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Couple of questions on the Merlin VSM speakers...

I'm interested in these speakers. I thought there used to be a dealer in the SF Bay area, but none is listed on the Merlin web site; I'll check to confirm this, but I'm asking these questions because I may not be able to demo them. They will be located in our living room and serve double duty as serious listening and casual listening. Most of these questions are in regards to casual listening. Our room is about 24x14x9. Side reflections are not an issue.

How do they sound at low volume?

How do they sound off axis?

How do they sound placed close (10-18") to the wall behind them (we can pull them out for more serious listening)?

For more serious listening, how much of a difference does the BAM make? We'd like to avoid the clutter of extra boxes.

Finally, just how red is the Ruby Red color???

Thanks.
budrew

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jim2
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Budrew, I have owned my VSMs for 4 years and agree with everything Tubegroover said. I'd emphasize that the BAM is necessary. It is a small unit though but it makes or breaks the system - in my opinion.

If you haven't done so yet, give Bobby Palkovic a call at Merlin and talk to him directly. He has been tweaking this system for 10 years. And if you are conisdering the Ruby Red finish you can take advantage of the MX upgrade that is now available. According to Bobby it makes the speaker much more dynamic, "bigger sounding", blacker background, clearer, etc. And knowing what I know about the speaker, that is pretty astounding because it is already so good.

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