SS amp for Merlin VSMs?

Hi Rockadanny, Glad you enjoyed the sound in our room. We were using a B&K Reference 200.2 amplifier controlled by a Resolution Audio Opus 21 CDP w/volume control. The Merlin's are a great speaker to work with and sound pretty amazing. I do remember the gentlemen coming into the room and talking about the bass performance. The system was at it's best during that time at the show....wished the sound was that good during the entire weekend....you came in at the right time. It does come down to set-up...I spent a good three months tweaking the sound. We will be using an 845 tube amp at RMAF...so if you make out there feel free to stop by and listen to some more music. Don DCCA

i have merlin vsm mme ... at times the highs are agressive.....one of the reasons silver wires are not recomented with these speakers

masilu, the highs in the mme are transparent to what precedes them. the highs in this version have a very slight roll of so it is not the speaker. the recordings vary a lot, the silver wire you use or the room/set up may be causing this to happen.
if you want to discuss it, call me at 585 367 2390 and i will be glad to help you. i am sure we can get the sound to where you would be happy.
regards, b

Don DCCA - Doh! Sorry for the wrong name. Thank you for correctly describing the gear you used. For everyone else, after re-reading my original thread above, I feel I need to clarify. When I stated, "... but his (supposed) results were hard to dispute", the reason I used "supposed" was only because I had no comparisons with different cables in that system. I did not mean to cast any doubt that the cables were the reason. As far as the results, what I heard, they were wonderful - sounded awesome with those cables.

Rockadanny no worries! You must like lots of texture in the sound....that was my focal point for the AXPONA set-up. Don DCCA