VR-5 Anniversary VS Sasha

I own the VR5 Annies and don't agree with your comment regarding the fit and finish. I find it quite beautiful and the VSA sound is much less fatiguing that ANY Wilson I have heard to date (WP7&8, Sasha and Sophia). The metal tweeter makes my ears bleed. A friend who owns both the annies and the VR9s said had he heard the VR5s before purchasing the 9s he may have stopped there. Apparently the new midrange in the VR9 MkII is the same one as in my annies and from all reports is not a subtle improvement.

I have had VS VR4 SR's and now VR5 Anniversary MK2 (see recent review a'gon). I strongly prefer them to the Wilson sound, just as detailed nut less fatiguing and more natural sounding.

where do you think Albert got his idea on the shape from?

Yes it is a great shape and led me to also listen to the similar shaped Wilson's before pulling the trigger on VS

I purchased an "upgraded" a pair of Von Schweikert vr-35's which are 8K retail and will say that they will compete with speakers in the 20K+ range and do it quite easily. They are very "musical', not sterile and overly detailed and have lots of the trickle down technology from Albert's more expensive models. My friend owns the Sashas and they are very nice in deed. Combined with his ARC 5 preamp they sound very very good. I personally prefer the silk dome tweeter to metal tweeters. I believe Von Schweikert speakers are a great bargain and out perform their competition across the board at comparable price points.