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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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crt
14 posts
 
Bobby,

I now playing ARS Sonum Filarmonia SE with Merlin VSM-Mxe with Super Bam and thinking to buy a new Ayon Spirit 3 to replace the ARS . I heard that the Ayon tube integrated better than the ARS ? Any advice.
Regards,
Sean
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Don't know the Ayon too well, heard it RMAF, but the Ars is voiced with the Merlins in mind, and given how important the amp/speaker interface is,hard to imagine why they Ayon would be any better matched to the Merlins. The Ayon uses KT-88s? If so, also important to know the Merlins seem to play particularly well with EL-34s. Would be interesting to hear what Bobby thinks of the Ayon, if he has ever heard them (with his speakers).
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
crt, i have not heard it so i cannot say.
who said it is better than the fila and why? what speaker was used?
what paul said is very well put.
i am not a fan of 88's as a rule.
i prefer e34l's and the fila was tuned to sound right with the merlins.
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thuan98
117 posts
 
Paul/Bobby
How about VSM-MXe with 845 SET ? :-)
My new/used pair of CAD805C will be here next week
My guess is the Merlins better match with 845 than 211
? (Yes, my pair has 845/211 switch mods)
My pre is Cary SLP05
Thanks
Thuan
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Bobby has usually steered me away from SET, but I'm sure he will pipe in:)
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