why no recent Merlin speaker reviews?

It used to be when anyone here posted anything negative about them, there would be a many quick to post in their defense . I have owned a pair of their speakers and I never got them to sound to my liking., but kept that to myself during this period.

It does make you wonder .

Perhaps it is because both reviewers and consumer cannot make out which model is the most current. Go to Merlin website and you will be more confused than ever.

Merlin’s current price list shows VSM-MMM and VSM-MXM speakers, but the Notes section indicates VSM-MXr and VM-MMi speakers. Go Merlin’s “The Evolution of the Merlin VSM Loudspeaker” page and it indicates VSM-MM & VSM-MX (Produced from Spring 2004 to Present) as their current model. Now go to Merlin Product new and it indicates that the VSM MMe has been replaced by the VSM MMi and the VSM MXe by the VSM MXr. Why not just label their speakers series 1, 2, 3 etc.

Justlisten,

It doesn't seem to me that the environment to which you refer is a thing of the past.

Recently Stereomojo (Malcolm Gnomes) did a review on the latest VSM MXR with the Dueland caps and Cardas Clear wire. The BAM has been completely redesigned with a more powerful switch mode power supply.

"Why not just label their speakers series 1, 2, 3 etc"

Because we would be on series 493, or some stupid s^&t like that......

Shakey