Diffraction Be Gone for Merlin VSM series (possibly others) Price Drop

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fly_fish_nz

Sold my Merlin VSMMe's when I moved to a smaller listening room, so it's time these found a new home.  They run $55 plus shipping new, so I figure $24 shipped Priority for this set.  Money Order, personal check, and pay pal (please add 3%) are all fine.  I'll ship immediately with postal money order or Paypal, and wait for others to clear and then ship.

The pair is in excellent condition, but does not include the velcro tabs, which didn't work well for me - double backed tape (or thread) held them in place better and more easily.  Great reviews here and at the site:

"With the tweeter surrounds in place, there is less smearing of the sound; in
orchestral music, individual instruments can be heard distinctly rather than
blending into an amalgam of sound.  Using the surrounds produced a
soundstage width that is more uniform and panoramic."  Irv Bloom, CA (2/07) 

"With the tweeter surrounds affixed to the four speakers (Von Schweikert VR2's),
there was a stronger focus and greatly enhanced realism.  The tone of the
various string instruments was less amorphous and had more depth."  John
Sunier, Editor/publisher, Audiophile Audition (see full review published 6/18)

"Mids and highs are significantly sweeter and clearer.  Tonal shadings and
nuance more evident.  I'm hearing a more musical presentation and this to me is
more impressive than the improvements in imaging clarity."  Adamay (11/05) 

"These elegant and inexpensive felt devices will make an improvement all out of 
proportion to their low cost."  Robert E. Greene, technical editor, The Absolute
Sound Golden Ear Award '08


« Last Edit: 15 Mar 2011, 09:51 pm by fly_fish_nz »

jimdgoulding

Re: Diffraction Be Gone for Merlin VSM series
« Reply #1 on: 2 Mar 2011, 05:31 pm »
Should a member purchase, I would like for that someone to know that I will neatly cut to fit your speakers whatever the make if you will pay the postage to and fro. 

fly_fish_nz

Re: Diffraction Be Gone for Merlin VSM series
« Reply #2 on: 3 Mar 2011, 01:29 pm »
Thanks Jim - very nice of you!  By the way, my new speakers, Lipinski 707's, have three concentric layers of Belgium foam outside the tweeters to control diffraction.  I assume this is based on rigorous testing by Lipinski and it looks like they've bought into the concept as well.

fly_fish_nz

Bump and price drop to $24.  Can ship directly to Jim as noted above, if buyer has different speakers.