Merlin Clone

[lgreen]

Has anyone cloned a merlin VSM?

Merlin web site

Or if not, does anyone have dimensions of this speaker, or actually have this speaker and willing to cooperate in providing info on it?

[Bill Fitzpatrick]

For $10,000+ it's a rip off. What makes you think it's worth cloning?

[Stixx]

Take components for 1000$, add a million on marketing speak and sell for 10000$......Impressive!

[Pan]

The markup is not that big compared with many other brands. Those tweeters are not cheap. I bet the speakers are very good. I played around with that combo some years ago ands the sound was very good indeed, even with a suboptimal x-ing.

/Peter

[Gasho]

Why everyone cloning something? Bigest pleasure is when you make speakers from scratch , by yourself. Use imagination people, and make unique designs.

[kasra]

Heres a clone, although not with active filter:

[chris ma]

Originally posted by Gasho
Why everyone cloning something? Bigest pleasure is when you make speakers from scratch , by yourself. Use imagination people, and make unique designs.

Yes I built mine from scratch. They are finished and yet they are still in the state of "scratch"


The Butcher

[joster]

http://www.merlinmusic.com/vsm_wht.htm
http://www.merlinmusic.com/vsm.htm

Dimensions and more, x-over point, construction details.
I don't think you can buy the esotar tweeter.

I was thinking of cloning the Merlin TSM. I think cloning is fine. It offers a chance to create something that sounds good if you don't have the necessary design skills.

[Vigier]

Hi,

in some countries you can still buy the T 330 D Esotar tweeter from Dynaudio. Costs about € 360 here (thats about US$ 470).

Grtz, Joris

[Gasho]

Originally posted by Vigier
Hi,

in some countries you can still buy the T 330 D Esotar tweeter from Dynaudio. Costs about € 360 here (thats about US$ 470).

Grtz, Joris

Where !!! Tell me where can I buy Esotar .