Finish Quality of Von Schweikert VR4jr's

Loonytunes,

Yes, I agree that you can not do something like a French Polish, but a think they could do a "better" quality finish.

I guess there are many different definitions of "furniture quality" finish; depends on how much your willing to spend.

I know in my own shop I use about 8 different finishing techniques from simple sprayed finishes up to more advanced finishes such as French and English polishes or “layered” finishes.

Later,

Loonytunz: Thanks for the response on your speakers. Mine differ in the individual tops and bottoms match up exactly, just between the two they are much different. Only time will tell about the finish. I had a pair of VA Bach's before these and they definetly appear to have a much "thicker" finish after three years in my living room the only knicks on them were a pair at the bottom where my girlfriend (soon to be wife) hit them with the vacuum. I have made it very clear she is not to go near these w/the vacuum...we'll see if she listens, cause I plan to have these for a while. They have everything that I felt I was missing in my previous speakers. Anyone know how difficult it is to get the wood refinished down the road?

I have a pair of VR4Jr and the finish is fabulous! The sound quality is wonderful, musical and all the reasons I have a pair.

The bass units to MT units are beautiful and the pair are nicely book matched.

I believe persons complaining about products being made in China are not forthcoming with their real intentions of posting a complaint in this forum.

I believe persons complaining have too much time on thier hands and should simply enjoy the sound and be happy they didnt pay "full pop" for , B&W, Velodyne, Onix, Vienna Acoustics, Gamut, Usher, Dunlavy, and many other products of which are made in China but have inflated retail pricing.

The "cost of goods" value compared to the retail value have nothing to do with each other!

Wilson Audio, Thiel, Vandersteen, Martin Logan and many many more have speakers that are assembled in Denmark or China and the units are stuffed in an enclosure in the US.

Von Schweikert is forthcoming with what products are made in China and what is made in the USA.

Audi A6, Mercedes CK 230 are made in China!

Vienna Acoutics is made in China!

Dali is made in China!

Where a product is made is not as important of the quality systems in place to make the product as the raw materials come from China.

Do people complain that the US flag is made in China! Or your fireworks on the American 4th of July holiday!

Please offer intelligent reasoning when complaining about something instead of quoting somebody on a subject you have no experience or working knowledge of. Thank you

You can sand and recoat but you will not get as smooth a finish as factory sprayed on.Also veneers are natural wood ea has its own look you can kind of match but it will never be perfect because its wood not plastic.Many folks are so used to vinyl fin they think wood should look the same it doesnt .Natural fin on wood is best as it ages it looks better and better plastic coats just suck I will never purchase a loudspeaker new so finished.