tmiddle
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| Inexpensive speaker cable for Merlin Find a pair of TG Audio HSR speaker cables at about your price point used, or new for just a little more. Just my opinion, but shared by a few others who have or had Merlins.good luck, | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? I was always pleased with the Plinius SA100 MkIII on my TSM-MX's. This was with a Reference Line passive and later with the Joule LA100 MkIII preamp. I now have the Filarmonia integrated amp, but miss having my amp powered on 24/7 where I could si... | |
| Heed Quasar or Jasmine Audio phono stage? I have not heard the Jasmine unit, but have the Quasar in my system for the past couple years. I purchased mine as a demo for $750 (full warranty) and am entirely pleased with it. I'm running mine with a Dynavector DV20XL and have plenty of gain. ... | |
| Berning EA-230 vs RM-10mkII with Merlin VSM The Joule is a wonderful preamp for the Merlins. Used to have this one that I used with a Plinius amp for my TSM-MXe's. Nice combo but I ended up with a Filarmonia integrated. Still wish that I would have kept both the Joule and the Plinius.....ju... | |
| REL Strata III spikes The Strata originally came with spikes and Sumiko recommended to "not" use them. I don't with mine atop a sandbox. | |
| Cables & Merlin TSM-XMr Tg Audio HSR speaker cables is what I've been happily running for 7 years now. | |
| Comedy Albums No Firesign Theatre?....blasphemy!!!!!! | |
| Merlins & Speaker Wire I'll second the TG Audio wire. I've been running these with my TSM-MX's since getting them about 8 years ago. Very nice match. | |
| Cary, Cayin or Primaluna EL34 for Merlin VSM-MME I think you'd do well to try to audition a Manley Stingray integrated. I think that you could find one used close to your price range. | |
| Best way to couple monitor speakers to stands? The best method would be attach via screws to firmly couple to your speakers/stands. This is what I would do with my Merlins, but refuse to drill into the cabinets so I use blu tak. I think the secret is to use just very small blobs. About the siz... | |
| Any good equipment racks that are afordable? I would take a look at TAOC racks. You could get a 3 tier setup for under 1.5k and these are nice. Positive Feedback did a write up a few years ago with lots of details.http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue22/taoc.htm | |
| Distortion on Giant Steps? I feel your pain. Recently picked up an original Kind Of Blue release (VG+) on vinyl and because of some noise on the first track I decided to also buy a new copy of the 200g Classic Records reissue. There is an intermittent "buzz/squawk" at sever... | |
| Need advice on a good Phono preamp I have been extremely happy with a Heed Quasar that I got as a demo for $750. It works great with a .3mv Dynavector. | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? "Fisherman's Blues" - Waterboys on 200g Simply Vinyl | |
| Tube pre/SS amp to replace Plinius 8200 integrated Used to have the Plinius SA100 MkIII (1.7k used) with a Joule LA100 MkII (1.5k used). This was a really nice match and sometimes I wish that I had kept them both. My musical tastes are similar to yours and speakers were Merlin TSM-MX's.good luck |