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| solid state amp for merlin tsm's ? Ditto on the Totems being bright to my ears. Though it's always important to remember that this is a VERY subjective issue. All speakers have specific colorations. The trick is to discover the speaker that sounds "right" to your ears.PS: I recentl... | |
| solid state amp for merlin tsm's ? Well said, Pubul. Naturally there's some bias for my Merlins, but I have a lot of love for other speakers as well. For a short while I had the Merlins powered by an Emotiva XPA-2 and the UMC-1 processor. You can't get more mismatched than that, at... | |
| solid state amp for merlin tsm's ? Hi, Samski....I own the current TSM-MXr speakers. I run them with....yup, Tubes via the Manley Stingray. But I've also had them powered by an Odyssey SS amp, Emotiva XPA-2 and a few others. I've also had the Totem The One speakers, which are certa... | |
| What is a better speaker than Totem? for = $$$ Sufentanil has a good list. I usually find Totem's too bright and the midrange is average for the class. The standard version of the Merlin TSM is probably one of the best around. I actually upgraded from Magnepan 1.6 to Merlin TSM-MXr and it was ... | |
| Merlin TSM with Shindo 25 watt amp Hi there,I'm running the Manley Stingray II, usually in triode mode which is barely 20 watts. My room is fairly large. This allows my Merlin TSM-MXr's to not only sound beautiful but also play louder than most people might like. I never get the im... | |
| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? A very interesting set of responses and there is no doubt that speakers like the IV's still make beautiful music. But the reality is they ARE dated. They do not possess that quickness, resolution and dynamics of some todays great speakers and I do... | |
| How good is Emotiva 2 channel gear?? Entry level gear is not Emotiva. Even with their low prices a good system based on Emotiva amps and processors will cost more than anything "entry level."Entry level is a Sony, Denon or Onkyo receiver powering some Mirage speakers. And guess what?... | |
| REVIEW: Martin Logan Motion 4 Speakers Hi, Jack....They are 8 ohm and are driven easily. My Manley Stingray tube amp with 18 watts in triode mode had no issue playing them quite loud. An older Denon with just 85 watts of "receiver quality" power also does fine. I think for music 20-30 ... | |
| Rogue Metis vs. Emotiva USP-1 Since I gave that short review I've had few other items in the house to compared it to, most notably my new Manley Stingray II integrated tube amp.Will I actually claim that the Emotiva could hang with a piece of gear costing 3 grand? Nope. Sorry!... | |
| Maggies with Tubes? Someone was driving the 1.6 pair with a Manley Stingray and he seemed pretty happy.Rob | |
| Need to select a pair of main speakers for HT I have to say that with good amplification the big Def Tech towers are a excellent theater speaker. Then try hooking them up to a premium amp and see why they get such good reviews. Most people don't get to hear Def Techs with anything better than... | |
| Anthem AVM 30 or Emotiva UMC-1 Chandnlz, you have not heard the UMC-1 vs. some of the "big" brands, so you don't know about the sound quality. All you know is that the unit had bugs that were worked out. This doesn't effect anyone buying one today.With the UMC-1 now working wel... | |
| Anthem AVM 30 or Emotiva UMC-1 Sthomas....same story here. I waited for the bugs to settle and get cured. Now I have a processor that cost a fraction of what my previous units cost and I have tested it against the Onkyo directly.If you cane about sound quality, go with the UMC-... | |
| Emotiva UMC-1 Processor-REVIEW I should add a little PS here....My music system is based on Merlin TSM-MXr speaker on mass loaded Skylan stands. Power is via the new tube based Manley Stingray II amp and CD players (still trying 'em out) have been Rega Apollo, Audio Aero Prima,... | |
| Emotiva UMC-1 Processor-REVIEW I've owned the Marantz, which I still feel was below the UMC-1 for sound quality. But it's only fair to point out that these processors are not going to be great with great speakers. They're a home theater product as a primary function.I also had ... |