Merlin Music – TSM-MMM Black Magic Edition Bookshelf [SOLD]

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Merlin Music: Black Magic Edition TSM-MMM Bookshelf Speakers

These are the infamous Black Magic Edition of the classic Merlin TSM bookshelf/standmount speakers.

Includes the RC Networks, alignment tools, and cloth grills, which could use recovering at some point, assuming you fit them, which I don’t.

These TSM-MMM are the very latest “Black Magic Edition“, an incredible-sounding sealed box 2-way… 87dB efficient and very amplifier friendly 8 ohm (6.5 ohm min) load.

They’ve been taken fantastic care of and there is not a ding or significant mark anywhere to be seen.

I wish I could keep these for my personal use, but I’m running out of space as it is, and since we derive no revenue from advertising, funds are always needed to go towards the next project. Maybe I will change my mind and keep them, better act fast before I do!

Merlin Music speakers are serviced and supported by Rich Brkich, Signature Sound in New York. Rich has extensive parts inventory, is extremely knowledgeable on Merlin Music products and was a close friend of Bobby Palkovich before his passing. Contact Rich here https://sigsound.com/product-lines/merlin-music-systems/

It’s hard to describe the way these speakers sound without my vocabulary being reduced to gush. They’re among the most ‘lifelike’ presentation I’ve heard from any speaker, large or small. They produce a huge soundstage with incredible depth and detail, but it isn’t until you hear the reproduction of the female voice through the Merlins that you begin to understand what a true genius Mr. Palkovich was. To give you a small indication of what I mean – when you think about the massive R&D resources available to a company like Sonus Faber, for example, and compare their operation to that of a solo entity such was Merlin’s design operation. Now compare a modern pair of Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M, to the Merlin TSM-MMM BME, as I’ve been fortunate enough to do, and you’ll be hit squarely in the face by the sense of irony.

Good that the Cremona Auditors are, the Merlins are simply in another league. Both make beautiful music, but the Merlins are able to sound ‘beautiful’ without succumbing to an excess of euphonic coloration. It’s in the area of transparency where they truly excel, particularly over something like the aforementioned Cremona Auditor M. The glass is crystal, crystal clear. There’s nothing between you and the performance that you hear emerging from the Merlins and broadcast around the room. Change a set of cables anywhere in your system, and you’ll immediately hear it. Roll a tube in a preamp and you’ll never have to wonder to what extent the new tube selection makes a difference, the change will be laid bare before you. Yes, these are reference-level monitors which would surely be at home in any studio, but they’re also music-making masterpieces.

You might think I’ve set the bar a little high in some of the above, but trust me, it’s real. I’ve owned a fair number of stand-mounted speakers in the 40+ years I’ve been around this hobby but nothing I’ve heard comes close to these fully tricked-out Black Magic Edition Merlins. That’s not to say you can just drop them in your room and enjoy everything they offer. They’ll need careful placement. A 1/4inch tweak can make all the difference. They’ll also need a good set of stands, preferably 24-26″ depending on the height of your chair.

These are basically a collectors’ item and are priced fairly. Like a vintage Patek Philippe or The Macallan 50, the value will increase over time.

Treat yourself. In fact, knock yourself out.

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