Merlin owners,any thoughts.......

I own the VSM-MMs, and I noticed breakin inprovements out to around 200 hours with perhaps a majority of the breaking in around 100. In short, I would say that YES the improvement is dramatic. Bass deepened, highs extended, soundstage deepened, and imaging improved. When I heard the merlins right out of the box, my jaw LITERALLY dropped. They only got better, much, much better beyond that.

Let me know if I can answer any other questions,
Jason

Jason,thanks for your input.Could you,if you dont mind,desribe your system?Thanks again,Bob

I agree with Jason. The VSMs were awesome out of the box and improved after that. Any trace of mechanical glare disappeared pretty quickly to give way to the most amazing mix of hair-rising sweetness and resolution I've ever heard from any speaker. I have about 200 hours on them and sometimes, they still seem to improve. What's for sure is, they still put a big smile on my face everytime I listen to them. After nearly six months of ownership, I'm still as excited and impressed as on the first day.
I'm using them with Brinkmann monos and pre (www.brinkmann-audio.com) and Au24 cable, it's a match made in heaven.
Best,
Jean-Baptiste