robbob
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| Best small speakers? I just spent the last two hours listening to Billie Holliday on the speakers that replaced my wonderful Magnepan 1.6 QR pair. The Maggies were on Mye stands and fed by Rogue and Odyssey gear...terrific sound and image and amazingly transparent wit... | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? You know that Bobby suggested the Manley Stingray as a excellent pick for the TSMs. You can pick them up used for a deal, especially the older version. I have the model II with remote. Is there a better pick? Probably, but no matter what you get s... | |
| Best floorstanding speakers under $2000 I have Merlin TSM's and I've heard the VSM's. I agree they are among the best, but people have different rooms, ears and funny shaped heads that are part of the reason why there are so many wellc-loved speakers systems around.When I REALLY want to... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Well...the responses are flooding in and I'm a fan of many of the speakers mentioned, including the Maggies and Selah Audio (still think the latest TSM and VSM's are better)....BUT.....What type of listening do you plan to do? I only ask because I... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Ditto on the Merlins. It is a speaker than ended my auditions and much of the curiosity to hear other speaker systems. I previously owned Magnepan 1.6. My friends run everything from Vandersteen 5a to Maggie 3.6 and we all enjoy the Merlins. I cur... | |
| Rega DAC? Oppo 95 and wait? I'm slowly...ever so slowly...leaning towards the Rega DAC.Thanks for the comments.Rob | |
| Rega DAC? Oppo 95 and wait? Tubegroover....right on. The Manley Amp and Merlin Speakers are the first components I've bought that were bought without too much consideration for price. I swallowed hard to pay out so much cash for 18 watts of tube power. At the same time there... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time What you could do...and this makes very little practical sense....is offer to refinish subs like mine so that they match the speakers!;-)Rob | |
| Former Spica owners ... what did you trade up to ? My friend owns Spica TC60s and they blend quite well with a Paradigm sub. They are still impressive speakers.Rob | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time I don't know how motivated Bobby is to design a sub. There are already some excellent choices out there that blend well. My TSM's are currently running with an MJ Acoustics 150, which is a small sealed 10" with a remote. The remote and digital dis... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time Great story about Merlin and Bobby!I hope he's not turning red from the comments, but that's what you get when handling customers properly. Pabul, I too have pretty much ended the endless wheel of auditioning stuff after buying the TSM's. I do on ... | |
| Emotiva My two channel system is Merlin TSM-MXr and Manley Stingray II tube amp....fairly pricey amp when you price it out by the watt!But for my large home theater I have 3 Emotiva Amps and the UMC-1 proccessor. The amps replaced gear from Rotel and Para... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons Rebbi.I agree 100% with the comment about domestic settings and at some point you just need to sit back and listen. After tweaking, trying out CD players and cables and all the rest I finally agreed with my wife to TAKE A BREAK...at least for the ... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time 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 ... | |
| Merlin TSM MMe's and "Jolida" Telescope....I own a pair of TSM-MXr's. I'm running them with a Manley Stingray II tube amp. As Rebbi mentioned, the improvement with a good tube amp is not subtle. That said I've also hooked them up to my Emotiva amps, Odyssey, Denon and several ... |