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In Reply to: RE: one pro's opinion posted by DKL on January 31, 2008 at 12:07:44
A good start, though I see we're dealing with the transparency thing again. Relative merit aside, do you feel that Merlins are similar in voice and presentation to the Magico, Wilson and Kharma loudspeakers you mentioned? That is, do you find the Merlins better at the same thing they do? I'm surprised to read Merlin and Sonus Faber in the same paragraph, though I haven't heard these particular SF's. I would have expected them to be a bit creamier than Merlins. Anyway, thanks for addressing the hullabaloo.
Mac, based on what you heard at RMAF 2006 and 2007, could you compare the voice or overall presentation of the Merlins with other speakers you heard?
Believe it or not, I did not start this sub-thread to pick on Merlins, just to see if I could provoke a more useful comparison than Mr. B's, which set Merlin purity against the competition which he finds full of character. You see I hear character in Merlins too, so I'm looking, perhaps hopelessly, for some confirmation of my experience.
OK, I'll lay out. Thanks DK.
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you need to live with a pair for a while to get to know what they do. walking into a room at a show does little for a truly qualitative assessment.
listen to all different kinds of music but primarily complex stuff and you will get the idea.
best,
b
Venice, CA: Accuphase CDP, Blue Circle BC3000 and BC2.1's, Spendor SP 1/2's and SP 100's, around an hour and a half, c. 1992?
Montreal show: Naim CDX, Berning amp, around an hour, later that decade.
And yes, I did pop in at RMAF this year, but just to say hello and see if the brief impression I got was any different from the earlier, more studied ones.
I have no bone to pick with you or Merlin, just trying to account in some concrete way for what it is that folks are hearing from your speakers, which are so different from what I'm used to. "From what I'm used to." I don't underestimate the significance of that remark!
When I come home from a live concert (local recital hall, Snape Maltings in Aldebergh, England), I have a sound in ears. And that's the one I pursue. Just like everybody else, including you. As I just said to DK, it is mind boggling how such different sounds (Merlin, JMR, Audio Note, Harbeth, Spendor, Thiel) can yield the same results in different ears. Bobby, Jean Marie, Peter, Alan, Jim all appear to be correct. Mind boggling, absolutely.
forget about the older models, listen to the vsm mme or mxe in a properly treated or large room with a nice associated system. then make a qualified judgement. maybe you'll still think the same thing. :-)
still, like i said, they are not for everyone. so don't worry if you still feel the same.
best,
b
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