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merlin tsm/primaluna?

As I`m not yet ready to put a system together, I`m not going to bother Bobby P. with questions right now. For me, the tsm mm`s are a no brainer. The only other high end system I`v owned utilized merlin sig. 4`s as my speakers. I can`t tell you how much I loved the presentation with those 3 ways! To cut to the chase, what are your thoughts/experience with this combo (tsm/primaluna)? I`m setting a 4-5k budget for the entire system and from what I`ve read, the primaluna sounds appealing. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
capt369
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
sli80 is very good.
a little more pristine than the pl.
34's are what you want with the tsm.
what exact version of the tsm do you have?
regards,
bp
capt369 OP
152 posts
 
Hi bobby. I have the mme`s. I just purchased a sli-80 listed here on a`gon earlier today. Yes, kt88`s wil be replaced by el34`s. I`m hoping that it mates well with my audio aero prima mk11 cdp as well. Any thoughts on that?

Dick
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
will all be wonderful together, guaranteed. :-)
use the search engine in this forum to read about the master rc's to improve the sound further.
good luck.
bp
capt369 OP
152 posts
 
Another thing. some say that the triode mode in the sli80 needs 89db sensitivity speakers or higher to perform at its best. The tsm`s @87db are slightly less efficient. How do you think this will sound in a 14x17 room?

thanks again.
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
capt, it depends on your taste in spl's and the music being played. the tsm has a higher than normal nominal impedance and low powered tubes like that because tubes have more power into higher loads. it may be a wash. try it and see.
bp
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