Merlin TSM BME

[mpw]

I missed the 6. While typing ! But meant that you have a Pretty large room and it's not about the power but air movement by cone which will make a difference ..so more power not really needed

But choice is of course your own and if you have made up your mind to be happy about how you already have set up then all power to you !

Walking about and listening is perfectly fine and that way you really don't have to worry about getting too particular about the setup /orientation /distance


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arj.. thats where the subwoofer come in in suppose.. but that leaves out the possibility of coaxing more out of the Merlin TSM since these can handle 100W SS amps.

i suppose - there are 2 steams of thought in my mind

a. the room - weather any more damping is required ??

next

b. The amplification

I think i must focus on the the room and try and make it as damped as possible without dulling the sound.

 

[arj]

arj.. thats where the subwoofer come in in suppose.. but that leaves out the possibility of coaxing more out of the Merlin TSM since these can handle 100W SS amps.



i suppose - there are 2 steams of thought in my mind



a. the room - weather any more damping is required ??



next



b. The amplification



I think i must focus on the the room and try and make it as damped as possible without dulling the sound.

My personal view , if you already have the sub well integrated then all you need is to repositioning the speakers and seating spot and nothing more . Just follow Bobby's guidelines

I don't think you need more amplification in terms of power but better quality is welcome anytime depending on what you want to spend as your speakers are resolving enough to scale up

I don't like damping other than blocking 1st reflection points on the side .. I do that with a bookshelf each in my room since my room is not that wide . Rear is best taken care of with a diffuser ( ugly) or by pulling out the speakers at least 4-5 feet out


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[Hari Iyer]

During your walking session, did you find any position where the bass was good, tight and adequate? If yes, try placing one of the speaker in that position and try once again.

One more suggestion. If possible try feeding only one speaker with music (say left) and place them to get adequate bass. Then put the left speaker off and do the same with the right speaker. Then play both left + right and see if the bass increase or decrease. If the left + right is adding in-phase then you should get a 3dB+ increase in low end. If its out-of-phase then a -3dB dip could be seen at the low end.

Try towing in and out to get the lows to add in-phase. Also i would try reversing one of the speaker leads to check if situation improves or degrades in one of the test.

cheers.

 

[Hari Iyer]

Can you share a picture of this placement?

After 2 weeks of listening, i found that the diagonal placement was very open in the mids and highs, but the low end extension was not to my satisfaction at my listening position.
I have now restored my traditional placement with the speakers around 2 feet away from the rear wall and at a listening distance of around 13 feet from my listening position. Distance between two speakers is around 6 feet. This position gives me excellent low end lift till around 25Hz or so. But this is again with compromise on the open mids. I have added a sound absorbent panel to my right speaker wall which is just 6" away from the right speaker. All in all i have now realized with experience that speaker placement in smaller room is an compromise you have to live with and placements should be optimized as per your listening goals and standards. There is no quick & easy solution for this. If it works well for you then you are in the path of audio Nirvana.

 

[square_wave]

Wouldnt it be better to pick up omni directional design speakers if you are not a sweet spot listener? I have seen many people preferring those if they want soundstage to be better across varied listening positions. A subwoofer to such a configuration might just be the ticket.

http://www.duevel.com/home/loudspeaker.shtml

 

[mpw]

square wave,

Such speakers - are the stuff of Aquarian ( crazy looking but fundu ) fantasies - are not available to audition here but in theory you might be correct.

I cannot compare the Merlin TSM to these since i havent heard the Duevels but somebody did point these out to me 2 years ago.

Besides am happy with the Merlin TSM.

regards

 

[Vulcan]

I'm curious about that sealed Dayton driver sub ^^

 

[Soundstage]

Maybe a used pair of Bose 901s would do the trick, if you intend listening from no specific position in the room.

The first time I heard the 901s, at a friend's place some 30 years ago, I was quite surprised to find how the music seemed to sound the same, irrespective of where I sat or stood in the room.

