What can you tell me about jm reynaude.

Hey Y'all,

I'm the gent that Tireguy is referring to in his post. I owned the Trentes for 5 years and I did have the cabinets replaced three times. The only inaccuracy in what Tireguy said was that when I sold the speakers, they where not coming apart again. What was happening was the old battanboard cabinets would separate at the seams. I had an email correspondence with Jean Marie and he mentioned that in dryer climates, I live in NY; the wood that made up the cabinets had a tendency to separate. That is probably why Darkmoebius has never experienced this. He must either have the newer solid cabinets or the moisture from his local helps prevent this condition. I've been a big fan of JMR and particularly the Trentes but they are notorious for the separation of the battanboard cabinets. I think sound wise, they are a very competitive monitor system and I do recommend them. That is, if they have the solid cabinets.......John

Thanks for clearing things up John!

Hi John,

Thanks for filling in the details. I got my speakers right after JMR switched from the Battenboard to the newer cabinet construction.

How do you like the Von Schwiekert's?

I heard the VR4.5 jr(?) last year and they were incredible.

Hey Y'all,

I think Von Schwiekert is currently putting out the best speakers on the market. I've had the pleasure of listening to every speaker in VSA's current line up except for the VR-1. The best, and most un-appreciated speaker is the DB-99. They Exceed 20Hz-20 KHz on both ends and you can drive them with an 8 watt set amp to 99dbs, incredible. I also think the most over looked speaker in the line up is the VR-2. They are not hard to drive, have very smooth and full mids and very pleasing highs. If you don't need the very last octave of bass or you have a smallish room, these are the floor standers you should be looking at. I've heard all of these speakers driven by different amps, (solid state, tube and hybrid) but they really have synergy with VAC. If you put any of the VSA's with the right size VAC, you will be very happy. I hope this babble helps.........John

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No problem, Tim.