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one pro's opinion

If all the hullabaloo is simply a need to invest one's self in a well written review of the Merlins, look no further:

"A comparison to the VMPS RM40 is in order. In spite of all the wonderful things that I have said regarding the VSM, the RM40 is still a superb loudspeaker... I am not abandoning it. Still, these are two very different loudspeakers. The one is a 6.5" 2-way, the other a seven driver 3-way. The RM40 has more authority in the very bottom octaves - multiple 10" woofers will do that for you. On the other hand, the VSM is everything the larger RM40 is in terms of dynamic range and ease under large scale symphonic assault-maybe more. In terms of tone and timbre, both speakers are superb. Where the VSM comes into its own in this comparison, and in every comparison that one would want to place it, is in terms of its coherence and "on a clear day," transparency. The VSM simply represents a new vista in terms of putting less between the listener and the music listened to. In this respect, to these ears, it is the state-of-the-art.

Conclusion

Lest you think my endorsement of the VSM as a very special product has been made against a back­drop of soft contenders, I am fully versed in the sound of the latest Magico, Wilson and Kharma loudspeakers. l have heard nothing as exciting or as uniquely absent of coloration as is the VSM mxe. Were I to guess at two speakers capable of giving the VSM a run for its overall title as the "best", they would have to be the Sonus Faber Elipsa and VMPS RM V60 with VMPS sub. I had the pleasure of hearing both of those two loud­speakers in Las Vegas in January (amongst several hundred other contenders) and they are the creme of the "money no object" crop.

Still, the no holds barred, ultra transparency of the VSM MXe will be hard to beat."



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