Von scheikert VR4jr what are you using ?

I used an Audio Research LS1 / Cary SLM-100 monoblock combo. I couldn't find anything wrong that combo!

Congrats on your new VR4jr's, they are fantastic music makers. You already have some great gear to go with them. Presently, I use a 55 watt tube integrated amp, the SQ-88, a very musical combo. Which I ended up buying as I liked that combo some much from my dealer. For SS listening,for a change of pace, a 250 watt Acurus amp and pre-amp. Both sound great, but a little different of course. More of a solid bottom end with the SS gear and just sweeter with the tubes. Do you biwire your speakers, you may find that you appreciate the difference. Also, of course playing with the rear tweeter control for it's best effect in your room. And perhaps if possible for serious listening times to move the speakers further into the room,or making some minor room changes in the decor. Please post on how you like the Bat compared too the Cary. Enjoy. Glen

I can't move them further out, I'm fairly close to them now. I am sitting approx 8 ft away already and am against the back wall.

To be honest, I've never heard the VR4JRs Demoed at a dealer or show that sound anywhere near as good at the do in my home; and, I have some compromising acoustic problems in my listening room. Nevertheless, I started out driving my JRs with a 300 W/Ch Bryston 4BST and they sounded very, very good; as I said, better that any dealer Demo I'd heard. However, when I switched to the new Mcintosh MC270 75 W/Ch tube amp they really came alive, especially with tube upgrades from the stock Chinese-manufactured tubes. So much so, that I no longer feel the need to upgrade my amp anymore.

My JRs are setup with the front baffles about 38" from the wall behind them and the rear ambience tweeter set at 2. Setting the rear tweeter higher will get you more a sense of spaciousness but will blurr the sound somewhat. Lower settings with give you significantly better imaging. You really need to experiment to determine what setting is best for your room. For me, that took quite a bit of time. I'd replay certain music, resetting the rear setting, and do this back-and-forth for a while. But found that once I found a setting I liked to leave it that way for a few days of listening. Then change it + or - a few days later and decide if I liked the difference. I needed a few days to get use to the sound at one setting before I could determine how the + or - change affected the sound.

The JRs didn't reach their peak until they had at least 500 hours on them; after the break-in they sound SIGNIFICANTLY better - hard to believe. Also, be certain to load the bottom chambers with 40-50 lbs (@) of lead shot for the tightest bass and most dynamic impact. Also, I'd strongly suggest replacing the stock speaker spikes with some decent brass spikes for greater clarity from the speakers. Also, set aside the cable connector between the upper and lower units and bi-wire the speakers for absolute best results. Finally, if you're willing to do some very simple tweaking, remove each driver unit and coat the speaker/driver contacts with Walker SST (or the SST Extreme) silver contact enhancer (as well as all the other contacts in your system) and the JRs become amazingly fast and dynamic. This is really easier than it sounds and well worth the moderate expense and effort.

I agree with Jgiacalo on the break-in, base loading, and biwiring issues. I have used a few differnt amps with my JR's which I have had for 1.5 years now. I have used a Pass X250.5, a Forte 4A, a McIntosh 6900 integrated, and am currently using a bel Canto Evo 200.2. All have sounded great, but different of course.

The 4JR is one well balanced speaker that when properly broken in and set up will sound mighty good with a lot of different electronics. What it will do is let you hear the differences.