I once owned a pair of VSM-M's and regretably sold them. At the time I owned them I spent a good amount on my system and although it wasn't perfect I was never let down by these speakers. Actually they are the best I have heard to date. I once heard my Merlins hooked up to a Berning ZH-270 and it knocked me out.
I'm not real sure I could amass a system like that again but I was wondering..... Who's the new Merlin? I may just have to save up and go for it.
The Merlins with the BAM are just awesome especially if your into vinyl. If any of you live in Texas or nearby there and want to sell your Merlins please send me an e-mail.
I'm not real sure I could amass a system like that again but I was wondering..... Who's the new Merlin? I may just have to save up and go for it.
The Merlins with the BAM are just awesome especially if your into vinyl. If any of you live in Texas or nearby there and want to sell your Merlins please send me an e-mail.
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My son has a pair of Rosewood N.E.A.R. 50Me II's for sale. One amateur reviewer on the net favorably compared these to Merlin VSM's at one time, actually preferring the N.E.A.R.'s over the Merlin's. These speakers previously belonged to me and sounded fabulous with Atma-Sphere OTL's. Unfortunately I've never heard the Merlin's myself to give you a personal comparison between the two. |
Merlins are definitely a speaker "of choice". I found the TSM-MXs a bit fatiguing and rather uninteresting. Tried three different amps (an Air Tight 300B actually worked the best) and still could not get interested in listening to music through them. Since selling them over 1 1/2 years ago (and I had 4 Audiogon buyers in 2 days!) I've been contacted by 3 other previous Merlin owners, TSMs and VSMs alike, with the same experiences. However, based on statements from other owners, lots of people love these speakers. They just weren't my cup of tea. However, Avivey, if you liked the Merlin sound you may want to check out Dynaudio. My experience with them is that some of their models sound similarily detailed and open, but with genuine musicality. |
>> I once heard my Merlins hooked up to a Berning ZH-270 >> and it knocked me out. I've heard this exact combination (VSM-MM with the ZH-270) & I cannot say anything good about it!! All I can say is that it had good sound but zero music. Good amp to use if you are debugging a speaker problem. I did like the VSM-MM sound. I have not heard the TSM speakers. If you like the VSM-MM sound, then I think that you will like Green Mountain Audio speakers even more! No kidding & not trying to do a sell job on you. when I heard the VSM-MM speakers I felt that they were 2-way versions of my 3-way Green Mountain audio speakers. My Green Mountain speakers have more vibrancy, more transparency, more bass (expected from a 3-way) & more coherency. From the Green Mountain website http://www.greenmountainaudio.com you can find out the nearest dealer near you to audition these speakers. Listen to the stand-mounted Callisto - they will knock you out IMHO. Also search the archives of this forum for other users' opinions of this speaker. The 3-way Callisto is also reputed to be very good sounding but I have not heard it as yet. The flagship C-3 was demo'd at the Rock Mountain Audio Fest in 2004 & AFAIK, it was a hit at the show. IMHO you will be very pleased with the Green Mountain speakers. |
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