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My two cents...

Hi Bob,
From what I've read, you have a vision of Merlins very different from my own experience. With all due respect, I'd like to chime in.
I don't know if you've listened to a very old model from Merlin and/or were unlucky in matching them, but your post is hinting at something I totally disagree with.
The Sonus being famous for being warm, even overly so, your post suggests the Merlins are rather lean/cold.
Well my VSMs are warm, sweet, caressing, full-bodied. Very comparable to my previous JMRs (of which I've owned three pairs, so that tells you what kind of sound I like!) but more neutral, and with a better soundstage and more transparency. But definitely the same kind of immensely musical, rich, inviting sound. A music-lover's speaker before all as opposed to an analytical, dissecting one.
So however different they might be from the Sonus, I don't things they're in opposite camps at all.
Best,
JB

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