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In Reply to: Which speakers are ruthlessly revealing? posted by Mesh on September 20, 2001 at 19:11:41:
my vote goes to merlin vsm-ms.why:
1) incredible at low to moderate listening volumes--perfect coherence & tonally neutral, while being FAST AS HELL.
2) small footprint & not terribly heavy as per other recommended speakers---work well w/ small to mid size rooms (mine is 15*25*8)
3) great w/ Sim Audio (see the past few stereophiles: one excellent full review, and one brief mention at the great sound they got at a show w/ Sim gear)
4) best microdynamics of just about any dynamic speaker on the mkt.
5) work well w/ all music (20hz excluded)
6) ruthless. but if you treat them right upstream, they're tough to beat anywhere near the price.who the heck can fit maggies in a condo???
rhyno
Follow Ups:
Man, you sold me.
I got to find a pair to check out.
BTW, I hope the TSM are pretty good in the revealing department since they're a lot cheaper and I don't care for bass.Thanks.
give bobby at merlin a call-- he can fill you in on where you can audition them.i personally haven't heard the TSMs, but they're the same drivers, design principles/goals & loving-adoration-craftsmanship built into them, for a very reasonable price (by high end stds).
from what i've read (and i've read a LOT), the only diff b/w the TSM & VSM is below @ 55hz. the revealing quality, as are all the superlatives associated w/ the VSMs, are a given.
sounds like the TSMs would be just fine for you. email me if you have further questions, and check out the reviews on merlins web site.
rhyno
They look different somehow.
The TSM and VSM use different drivers, though they are similar. Both speakers used soft (silk) dome tweeters (a Morel MDT-30 in the TSM and the Dynaudio Esotar in the VSM) and pulp cone based woofers (treated pulp Morel in the TSM and the carbon fiber impregnated Scan Speak 8545 in the VSM).BTW, have been using the TSM-M with the SimAudio Moon I-5 for the past few weeks with very good results.
Rich Brkich
Seen them (and most importantly), heard them, love them.
They get my vote for next purchase (regardless of WAF/SO) if/when my Dahlquists ever die (been through hell and back so far!). GREAT SOUND for the size!!!!
Dman
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