"Rich
Brkich [Signature Sound] has more experience with Merlin Music Systems loudspeakers than
any other person on the planet . . . , except me." :-)
Bobby A Palkovic, President, Merlin Music Systems
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Items]
A pretty bold claim I know, but my close
association with Merlin Music Systems over the past 15 years makes me [Rich
Brkich, Owner & Operator of Signature Sound]
uniquely qualified to make this claim. On a personal level, my experience with Merlin
started in 1986, when I purchased my first pair of Merlins (a pair of 2b+ speakers),
several years before founding Signature Sound. I immediately became a fan of the
loquacious and very talented President and chief designer of Merlin Music Systems, Bobby
Palkovic, whose very urging played a large role
in the founding of Signature Sound during the Spring of 1990. Over the
years, the dealer - manufacturer relationship grew past those normal bounds
to one of friendship, assistant, and consultant to Merlin. Some of my special skills, knowledge, and experience with
Merlin includes:
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I have personally owned every version of the Merlin VSM and TSM since
their introduction as well as a number of the previous (older) models.
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I have consulted with Merlin on the development of the various versions
of the TSM and VSM, including beta testing of product changes before they went into
production.
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For the past several years I have performed consulting duties for
Merlin
in the sales and marketing of Merlin products.
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I work for Merlin at CES, Stereophile, HiFi News & Record Review,
and other HiFi exhibitions/shows. At these shows, I not only help man the room and answer
questions, but perform set-up and tear down duties to ensure Merlin speakers are sounding
their best in all exhibit rooms that they are in.
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I have witnessed ALL aspects of the manufacture of the VSM and TSM
loudspeaker systems. This unique experience gives me an intimate understanding of Merlin
speakers and how they work.
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I have personally set-up and demonstrated Merlin speakers in a wide
range of environments with a wide range of equipment.
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Heck! I'm even the webmaster of Merlin's own
website and author some of the content.
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With such unique knowledge and experience, no other Merlin dealer can offer the
level of service and consultation expertise. Whether you have a question about
component compatibility, speaker placement, availability, or requesting a trial of a pair of Merlin
speakers, Signature Sound is the place with the answers. Looking to listen to the latest
Merlin models? We have them on display for you to listen to before anyone else.
Additionally, even though Signature Sound is located near Syracuse, New York, we have sold
Merlin speakers to customers around the USA and the world and we offer very fair
pricing on all Merlin the products we sell.
I'm obviously very proud of my involvement with Merlin Music Systems.
I've very much enjoyed working with Bobby, Billy, Deb and the other great people there and
have learned much about speaker systems design, development, and use. Below, you will find
some links with more information about Merlin Music Systems products.
Richard Brkich
Owner, Signature Sound
Merlin Pictures, News, and
How-Tos
Single Wiring Your Merlins! How-To!
My
DIY on assembling Merlin Z-Feet!
Merlin Pics on April 2005 Picture
of the Month Page
Ruby Heart TSMs and Silver VSMs
from Oct 2004
2004 HE (Stereophile Show) in NYC
- Merlin/Joule/JPS Room
Merlin CES Show & Subwoofer News
[2/28/02]
VSM Millennium in Pearl White Premium Finish
VSM Millennium in Champagne Premium Finish
VSM Millenniums in action at the 2001 HiFi Expo show
2001 CES Show Report
Rogue and Merlin @ The 2000 HiFi News Show In
England
HiFi 99 - The Chicago Stereophile Show
Other Recent Merlin Info Available On the Web
Merlin Music
Systems Official Web Site
VSM-MMe/MXe Owner Reviews on AudioReview.com
Bound for sound VSM-MXe Review
VideoHiFi Italy Review (English) of the VSM-MMe!
Michael Fremer @ Sterophile follow up review on the VSM-MX
New MM/MX series info! - See Merlin's
What's New Page
Todd Warnke from EnjoyTheMusic reviews the TSM-MMe
Bound for Sound Reviews the TSM-MMe!
Latest Reviews on the TSM & VSM
Owner
Reviews of the VSM on Audio Review.com
Owner
Reviews of the TSM on Audio Review.com
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