B&W Sig. 805 and Merlin TSM


I have a B&W sig. 805 5.1 system that is great. Unfortunately, the bug for a change has hit. I have great interest in the merlin tsm mm/mx speaker also for 5.1. Please help out with comparisons? All input is appreciated.

JWH
jamesw20

Showing 1 response by catsmeow

the n805 is a great speaker, so is the tsm mm. the 805 is more romantic, glowing,warm sounding and the mms are by comparison tonally neutral, much more detailed and impose no character of their own to the sound. very, very light softer character. the 805's are more "chunky" , they will have more of a hefty weight to them whereas the mm's will be relative to the 805s "lighter" in this respect. However with the superb, perhaps expensive is the right word, equipment this might help the mms in this respect. The treble on the mms is more relaxed and refined. Guitar amps have that chunky sound. in this respect the 805 is better. that "chunk" in bass, midbass is what real guitar amps feel like. its a physical thing and if you associate that with what music should be how in this respect is the tsm mm in another league? this debate in this thread isnt over and the mm is not a clear winner as this thread so far might suggest. both are great in their own respects. one has something over the other.