The Woodshop Shed

Merlin 3B+ Speaker Refurbish

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


This is a pair of Merlin 3B+ speakers made in Rochester, NY circa 1990. These were given to me by a former Kodak co-worker, who also worked part time with me for Merlin around the time these speakers were made. His wife was tired of looking at them, and thought they were too big. Odds are good that I had a hand in the original manufacture of these 30 years ago. Without question I can lay claim to 100% of the refurbishment!The original foam covering had completely disintegrated, the wood finish had some minor damage, one of the woofers had come disconnected, and the midrange and tweeter potentiometers needed some cleanup. The bottoms are loaded with sand, and they weigh over 100# each. These were a very serious pair of high end speakers that retailed for close to $1000/pr, and still sound pretty amazing even by today's standards. I owned a pair of Merlin 4s years ago until I made the speakers I still use today.I cured the performance ills, sanded and re-oiled the oak caps, and re-wrapped the tubes with 1/4” 30 ppi filter foam. ~ $45 of materials, and they're back to looking like new. I had enough foam left over to wrap another small pair of speakers I had made in the mid 90s, and out of guilt offered them to the guy who gave me the Merlins, and he accepted. Those are a pretty respectable sounding little pair of speakers too with solid cherry wood.Merlin 3B+:



.Here are the Sterling ST-10s that I offered in trade:

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