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Are Merlins too much?

I have a smallish room, but I hope I'm not stuck in here forever. The room is about 10 x 12, or maybe 10 x 14 at the most. My system is a Nakamichi OMS 7A II, Audio Institute integrated tube pre-amp and Canton speakers. The interconnect is Purist Opis and the speaker cable is the Paul Speltz junk. I would not use it with the new speakers.

Are the Merlin VSM-Mx speakers too much for my system or my room? Will they over power the room or will they be too revealing of my less than great Nakamichi and/or Audio Institute?
uppermidfi
uppermidfi OP
277 posts
 
No David I am talking about the full sized floor standing model.
jwells
60 posts
 
Yeah, give Bobby a call. He is as honest as they come and will flat out tell you whether or not he thinks the merlins might not be the best choice.
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
please call me and i will fill you in on the dos and don'ts of this speaker. they (the vsm mx) will work well in this size of room and actually the bam has a band pass filter that removes the bass under 30Hz which will help you alot but we need to talk about the rest and potential set up.
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jaybo
4,478 posts
 
first of all depending on what cantons you own, you may not be making a huge difference in the quality of sound.
uppermidfi OP
277 posts
 
I don't remember what model the Canton's are but they're tiny. They aren't even one foot tall, and the model is a 10 something. The floor standing Merlins would be a huge step up, not that the Canton's aren't good in the right application.
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