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Re: Merlin -vs-Sonus

ah,
if you read all of the test data from the original review of the vsm m and look at the early amplitide graphs you will notice that they are taken on axis. the speakers were not desgned to be listened to in this manner. in this case you are correct that the hf response is up 1 to 2db. but if you look at graph 9 which is the waterfall plot and look at 10 degrees off axis which is how the speaker was designed to be listened to (they come with an alignment tool to set them up this way) that plot with the bam in is one of the flatest ever in stereophile. and it shows a very slight roll off in the hf response. figure 10 is bam out. since the speakers are toed 10 degrees out off directly on axis to the ears, the on axis response will occur to the right and left of the head making it sound like the hf response is very extended. michael fremmer's two reviews of the speakers suggest that the speaker is anything but elevated in hf response.
thank you for your thoughts.
bobby at merlin

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