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| Merlin Owner's... I've lived with the Heavensgates (60W single ended tansformer coupled zero neg feedback monoblock amps) for about a year. If you like the fuller and somewhat softer SE sound, the Heavensgates would make you very happy. The VZN-100 OTLs (and this i... | |
| Merlin Owner's... I happen to know of someone with used Joule amps for sale ;-) Not a set of OTLs, but I do have my set of demo Heavens Gates (bigger 60W brother of the Stargate) up for sale (now that finally have a set of VZN-100s in the listening room! :) )."It's... | |
| Merlin Owner's... Some slang definitions for Bobby... :-)dub's - big chrome 20" wheels.. so when I was referring to a dub sized subwoofer I was talking about a sub with a 20" driver... spinnah's - AKA spinnazz, spinners, spreewells... you know, those big crhome whe... | |
| Merlin Owner's... "Maybe you could put low rider airshocks on those and raise/lower them via remote ;-)"Either that or I need to figure out some way to make a matching sub with 20" drivers so you can have a set of dubs with your blingin VSMs.... now of course those... | |
| Merlin Owner's... FWIW... I love my Imola Yellow TSM-MX!!! Yes, the color is a VAG (Volkswagen Audi Group) color. It was one of the few colors available on the 2003 20th Anniversary Edition VW GTI if you want to get specific.My main listening room is kinda dark (no... | |
| Tenor Hybrid v. VTL MB-450 Sig. Hey guys, was just reading 6moons.com CES show report and from what I read in thier comments about the Merlin/CAT suite, apparently Merlin has any macro dynamic issues licked! :-) No complaints about dynamic compression or the ability to not play ... | |
| Couple of questions on the Merlin VSM speakers... Tubegroover, when I first heard the VSM-MX at the Merlin plant just a week or so before we brought them to CES, I thought the improvement was about 15% over the VSM-M. However, after spending more time with the speakers at CES I think the improvem... | |
| Couple of questions on the Merlin VSM speakers... Tubegroover, you will be amazed to hear what the VSM-MXs can do in regards to low level resolution at lower volume levels.Budrew, The best way I can describe the Ruby Heart Red finish is that it is a pure rich dark Red with a metallic flake in the... | |
| Merlin Mil. w/hybrid amps?? BTW, Yes - Merlin and Joule are currently planning to do a room together at the NY HiFi show in May. | |
| Merlin Mil. w/hybrid amps?? In regards to the CAT amps, I have heard the JL2 (stereo) amp on the VSM and just spent four days at CES listening to the JL3 (triode monoblocks) on the VSM.... either amp has impressive dynamic abilities.I've only heard the Tenor amps on several ... | |
| Merlin Mil. w/hybrid amps?? I would say if amps as big as the MB-450s are not delivery the goods, you need to look at other tube amps. I've heard a few hybrids on the VSMs, and then generally do not do what a amp like the 4BSST does on the VSMs in the bottom end.The amps I h... | |
| Any body hear the new improved Merlins at CES? "01-14-04: SteveallenIs this the speaker with two drivers and in need of stands?"No, the VSM is the floor standing monitor speaker. The stand mounted (bookshelf) Merlin TSM model requires stands. To see the VSM-MXs we used at CES, just check Audio... | |
| Any body hear the new improved Merlins at CES? Bobby is out enjoying a much needed few days off since getting back from the show, so until he checks back here I'll chime in with what I know.I heard the new version of the Milleniums a week before the show at the Merlin plant and worked for Merl... | |
| Merlin VSM-M and Bass Tmoran:Just be happy you had a carpeted floor for the speaker to land on becuase this will abosorb a large amount of the impact/shock. I have seen a speaker fall hard on a plain concrete floor... the shock of the impact snapped the voice coil asse... | |
| Hypothetical "ideal" room for Merlin VSM speakers? Plants are excellent difusive elements. If the room is a bit narrow, plants can be quite effective between the speaker and the sidewall. In general, behind and inbetween the speakers is a nice spot too, or, for example, if your listening chair is ... |