Von Schweikert 4 Jrs, Rear Tweeter settings?

Ken,

Thank God there is someone else in the world that is asking this same question. I posted this a year ago and got a lot of answers. I had the hardest time figuring it out and no one else seemed to have a problem. My dealer who I trust recommends anywhere from 1/2 to 2. Anything more and the smear is too much anything less and it sounds too dry. I like 2 if you can get away with it.

Rob

Drken,

I'm a dealer for Von Schweikert and have played around with the VRjr's quite a bit. The speakers sound best in our shop shotgun bi-wired. It does make a very nice improvement in transparency and coherence. The only deal is that you need to use the SAME cable for both the lower and the upper frequencies or you can hear discontinuities.

I prefer the reat tweeter set to its' "minimum on" operating position. Try sticking your ear to the rear tweeter and listen when it just comes on. That is the most perfect blend we have found in our room. As always, YMMV.

I own both the VR4 Gen IIISE, VR4jr, and the 2. For front channel use, I never use the rear tweeter, feeling that damage is done to image solidity and focus. (I also do not really like any dipole for this reason, feeling the back wave of any driver is technically 100% distortion. No matter how "spacious" the sound becomes).
Although, I do use the rear tweeter on the rear channels, feeling it does indeed add some space behind the listener. Go figure...
Main surround system, NO PICTURE, SACD only, is the 4SE's in front, 4jr's in the rear, no center.
Jon