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"tears to the eyes good" Merlin Master VSM

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I own Merlin VSM mme's. Having heard the Masters for the first time last night I can honestly say these speakers have a way of drawing you into the music emotionally to a degree that I have never experienced outside of live music. It is so transparent neutral and highly resolved that you can perceive the individual instruments in an ensemble in a way that allows you be involved with the interplay of the instruments and sense of place and space three dimensionally in your room. More importantly it brings out the energy and essence of the musical performance. Listening to the Gershwin Cuban Overture in hi-res was mesmerizing. Hearing the solo trumpet emerging was startlingly real. Rarely have I heard that instrument reproduced so naturally. There is just so much more of a sense of being sucked into the music that the usual audiophile terms and descriptors just go out the window. Wish I could afford them.
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mt10425
1,138 posts
 
Hook, line and sinker.
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abrown OP
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Have you actually heard them? I would bet that you haven't. If you heard them and didn't like them or they weren't to your taste that would be one thing. Other than that why would you bash something you haven't heard? Do you have an ax to grind or am I missing something?
mt10425
1,138 posts
 
Not the speakers, the marketing of upgrades in general. You've commented twice on different forums protecting BP (never attacked) as a (talented designer) and describing the speakers as a "masterpiece", which I'm sure you're eminently qualified to discern. The original target was Audioquest, which you overlooked. It's becoming a trend, and one open to question. I'm done.
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
as i can see it mt, you have both posted twice on two different forums, both responding to each others post. imho, i cannot see how your original post was about a wire product as it was in the speaker forum and in a merlin string. imho the comments were anything but fair or kind. very few speakers are manufactured for 19 years and to have 6 upgrades during that time is not a lot imo. certainly not when compaired to to cars or computers as i mentioned. and unlike those i make my revisions available to the owners of older designs. yes some products never change but unless it is made under contract as a specific entity ensuring the quality and character like some bbc design's, why stay with an older design when things are progressing so quickly. jmtc of course. and as far as products being made right from the get go, even manufacturers who do not mention upgrading, do it to stay competative. as far as allan being "eminently qualified"? well let me say he is in the sound and video business so he is at least as qualified as you are to have an opinion. i have also seen him at many shows so he is constantly looking at what is available and has considerable knowledge.
i can see your point about upgrades in general but think that you would have made a stronger case with a little bit of balance and grace.
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