Do you have a price range in mind? Does it matter? I would
say the Merlin VSMs are full-range enough, but not the value
proposition of Vandersteen 2s and 3s which are hard to beat
for the price (I owned 3A Signatures and a pair of 2wq
subwoofers before switching to my Merlins).
I think the Merlins may be among the best reviewed speakers
of the last 10 years, especially if you take owner's
opinions into account. I think that at audioreview.com, they
have over 120 user reviews and a 4.97 out 5 avg. star
rating for the SE, and 17 reviews with a 5 star avg rating
for the successor XE. You can't buy that with advertising.
Merlin = IWC
say the Merlin VSMs are full-range enough, but not the value
proposition of Vandersteen 2s and 3s which are hard to beat
for the price (I owned 3A Signatures and a pair of 2wq
subwoofers before switching to my Merlins).
I think the Merlins may be among the best reviewed speakers
of the last 10 years, especially if you take owner's
opinions into account. I think that at audioreview.com, they
have over 120 user reviews and a 4.97 out 5 avg. star
rating for the SE, and 17 reviews with a 5 star avg rating
for the successor XE. You can't buy that with advertising.
Merlin = IWC