Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?

I wasn't all that impressed with the VR4 Sr. when it was only 8K

Interestingly, I heard this speaker at a dealer in SF. A friend was considering them as a possible replacement for his VR4Jr's. Frankly, they sounded like...well...BAD. There's no other word for it. I was really surprised. We all were, especially considering how much we like the Jr's.

So, I made the suggestion that they pull the speakers to the other side of the room, because the system into which they were first placed was considerably lower in price/quality than that of my friend's at home. They moved them across the room into the better system, and lo and behold, the speakers sounded much, much better. The dealer then said, "Well, you know, that other side of the room is the worst of the three we use in the room. For some reason, it always sounds boomy and resonant." He wasn't kidding. Had that been the whole of the audition, my friend would have walked away utterly disappointed.

Although not 100% sold--but close enough--my friend bought the Sr's that day. Guess what happened when he had a week or two to play around with them at home? They were phenomenal. Everything he liked about the Jr's, but fuller, deeper, richer, you name it. I too left the dealer like my friend did, crossing his fingers that they would be an improvement over the Jr's. When I heard the Sr's in his system, I knew he'd made the right move.

Bottom line is, without the chance to tweak a bit, thereby comparing the component to ITSELF, you can never be sure if you're hearing it at its best.

You're welcome Tbg. I think you should wait a few more months, when the price go even lower. Right now, they sell for around $2800.

In a few month the price on the speakers are going up, but by then there will be others out and awaiting evaluation. My wife said no so the question right now is moot.

How is Adagio compared with Hyperion 938 or VR 4jr? Are these 3 speakers in the same league?

Well My Adagios are in place and even the wife is happy with the Mappa Burr finish, not the base drivers mind you, they are too black(give me strength). They are more than I expected, out of the box they are clean dynamic, excellent soundstage. I can't hear a crossover notch or the slightest colouration. Fast speakers are often tonally deficient in my experience, theses are not, instruments are clearly different. I was expecting a long burn in, if they sound this good out of the box, I can't weight for when they are burned in. An unequivical recommendation then
I repeat the earlier offer, anyone in the UK near Oxfordshire wants a listen let me know. They are on dem at the Park inn Heathrow show this weekend I believe, I'm hoping tomorrow.