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Merlin TSM comparisons

Hi,

I've been reading up lately on all kinds of monitors, and have been intrigued by Merlin's TSM. The latest iteration is the mmi, I believe.

If you've heard the TSM lately, especially in comparison to other, current monitor offerings out there, I'd love to hear your opinions. I know that there are other Merlin threads on Audiogon but I am especially interested in hearing from folks who have compared them to others, especially if you've lived with them.
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robbob
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I am in my second week of breaking in a new pair of TSM-XMr monitors. Yes, the cult-like love for these speaker systems is founded on reality. They are quite amazing. I will be posting a full review in tomorrow or Wednesday.

Rob
bobbyapalkovic
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paul, you are in for more fun as you master bam and rc's are going out today by ups, signature requested.
have fun,
bobby
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mapman
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I don't view a sub as a band aid. That infers it fixes something that is damaged or defective otherwise. If integrated well with good small monitors in particular, it is there optionally to add something that was not there to start with, and only as wanted or needed.

There are many threads around arguing the pro/cons of subs so no sense re-hashing all that.
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mapman
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OK, but not meeting listener expectations does not mean the fundamental design of the speaker is flawed, only that the buyer chose the wrong speaker.

I've heard magico mini but never Merlin.

Even the mini's sounded "thin" to me on an absolute scale, despite being one of the best speakers I have heard in most every other regard.

I've heard higher end Totem monitors in the past as well and they were also quite good as has been similar Dynaudio (not thin).


I have some pretty good Triangle monitors ($500 new) also. These are thinner than 5X as expensive Dynaudio at higher volumes, but competitive with most anything at low volumes.
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