bobbyapalkovic
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| Speakers and depth... s,speakers that sound distant compress the depth of field. they also sound deeper than they do, wide.a speaker with a hole in the mids sounds distant. play a soloist in front of an orchestra on one of these speakers and it sounds like a distant wa... | |
| Merlin room positions then have a look at my site's picture gallery and look at the nyc show with the wall reflections damped. immediate and primary reflection points will do the trick.bobby | |
| Speakers and depth... s, b+ws have a bbc style dip in the mids and imho, tend to compress the perspective and have less less natural contrast than a speaker with a flatter amplitude through the middle. so what you really need to think about is if you want a speaker tha... | |
| Merlin room positions how close are the speakers to the side walls mw? | |
| Merlin room positions mw,if the wall behind them is draped or damped in some way they can go closer to it than if it is not damped. because of the way the speaker is designed with its power response, it is also better to make sure you listen at 9.5 feet or more away an... | |
| How well do you know your merlins? marty,i have a dealer friend that would loan you some to try.it would be a reasonable comparison i supose. certainly for the sf the hovland is the cable of choice but the verity you may or may not prefer the golden ref but on the merlin i would th... | |
| How well do you know your merlins? marty,i'll bet you the most organic sounding is the el34. 88s and 66s sound a little pushed in the lower treble.the 6550s perhaps fuller but a little sparkley.try an eqitech power conditioner on the amp, you may be amazed. 2q or sone of q.i think ... | |
| How well do you know your merlins? marty,what cables? power cords and electronics? any power conditioners?i find them revealing but not critical in this manner.perhaps a more middle of the road approach would make them seem a little more forgiving.with a lot of gear i have on hand ... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? m, have you compared the sound of the bam between the pre and power and between the cdp and pre?i am interested in your findings.happy weekend!best, b | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? m,always the same cable in and out. use of different cables will result in a character clash and a reduction in fidelity.that said, you may want to experiment with cables to an degree at a later date to see if your new system is as good sounding a... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? as i said m, try the bam between the cdp and the pre and then in between the pre and power to compare the buffered and unbuffered sound. this will give you the idea immediately. i know what i prefer but that does not mean you will. if you prefer i... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? d, you are are correct of course but imho, the sbam sounds better buffered by the tube line output stage of the pre.m, using the bam between the pre and power to have multiple functions is still a whole lot better than not using the bam at all. so... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? arkio,no 3 or 4 ways planned."I don’t think I want to have to add subs. I think at that price range you should be able to get a decent speaker that can do it all very well."i really can't offer an opinion on this forum about this because it would ... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? m, we can upgrade the bam to a dual input version if need be but if you have more sources than 2, you are in the same position. again, call the pre distributor or manufacturer and see if they can add a tape/processor loop. if not then i am sorry t... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? marty,see if you can find a used bel 1001a.ss but i think no feedback and low damping.have a friend that used otls and prefers this amp on his vsm mxs.your mxes sound more fleshed out and richer than mxs so they sound wonderful with ss, imho. and.... |