Merlin TSM comparisons

g, the tsm directions?
yes of course, this speaker is designed with its power response and it needs to be listened to the way it was designed. it also wants to be listened to on its musical center and not on tweeter axis. use of the jumpers and not internal bi-wires or shotguns also make a profound difference as they should. piece of cake once you understand what is going on. i have worked on them for over 13 years so i know the ropes and it takes all of the guess work out of the set up.
best, b

I suspect the Merlins and tube amps represent a particularly tasty and effective combo.

I've heard Totem Mani IIs for example. Wonderful speakers, but need lots of good SS juice to peak and justify the cost. Dynaudios are similar I believe.

Even the Magico minis when I heard them were running off a top notch VAC tube amp with more tubes in the VTL pre-amp and a $20,000 DCS player (which does some very special things with its DAC technology). How much of the magic was Magico and how much the tube gear? And or the DCS Ring DAC? Hard to say. The combo was very "sweet" though in the best audio sense.

Someday I suspect I will venture into tube amp waters. WHen I do, I think the Merlins will become especially appealing also.

Yes the TSM directions and positioning the speakers correctly makes a big difference. Even a slight adjustment can make a big difference and the angled wood tool,I forgot the name, that comes with the speaker is easy to use so even a klutz like me can get it right.

Back to the "comparison" part of this thread's subject, for a moment. Any of you folks ever gotten to compare TSM's to Green Mountain Audio products? I was reminded of this when
I noticed a pair of Green Mountain Audio Callistos up on sale here. Thoughts?

m, the impedance has been corrected so it is constant and a little high making them particularly tube friendly but they are still wonderful with ss. there is a review link to andio morotti the founder of fedelta del suono in italy on the main page of the merlin site. in it he discusses his feelings of the tsm with ss and tubes. perfectly described imho. it is a review of the tsm mme which is the predecessor to the mmi. the hf circuit in the tsm is q circuited.
best regards,
bobby