Merlin owners who have modified x-over?


Who has modifies or would like to modify the merlins, which caps have been used or considered.
pedrillo

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Have any private owners of Merlins modified their crossovers to premium components like the Duelunds?
What changes in sounds are you hearing?
This thread reads like a Billy Mays Infomercial.
The original question was for owners of Merlins to discuss changes they had made to their Merlin Crossovers. Not one response by a private owner!
The only reply is by the owner of Merlin Speakers. Fine to reply, but why not identify yourself as The Merlin representative. Why not post your results in detail at your web site and invite readers to visit that site? Have you tried any other caps besides the Hovelands and the Duelunds. Are these Duelund VSF copper, aluminum, or the Cast series?
If there are any Merlin owners who do want to experiment to obtain a better sound, Parts Connexion is selling Duelunds at 20% off (including custom values)during the month of June.
I am not associated with any Audio company. I do wish "bobby" and "audileil" would both be more transparent in their postings.
David Pritchard
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Dgarretson,
Congratulations on your outstanding work on your crossover networks. Your use of both Duelund and Clarity caps combined with a Duelund resistor are sure to provide sonic bliss. Have you been been inclined to vary inductors? There have been conflicting reports on the sonic attributes of the Solen and the North Creek inductors, and maybe nothing written concerning the quite expensive Duelund Inductors.
I hope you will take the time to tell us the changes you heard as you made your changes or did you take the plunge and do your upgrade in onestep?
I do not feel I have lambasted any party at Audiogon (a verb meaning to wack or pound). I only wish dealers and manufacturers would identify themselves as such.
I do appreciate Bobby identifying which Duelund cap he is evaluating and why, and not leaving it identified as a Duelund proprietary.
I am sure when you bought your expensive Duelunds you would want to know if they could be bought at a discount instead of their everyday price. I have no affliation with Parts Connexion. Since June 30 is the last day of their sale, I thought people buying Duelunds should act promptly.
David Pritchard
Dgarretson,
Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful response. You are so correct in the pricing of the Duelunds. At their cost it is helpful to the community to have detailed user reports about which crossover networks do or do not benefit.
Unlike many cable options, there are no 30 day trials with these aftermarket components.
Did you do your modifications in multiple steps or as a total one step change?
The Clarity MR cap appears to be a particularly good value in the world of expensive caps.
David Pritchard
Bobby,
Thank you for your additional information on your choice of components to upgrade and the rational behind the choices.
Thank you for identifying yourself as a manufacturer.
David Pritchard