solid state amp for merlin tsm's ?

m, what is high volume level for you?
how big is your room? what will your amp be?
they play loud enough for my wife to chase me around with a corn broom to get me to turn it down. this is in a 14 by 26 foot room.
everything is relative.
i have used them at shows and never had an issue. i use them at the factory in a 8000 cubic foot room and it is very loud here.
bobby at merlin

Bobby,
I guess loud enough to "feel" the music. I dont know db level. Loud enough that the Focal drivers start to bottom out on occasion. My room is about 16 x 18 x 8 with one side opened up about another 12'.
I had something worked out to hear Merlins twice and both times they were sold like the next day. I just dont have the funds to buy new right now as I am also trying to get my components set for the long haul. That is why I thought of used tsm's as a temporary (year or two) setup.
Other Thor owner have suggested that the Merlins match well with the Thor gear.
any thoughts?

I recently got the Merlin TSM-MMM. I am using H/K Citation 16 amp...thinking of going with Thor 30's. Very interested to hear difference in a-b comparison.

it will be profoundly different sounding.
dated ss verses the thor's omg.
bobby

I'm rekindling this discussion from a year ago because I thought it was a very helpful one, and to share my recent experience. I was lucky enough to get a like-new pair of VSM MMIs for a great price from a local owner. I'm driving them with the amps I already had, which are Bel Canto Ref500m monoblocks. I know that's far more power than these things need, but they sound fantastic so far. The improvement in the treble range over my previous speakers (KEF XQ40s) is incredible. And top to bottom, these have to be the most balanced, musical, full, and detailed speakers I've ever heard.

But of course, having read tons of posts about the magic pairing of tube amps with the Merlins, I'm wondering what I might be missing! I guess that's an example of why this is truly a life-long quest for all of us, though. For now I'm just going to try to enjoy the music and not start thinking about my next system move.

Anyway, as a new owner of Merlins and a very happy one at that, I wanted to share my experience with the SS amplification of the Bel Cantos.