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Magico A3 Owners Using APOD's - please give me your impressions
They improve on everything that the speakers already do well.  
Magico A3
Dont know about that, but from what I heard with the A3 I could find no fault at all but of course in this game there is always something better.  Best of luck with the S1mk2 if you decide to go that route. 
Magico A3
Seems like the main difference is the diamond coated beryllium tweeter vs the non coated beryllium tweeter. Hard to believe it would that much difference. 
Magico A3
I listened to them recently for about an hour at Rhapsody in NYC with an experienced audiophile friend who also does online reviews. Neither of us noted any harshness or edginess in the least. In fact we thought it to be one the smoothest, most tr... 
Capitol Audio Fest and the New York Audio a trend is emmerging
The A3's were the highlight of the NY Audio show for me. Really terrific sounding speakers. Found it hard to tear myself away. Must have gone back to that room about 4 times on Sunday. 
"tears to the eyes good" Merlin Master VSM
I'm not being self centered at all. I wish there could be a forum in addition to what's here and at Asylum that's more specific to my needs and I suspect a lot of others. I guess I should have been clearer. My apologies for that. 
"tears to the eyes good" Merlin Master VSM
I wish this board were restricted to people who have actually heard speakers and can comment on them based on their experience. That would be much more valuable to me and this whole thread would not be taking place. 
"tears to the eyes good" Merlin Master VSM
Have you actually heard them? I would bet that you haven't. If you heard them and didn't like them or they weren't to your taste that would be one thing. Other than that why would you bash something you haven't heard? Do you have an ax to grind or... 
Merlin Master Bam Alert
Received my Master Bam about 3 weeks ago and have been breaking it in.Cold right out of the box it was a major improvement over the previous version.But after 3 weeks it's just unbelievable.This is a sophisticated sound.What I mean is that not onl... 
Merlin Upgrade Experience
I've been enjoying Merlin VSM's since 1997 and have had them upgraded throughout the years.They have never ceased to amaze me with through each new upgrade.I received the new MMe's 2 weeks ago and am blown away by the improvement over the MM's.The...