Von Schweikert VR4jr

Wow,you must have a large $ resource to consider 4 grand for a pair of speakers to be considered in the budget category. I know everything is relative, but I would consider a pair of budget speakers would be around anywhere from $500- $2000. A great example would be MG 1.6's that are less than $2000 yet are competitive with speakers in the range of $4-6000. Also at the $4000 plateau I surely would suggest MG 3.6's that are phenomenal and very competitive with the VR4jr.

I fully agree. I was at the show with some non-audiophile friends and we visited the VR-4JR/DK Design room a few time while they were playing very different material, female vocal, orchestra, Steve Ray Vahgn, the sound was very good each time. Made them comment - How much is this speaker integrated amp combo??? Why would someone pay 2X money like some of these other systems???

First time I heard the DK Design integrated. Very impressed, I have read some controversal things about this amp, but I was impressed with the sound.

They did put on a GREAT DEMO of the VR4jr with their music selection. I spent 45- 1hr listening over the 3 days in that room - very certain I would buy them. The better the recording quality the better they sounded. But, Most CDs ( no analog to judge from) are not. I requested some classical. The average classic cd which from their collection sounded only OK to poor. Probably the fault of the recording. I'll keep listening to them until I am convinced they are the ones for me... DID you hear the AURAL Acoustics model B ? Curious to hear others experiences. the VR4jr are on my short list.

I also like the VR4jr. It's the sound quality that I'd expect at that price. The fact that so many speakers that cost more and don't sound is good is more of a factor of a lot of bad designs floating around. The VR4 jr's were definitely one of the better demos that I heard at the show, my biggest nit-pick being driver integration between certain frequencies, otherwise fun to listen to!