A non audiophile suggestion for a non audiophile requirement

 

[mpw]

I'm curious about that sealed Dayton driver sub ^^

There is a thread on it... Bargain hunter's sub woofer

Njoi!

Maybe a used pair of Bose 901s would do the trick, if you intend listening from no specific position in the room.

The first time I heard the 901s, at a friend's place some 30 years ago, I was quite surprised to find how the music seemed to sound the same, irrespective of where I sat or stood in the room.

A non audiophile suggestion for a non audiophile requirement

It's an interesting concept certainly.

Would be nice to it hear someday...

Am open to new experiences...

 

[mpw]

few small changes

a. Living life w/o Naim Naca5.

The Klotz LY240 is on trial and my ears have adjusted to it i guess. Thanks to a FM who is very good at soldering and presenting the cables in a very very professional manner.

b. Turned the subwoofer by 90 deg.. to my eyes this looks better aesthetically.

c. Using the Master RC n/m on the rear of the Merlin TSM instead of the Standard. I can detect the sound floats a bit more. But i guess the Duelund caps need to be run long enough to judge clearly.

Looking to try a pair of Klotz MC5000 interconnects once i get a quad of profi connectors..

The changes described above are kind of just to keep at it.

Other than this - the music continues to flow

Its been 3+ years with the Naim Nait 5i + Merlin combo. Each time i think of something better ( read more expensive ), this combo manages to tick the boxes for me at the moment.

Am unable to take a leap of faith as i dont know what lies on the other end. Would i lose more than what i would supposedly gain ?

 

[neo]

Yes you will.stay put & enjoy

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[mpw]

Post no #190 talked about the music flowing

Post no # 190 talked about a leap of faith

The Technics SL1210mk2 has found a new home now since 2 weeks

what post #190 didnt say was Life can be a tease

regards

 

[mpw]

since about 10 days now, i have been using the Kimber Hero interconnect between my trusty old Philips CD750 to the Naim Nait 5i-2 integrated amp.

Played different genres of music.

The sound has changed for the better ie more to my liking.

Atleast in my system, there is a discernible difference.

Am getting a more "open" and a bit of shine to the sound i like.

Am looking forward to try the Cardas Parsec i/c in about a months time - i got a used pair at a discount.

regards

 

[neo]

Didn't know you had replaced your cd players too?
Sold or....?

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[mpw]

neo

Naim CD5XS was sold quite some time back.

Now its the Philips CD 750 and hopefully a Philips CD960 soon

Mahesh

 

[neo]

neo

Naim CD5XS was sold quite some time back.

Now its the Philips CD 750 and hopefully a Philips CD960 soon

Mahesh

Cool. Need to revisit hopefully in a couple of months. Guess you will have your vinyl sorted by then.
Cheers

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[mpw]

a recent üpdate

bought simple spikes from soundfoundations and installed under both my sources - the sound has become a touch better all round. The sound tightens up.

I dont know why ???

subtle but discernible improvements.

I bought it for aesthetic purposes i thought my rig would look better with the "golden" spikes underneath them

I urge you to try out this purchase and discern for yourself

Have been playing with some interconnects between the CDP and Naim Nait 5i-2

I had the VDH - basic one
then Kimber Hero WBT
then Cardas Parsec
and now Klotz MC 5000

I must say the Klotz MC 5000 is very good ( between the cdp and the naim amp ) - i like it.

Belden 8402 is my phono interconnect

My speaker cables these days are Klotz LY 240 as well..

Not missing anything much..

)

regards

 

[jls001]

...
and now Klotz MC 5000

I must say the Klotz MC 5000 is very good ( between the cdp and the naim amp ) - i like it.

Incidentally, I recently "rediscovered" my MC5000 as I needed a cable from my CD player (actually a Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray player which has a damned good analog output ) to buffer, and I wholeheartedly agree with you that it's a very fine sounding cable.

Moral of the story (for me): have patience with new cables and don't judge them before proper burn in

 

[mpw]

The Cards Parsec interconnect is very nice too.

Seems to do nothing.

Which is a lot..

Very listenable and has grown on me..