Von Schweikert VR-33

I completely second Bigswede's comments. In spite of their close to the wall placement, the speakers have the ability to completely disappear within the soundstage.
I'm effortlessly driving mine with a vintage Marantz 8B p-p EL34 tube amp, about 35 watts/ch. The VR-33's are dynamic, musical, fullrange and non-fatiguing.
I initially set them up without spikes, moved them around a few inches week by week until I found the placement where they disappeared and bass/mid integration was optimal. Since installing the spikes I have not touched them. I've had no issues whatsoever. I think they are a screaming bargain and I'm sure I'll be keeping them for life.

So you buy a pair of speakers that you've never heard, and want to pair them with an amp that you are pretty sure won't drive them? Do you see anything at all wrong with this picture?

Shakey

Shakey,

No problem with it at all. Ill have other amps at my disposal from local audio buddies and even my father. Doesn't change the fact that I'd love to drop them right into my carefully voiced associated equipment and hear what they can do.

I said I was concerned, not that I was pretty sure it wont work. The poster right above you seems happy with 35 Watts.

My biggest motivator for buying these is that they can be placed uninstrusively in my room and hopefully deliver some serious sq while being out of the way.

My current loudspeakers are sounding damn good tonight, so they'll have their work.cut out.

I am very interested in your take on these speakers as I am a Zuiet.

Keep us posted.

Has anyone else noticed the similarities between the VR-33 and the GoldenEar Triton 2? Both are trapezoidal footprint towers wrapped in a knit sock, have an MTM array with cast frame midranges for the low mids on up, and use a special approach to the bass to get response down to the mid-20Hz region.

Differences include that the VR-33 is specifically made to be used close to a wall and uses a quasi line-transmission loaded woofer while the Triton uses an onboard class D power amp driving a pair of oval woofers augmented by passive radiators, and the VR-33 uses a concentric ring radiator tweeter while the Triton uses a Heil-style folded ribbon. The VR-33 is made in USA but direct marketed to come in at $3750/pair. The Triton 2 is made in China but is available at $2500/pair through a dealer network.

Has anyone heard both? I wonder if the Triton 2's imaging holds up when placed close to the wall, given that the bass can easily be adjusted for placement in-room. I've heard and was impressed by the Triton 2's, but I feel like I need to return with an armload of LPs for further investigation.