I owned Virgo II's for seven years and had a great time with them. After five years of tweaking them to sound their best in my room (top tips - use the optional straps and spikes on Marigo Bear Feet, put three VPI bricks on top of each one and use the best Nordost speaker wire you can afford). I honestly thought that in many respects they had the best sound I'd ever heard on any system; particularly in terms of refinement and imaging. That said, they did have compromises which I never could overcome including a lack of deep bass, time alignment issues with the drivers, and a tendancy to become edgy and fatiguing if even a small thing was off somewhere else in the system.
For a number of reasons, I've now replaced the Virgos with Vandersteen Quatros, along much of the rest of my system. While after only six months I can't honestly say that they sound better than the Virgos yet, I'm optimistic that they will get there. (The Virgos needed a lot of work too at first.) For now, I've been distracted by other things, such as learning how to work with power tubes (#!%?#). I plan to post my new system soon and perhpas further progress updates. To be continued...
For a number of reasons, I've now replaced the Virgos with Vandersteen Quatros, along much of the rest of my system. While after only six months I can't honestly say that they sound better than the Virgos yet, I'm optimistic that they will get there. (The Virgos needed a lot of work too at first.) For now, I've been distracted by other things, such as learning how to work with power tubes (#!%?#). I plan to post my new system soon and perhpas further progress updates. To be continued...