seadweller,
Where are you located? If it's anywhere close to the north central portion of Indiana, you could hear the speakers I was talking about.
I've heard all the speakers you mentioned, and owned a pair of Von Schweikert Vortex Screens for 18+ years and obviously liked them. I now own VMPS RM40 BCSE speakers that have very good dynamics and can play at very loud volumes, BUT...they don't have as much jump factor as those Aether Spirit I. The Aether's have very similar detailing as the VMPS, but are in a very compact cabinet. The Aether's have seriously good bass, almost the equal of the huge RM40s. The Aether's can actually play at louder volumes than the VMPS. The Vortex Screens were considered to have good dynamics back in 1991, but they can't hold a candle to the RM40s in that area. The pair of RM40s that I have are better sounding than the ones that one Best In Show at the CES, so it's saying something that the Aether's are in their league in most areas and ahead in dynamics and live sound quality.
Where are you located? If it's anywhere close to the north central portion of Indiana, you could hear the speakers I was talking about.
I've heard all the speakers you mentioned, and owned a pair of Von Schweikert Vortex Screens for 18+ years and obviously liked them. I now own VMPS RM40 BCSE speakers that have very good dynamics and can play at very loud volumes, BUT...they don't have as much jump factor as those Aether Spirit I. The Aether's have very similar detailing as the VMPS, but are in a very compact cabinet. The Aether's have seriously good bass, almost the equal of the huge RM40s. The Aether's can actually play at louder volumes than the VMPS. The Vortex Screens were considered to have good dynamics back in 1991, but they can't hold a candle to the RM40s in that area. The pair of RM40s that I have are better sounding than the ones that one Best In Show at the CES, so it's saying something that the Aether's are in their league in most areas and ahead in dynamics and live sound quality.