bobbyapalkovic
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| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? 9rw, the vsm se was voiced around se triodes and is now, a 10 to 12 year old product. it has been out of production for at least 9 years. the millennium, the mm and the mme were listened to extensively with ss and tube amps and sound very differen... | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? martykl, from what i remember, 9rw did own an earlier vsm model and had his room quite heavily damped to control his present speakers of choice. too bad he did not do what the merlins needed in this regard. later vsms, especially the mme/mxe are e... | |
| Pass Labs X250 with merlin VSM-mm/system overhaul? brian,before you do anything i suggest to get the lead free power cord for the sbam, get the new 230 mah cells for the same, the cardas merlin lead free jumpers for the vsms and to have the mme mod done to the speakers. this would improve the soun... | |
| Which used Merlin VSM offers best bang for buck?? chazzbo, what is best is best but it depends if you are the right person for it. there is no doubt that the vsm mme and mxe are the best sounding with ss and tubes that merlin has ever made. there is no doubt that i very slightly de tuned the vsm ... | |
| Widening Soundstage mf, fix the alignment tool to the inside face of each speaker as suggested. sorry.b | |
| Widening Soundstage mf and swampwalker, i am not sure of the tweeter used in the speaker however, yes not toed straight out but toed out from directly on axis.i would have to do an analysis to really know exactly but as i said, soft domes are designed up on axis as a... | |
| Widening Soundstage clio09,every tweeter has a different radiation pattern. from what i could see the speakers mf has have a soft dome tweeter. most if not all soft domes are designed to be hotter on axis to present a wider radiation pattern off axis. imho, they soun... | |
| Widening Soundstage change the toe angle so the speakers are pointing more straight ahead and you will improve the width. quick and simple fix. thanks b | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes a new pair of e an model will sound better than any upgraded model imho. the speaker is good for about 10% and the sbam about 30%. so a new pair of vsm mmes or mxes with a lf sbam will sound 40% better imho than an upgraded version. there is still... | |
| Vandersteen Quattros - Top Wooden Shelf DEFECT? why not call the manufacturer?best,b | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes dkid,if you want to use the vsm near a wall to reinforce the bottom end, then simply damp the wall behind them with drapes or wall hangings and the imaging will improve dramatically.the more you damp the wall behind them the closer you can use the... | |
| Sub for Merlin TSM-MX's arj, the e versions sound quite a bit fuller and wider in bandwidth.that is why i recommended him to get the upgrade done first and then see what he thinks.best,b | |
| Sub for Merlin TSM-MX's matty, first of all, i would get the upgrade done to the tsm mxe. they will sound very much fuller, more robust, focused and expansive. listen to them for a few weeks and then you make the decision whether you want a sub, first hand or not. the co... | |
| Help me get the most out of my Merlin TSM MX bob i will not go further in this but gr is anything but crisp. it is very neutral and with it being neutral, it is showing up something else in the system that is crisp. make no assumptions here. synergy, if that is what you are after is somethin... | |
| Help me get the most out of my Merlin TSM MX bob, if you want to experience some of what will happen with the full lead free mod, get a pair of the lead free cardas jumpers and see what happens.best,b |