How are Von Schweikert speakers?

I presently own the VR7's and have owned the VR6's. They are just the best damn speakers out there. I went from my VR6's to the Talon Khorus' which is a terrific speaker. Yet something was always missing. I got the VR7's and I am just completely taken by the music again. I am finding myself getting lost in the music. I also have the LCR 31 center channel for a separate home theater system. I think that Albert builds the best. I have auditioned many speakers and the only combo that I thought held a candle to the VR7's were the $85,000 PipeDreams powered by $60,000 worth of Audio Research Ref 600's and Levinson's for the sub modules.
And I did not think they sounded better than my Lamm and Vr7 setup. Enjoy.

I second Sattothestars post.

i have a 5 month old pair of reference vr5 hse speakers and they are superb.the cabinetry is amazing.they are solid.the sound is the best i have heard at their price and multiples of it.they are still breaking in but the transparency,transients,soundstaging,vocals and micro/macro details are superb. i recently had the oportunity to compare them with the piega p10 speakers with the same front end gear and they didn't take a back seat. albert does make great speakers.

Yes, I would have preferred buying from a retailer, but after hearing the VR5, that was out of the question. Buying from Albert, as it turns out is better than dealing with a dealer. After listening to speakers in the 20k category for 7 months, I chose the VR5 HSE. He knows how to voice a speaker. If you want your music to sound like the instrument that created it, listen to the VR5 and VR7.

Doctorb,

How much did you pay?