VMPS RM-40 - Anyone Heard

Yes, I received my RM40s a few days ago. They are still breaking in, but are starting to sound wonderful (first couple of days was a little tough but the improvement has been dramatic).

I'm not sure what you mean by "gentle brook of quality sound," but if you mean a somewhat laid back speaker, then these are probably not them. Again, the sound is evolving and mellowing a lot, so my first impressions may mean nothing, but they are very dynamic and open sounding. Not a forgiving speaker - they seem to convey the information they are fed without much editorializing.

I will post more detailed observations within a week or so.

Ken

tweek,

i suggest emailing brian cheney directly; he's quite forthright w/his responses.

i would suspect that in this case, the added quantity of drivers allows a higher spl w/less distortion - not an issue in small-to-medium rooms, perhaps, but mebbe a consideration w/large rooms. also, higher efficiency means more tube-friendly.

regarding the rm40 specifically, comparing it w/its smaller siblings that share the same midrange & tweet, the rm40 offers the adwantage of being a line-array set-up, which is usually beneficial for soundstage, as room interactions are less problematic, due to the same response coming from both the top and the bottom of the speaker, & ear-height is usually less critical...

hth,

doug s.

how do these speakers perform in terms of bass (ie depth and speed)?

As an owner of RM40s, I have to hand it to VMPS not only for the melodious/crystal clear midrange, but also the tight and fast bass. You can adapt the bass response by adjusting the mass (/putty) of the Passive Radiator in the speaker. I remember my RM40s was almost flat to 25Hz in my room, and I never felt the need to use subwoofer for 2 Ch.

A new line RMx will be introduced in CES. You can read more about it in vmps forum in harmonic discord (.com)

BTW for all you folks on the fence, Brian has come out with a new tweeter upgrade which will improve vertical dispersion and you can retro fit this to the older models.

Till date, I have never come across a speaker which you can fine tune for treble/mids/bass and get desired sound for much lesser $$.

Cheers,
Kishore