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| Review: Merlin VSM-MM Jason,Well written description of the Merlin sound. The MX, even more so. You'll be happy for a long time. No get out there and buy more music! Cheers, Spencer | |
| Still pondering Paradigms Ben,I've heard the Staff & Hawk, side by side. The Hawk was shockingly better to me, for only a few bucks more. From the similar appearances, I didn't expect it. Never heard two "next in a line" speakers sound different. Cheers, Spencer | |
| Merlin Room at 2004 HE Show in NY Labtec,Excellent observations. High aspirations, pragmatism, plenty of smarts, dedication, & what-the-heck: common sense. Not a bad recipe for long term success! Cheers, Spencer | |
| Still pondering Paradigms Hard rockin' might not be the Totem's strong suit. Bass is tight, but doesn't go too low, give the small size of the drivers & cabinets. Gunbei is correct, they can be closer to walls than most others, and this helps the base. The other thing ... | |
| What kind of music did you/will you get married to Style Council...You're the Best Thing | |
| Still pondering Paradigms 2chnlben,I've seen used Hawks here for around $1500, that's why I suggested them. They go quickly when offered. Tonyp54, I thought a Chevy I drove had a pretty good ride, once upon a time. Then I got to drive a Honda, Toyota, B&W, etc. Chevy n... | |
| Merlin Room at 2004 HE Show in NY Joe,Excellent report. I'm quite jealous, and wish I'd been able to join you three. Hopefully next year. Any more to share about Lloyd Walker's plans on a more affordable tt? Any idea of his target price and timing? Also, sounds like # of 2 channel... | |
| Alon Mark IV vs. B&W 801/3 and Aerial 10 T I've heard all these speakers many times in many systems. IMHO, the Aerial had the best balance of them. The Alon has nice mids & highs, a very big & deep soundstage(especiallly for a larger box), and is tube friendly(granted, you need a f... | |
| Still pondering Paradigms The Totems also sound very different from each other. In my experience the Arro sounded okay, but the Hawk blew it away for not too much more $$$. I agree w/Upstateaudio; the paradigms are good for what they are, but IMHO they won't satisfy most w... | |
| Shop w/me Henry, this is a fun thread. If you ever want to come to PA to shop, I'm in.Cheers, Spencer | |
| best turntable for 500$ or less The P25s are $850 on sale. Way over budget. Today someone listed a Project Perspective for $400. That's good value on a $1k table. Otherwise, I'd hold out for a used Thorens and put a new cart on it. Here's a website featuring Thorens tables, from... | |
| Power amp for Audio Aero Capital 11 The best ss combo with Avalons that I've heard has been with Spectral. I used to mate Radian HCs with a Spectral DMA180II. The newer 150 would be better. Charles Hansen, of Ayre, founded Avalon, and has been rumoured to voice his amps w/Avalon spe... | |
| Regarding people selling equipment to U.S.A. only I sold a center channel speaker from Pennsylvania to Korea. Bought tubes from Hong Kong & Italy. No problems on any deals. It's a small world for audiophiles. Cheers, Spencer | |
| new Classe Delta line FYI, just read a bit in the new S'phile mentioning that Classe has hired one of the designers from Madrigal/Mark Levinson(the brand, not the guy), and he was involved in the new line. Perhaps some of his influence has contributed to the higher pri... | |
| Shelter 501 Mk 2 vs. Dynavector Karat 17D2 Mk2 I'm one of those folks that TWL refers to. My 501II is a good match w/my Spacearm & Spacedeck. With the neutral and revealing upstream of Berning ZH270 & Merlin VSM-MX, I can safely say that the system isn't slow or overly lush sounding at... |