I bought my VS VR4SR MKII speakers brand new at the beginning of the summer. I had been using the VR4jr's and came into some extra cash, so I decided to upgrade. I had never spent this much money on anything other than my house and car, so I was a bit nervous as to what I might (or might not) hear with the upgrade. I also knew that these speakers would take a while to break in. As I sat there totally underwhelmed and thinking of all the money I just spent, I had to keep reminding myself "they'll sound better, they'll sound better". Like I said, I sat there totally underwhelmed and somewhat bummed out at what I was hearing. Well all of that has changed. After hundreds of hours of break in I am now listening to the most musical speakers I have ever heard. From top to bottom these things just sound "right" to my ears. I don't think I could find another speaker that would sound this good unless I spend 3 times what I paid for these. The 10 year warranty ain't bad either. I couldn't be happier. Now I get it!
Sometimes I think that is half the problem with Audiophiles is that they are not patient enough and dont put the hours on needed for break-in, I know it sucks but it has to be done and usually it gets much better.
Keithr, Trust me, there's a major difference after breakin. Like a new baseball glove that's stiff at first but loosens up after it gets pounded for a while. I too was skeptical in the beginning, but decided to wait it out and I'm glad I did. I see dozens of great speakers for sale every day here on Audiogon and I'll bet a lot of them aren't given the chance to break in.
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