Standout Room: Blue Circle Audio, Merlin Music Systems

Merlin Music and Blue Circle first teamed up at HI-FI '97 to great effect, and this year the match seemed even better.

The system consisted of the Merlin VSM-SE loudspeakers in new navy-blue finish (approximately $7,500), Merlin BAM module, Blue Circle BC6 stereo amplifiers in a vertical-biamp configuration ($3,700 each), Blue Circle's brand new BC3000 linestage preamplifier ($6,250) with BCG3.1 power supply, and a Resolution Audio CD player atop an Osiris Audionics Ariel Mk II isolation platform. Wiring throughout was by Cardas.

The system displayed a robust, rich sound with a wealth of detail and a soundstage that reached far beyond the rear wall and once again impressed the heck out of Doug Schneider. In all, the system represents fine value with reference-level performance in its price category.

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