sburton
Responses from sburton
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes Another vote for the Merlin VSMs. Not too big, not too small. Just right. ...and, of course, they sound great! | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Soundtrack from "The Last Samurai" Very beautiful. Another great one from Hans Zimmer. | |
| Cary Six Pac vs. sli-80 Well, I've not heard the SLI-80, but I own, and love, the Sixpacs. The bass is very good, IMO. Not as much impact as a 200 watt SS, but much better than a lot of tube amps, again IMO. | |
| Merlin room positions My room is 14x32 with an a-frame type ceiling (i.e., room above the garage). I have the VSM-MXe speakers placed on the quarter-room boundry (i.e., 8 ft from front wall) and 6.5 ft apart. The bass is excellent (the opening bass notes on Pink Floyd ... | |
| Merlin Upgrade Experience Just had my VSM-MX speakers upgraded to the new lead-free spec. I have listened for only two days, but can easily recognize considerable improvement in several key areas.The bass has much more impact, weight, and definition. They throw a even larg... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE For me, it's the Merlin VSM-MX two way floor standing monitors. They meet or exceed all my measures of a great speaker. In my room they totally disappear, leaving only the music. The imaging is first rate. The highs are as smooth as silk, never fa... | |
| Merlin Upgrade Experience I just received and installed the new 230mah batteries and the lead free jumpers. Amazing! The batteries added bass weight and fullness. The speakers sound bigger, much bigger. The lead free jumpers added clarity and airy-ness, yet also made the p... | |
| Cary SLP98 Tube Question I found the stock tubes a bit brittle. Sylvania NOS was the cure. Very nice!! Note: You only need to replace the 2 front tubes with NOS. | |
| What can come after Apogee Divas ? Divas are as good as it gets. The end of the road. You have come full circle. Next step is back to Bose bookshelves. :) | |
| Merlin VSM or Revel Performa F52 I've auditioned many speakers, including Revel Studios. I definitely prefer Merlins. Very musical and pure. Listen to both if you can. Only you can decide. | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Branford Marsalis: "Eternal". Slow paced "beautiful" jazz. Great recording quality. Also, the soundtrack to "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". If you like cello and flute you'll love this one. | |
| What new amp for my Merlins The Sixpacs' appearance is ok when tuened off. It's great when turned on in a dark room! Those twelve EL34s put on quite a light show. As far as sound quality goes, I think they are marvelous. I have not heard the Ars or Manley. | |
| Speakers Like Merlin VSM? To All:This is the second time I have had to comment on comments about my amp. I am the owner of the Berning amp BW is criticizing. I demo'd it in my home for him and we compared it to his Symphonic Line monos as well as my Sixpac monos. BW thinks... | |
| cello music THe sountrack to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon features Yo-Yo Ma and is excellent. One of my favorite CDs and it's recorded very well to boot... | |
| NOS tubes for Aesthetix Calypso You want Mullards. When I owned the Calypso I found them to be very smooth.Steve |