Von Schweikert VR-4jr owners, your thoughts?


Hi, I was just wondering if there were any new VR-4jr owners here? And what do you think of them?
Are they worth the asking price... and more?
What are their strengths? Weaknesses?
And what are you driving them with?
Thanks for any input you may have.
Regards,
geoh
geoh
I'm driving them w/a BAT VK 300se. They are super. Well worth the $4K asking price, and probably competitive with anything for 2X the funds. A major strength is their ability to play virtually anything well, from Diana Krall to the Who. They are extremely fast and dynamic. They are capable of extremely believable bass. I've heard them with Sophia's 845 SET tube amplifiers, and they sound extremely good with those as well. If you can find them, buy them.
Thanks for your reply Cbucki.
How do you think they'll do with
McCormack upgraded Rev A amp
or PS Audio HCA-2
What type of speaker cables are you using?
At their price point they do most things very well and as stated have very good overall balance .They work eaqualy well with tubes a SS which is also another plus.
I've had mine for about 1 month but just re-configured my room last weekend to take advantage so I am still hunting for the perfect placement. I am still breaking in Analysis Plus Oval 9 bi-wire cables and Analysis plus interconnects. I also went with the VR-1s for rear surround and LC-15 center channel for HT. I use sunfire 200W amplification. I am upgrading from Tannoy Mercury 4 so the difference for me is substantial. I auditioned other speakers including MA GR60, SF GPH, B&W 804, 703, Tannoy TD 10 and Eyris DC, and Vandy 2ce and to me the 4Jrs were substantially better and I heard it immedietely. So far I have been truly amazed at what I am hearing from nice smooth highs down to solid bass. I was listening to a lot of multi-channel SACD but have now been sticking with 2 channel since these sound so damn good. VSA seems to be a very good company and has been very helpful with placement advice and support.
I am using Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval ICs and Speaker Wire. It's a pleasant, neutral cable.
Your amp choices are really unlimited with these speakers.
It will really come down to your personal sonic preferemces.