Merlin Master Bam Alert

i totally agree t, that is why i do things as i do. but not all agree or see the wisdom. i saw no reason to junk a perfectly good product for a newer one. i think most that "heard" a comparison from early to later product would understand. you cannot make everyone happy that is for sure. and if it is the guy i am thinking of, he was a dealer over 12 to 14 years ago and if he is going by what he heard then, which by the way was liked by most, then he has heard nothing! don't you just love it when fools take sound equipment and music and turn it into a contact sport. to some, their opinion matters and yours does not.
best, b

02-18-11: Bobbyapalkovic
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.

Bobby, does this mean you are going to come out with an entirely new model?

nope, the vsm/tsm mmi, mx-r and master will always be on the price list. why give up on something you have been finessing for 17 years? the exhaustive r+d will be transfered to the sub and 3 way.
when a newer technology comes along that we can incorprate into the vsm and tsm, we will do so. many do this to models that have been in their product lines for decades.
ok?
b

Did you say SUB!:)

It's funny, I dumped my VPI turntable for the very reason that I felt it was designed obsolescence. After all, platters were acrylic then combination of metal and acrylic, then all metal. There were other things that bugged me about that approach, not just the platters.

At the start I liked it, (options to upgrade at a reduced cost), but eventually it felt like, (and I know it's a personal thing so please don't turn this into a VPI thread as it's just my own personal opinion), it was going in a big loop and designed to just keep you moving through products and spending money.

I've not felt that way with the Merlin speakers. I get what that dealer is implying but I just don't see it here. The improvements are real, and I don't think that it would have been reasonable to expect them all at once. If that were the case nothing would ever be released as we'd all be waiting for it to be "done" before it was available.

Just my two cents.

PS: Now when will the damned sub be ready! :-)