A joint effort, the BAM was developed by Merlin along with cable manufacturer JPS Labs, whose Golden Flutes have been augmenting the bass of many speaker models for nearly 10 years. The BAM has the same level of exceptional internal parts found in the VSM-SEs themselves, further ensuring that the qualities of the speakers will not be adversely affected. The BAM is inserted in the signal path between preamp and power amp or in any suitable tape loop. Of course, these changes wouldn't be deemed improvements if the VSM-SEs weren't better than their cheaper relatives or if the SEs were hurt sonically in any way, but neither of these is the case. The VSM-SEs are very special indeed.
Images have greater roundness and fullness because the treble is even more natural.
It just sounds this way next to lilting highs of the SEs. In my review of the VSMs, I shed light on Diana Krall's wonderful All For You , and through the VSM-SEs, this CD is pure magic. Krall's voice is sweet throughout, slightly breathy in strategic spots, languid, lithe, and real . All For You an audio experience of the highest order. DAC can hunt down and expose the most minuscule bits of detail and present them naturally, and with the VSM-SEs the Timbre has met its match in this regard.