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Merlin Master Bam Alert

My buddy just received his dual mono dual ops bam.The first one sold.He has VSM MXE's.Thought you would like to see his reaction:"There is an uncanny sense of realism.
I was listening in the dark with my eyes closed.
The sense of being in a concert hall was so great that my brain created a seemingly real visual image of where it thought it was.
After the piece ended I just shut the system down. I did not want to take a chance of diminishing the impact of what I had just experienced.
Quite an accomplishment."
I will be receiving my single ended Master Bam shortly and will report my findings in more detail.
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glory
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I am glad I never bought into Merlin speakers when I was in need of new speakers years ago. The upgrades from going lead free to all the other ME MX MX2 Z over T is way over the Moon for me.

Every time I head the Merlin speakers @ RMAF they were outstanding. I would say in two more year this upgrade stuff might be over and then I would buy to try.

Kind of like Synergistic Research $$$ upgrades. Move a wire to the right and bingo it is the latest new wire. Triple Q tunnel $$$$$$$ LOL.
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samac
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It's all about perspectives. The upgrade path is one of the big reasons I wanted my Merlin TSMs. As they (Merlin) continue to refine their speakers I just send them to the shop and have my speakers improved.

I really like the Focal 1007Be. If I would have gone with the 1007Be a few months later I would have been a bit disappointed to see the new and improved 1008Be come out. I got a feeling if I asked Focal to upgrade the 1007s to the 1008s I'd be out of luck.
bobbyapalkovic
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glory, we are near the end of development of the vsm project. after sixteen years and six new versions of it i have gone through the whole thing numerous times. nothing newly developed is ever a long way down the refinement path. and because i have elected to finish my work and not proliferate designs, i think you heard the benefit to that end. plus the cost of merlin upgrades are very inexpensive for what you get in the end. imho, the master bam and master rc's are a perfect example of this.
best regards, bobby at merlin

pubul57
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Nothing like a well sorted product with incremental refinement over the long run - think 3ASigs, VSMs, M60s, HL5s SL1s - you know the type of product I'm talking about. No major changes, but constant improvements over the original (good) idea. I do understand the frustration you might feel with the "upgrade" path, but for the most part you can follow it, rather than be thrown the brick wall of a completely different model replacing an older one. In the case of the Master Bam evolution, nothing could have been easier to make my VSMs "better".
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glory
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57,

You are right to say that the upgrade path is better than a whole new design.

Merelin @ EXPONA this spring?
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