Have you seen the VR9SE Review?


There is a new review that has been posted on Positive Feedback Online (http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue26/lavigne_vr9.htm) about the Von Schweikert VR9SE speakers. It is very different than any review I have read in the way it chronicles the experience of Mike Lavigne over the past year and a half's experiences with these speakers.

Enjoy!
jtinn
Onhwy61, did you read the whole review of Mike? It
appear to me, you only read part of it.I think, He
mentioned many times,How the speakers sound over
and over again every adjustment,He did.Do you know
how much time needed to do that?How stressful it is?
You said its not a good review?The review is 5 times better than most audio reviewer on any major audio magazine.
When Albert said, Its a good review,I agree 100%.Lastly
Onhwy61, I dont mean any disrespect to you at all, just
my 0.2 cents.
Mike, thank you for sharing all of your experiences with the VR-9s. You invested a huge amount of effort in sharing your experiences with us, and I really enjoyed reading your article. As always, I found your comments thoughtful and very well articulated. I learned a lot from what you had to say.

Regards,
i also have a pair of VR-9's. my previous speakers were eggleston andra-2's, which are very musical and simply a joy to listen to hour after hour. so i simply adjusted the 9's to sound like the egg's-the 9's kinda sound similar to the egglestons anyway; this took about 2 weeks to accomplish, and then i was done fiddling around for the most part.
the von schweikert midrange driver is, for me, the most outstanding feature and upgrade over the egglestons- transparency and speed similar to magnaplanars; the egg's have an esotar tweeter which for me is as good as it gets, and excellent bass extending to 20Hz, which again is totally adequate. since other von schweikert speakers possess the same midrange driver and, i would assume, an excellent crossover array, you don't have to spend alot to get alot. however, the 9's are meant to portray a full symphony orchestra effortlessly in your own living room (or sound room if you're fortunate enough to have one). since i do NOT have a dedicated room, the adjustments on the back let you taylor the sound to good effect- in my case, although i have some echobusters (on the ceiling!) and a thick carpet, that's all i've done, as i wanted to keep my furnishings and my artwork intact. the speakers do the rest. now, having 2000 watts and two 15 inch subs in the room do require that you keep the bass end of the spectrum in check. this is more speaker than i need, but they still integrate themselves very effectively into the room that i have, with it's various limitations.
i've heard the wilson alexandrias, and i feel the VR-9's possess the same level of accuracy, produce the same sense of scale, have even deeper bass (not that "I" personally have need of that subterrainian level). the wilsons are adjustable as well as the von schweikerts, but in a different way. either speaker deserves professional setup with measuring equipment. but that i was able to adjust the 9's all by myself with minimal effort isn't such a bad thing either. one more thing- i don't have nearly the level of equipment mike l. has, but the speakers sound very, very good just the same.
I thought the most interesting thing about the piece was that it got the context right. Mike didn't pay $75K, drop the speaker into his system, and pass judgement. Reading the article, you can appreciate that the particular choice of hardware was a relatively small piece of his puzzle. That certainly mirrors my own experience.

Thanks for the effort Mike.

best regards,
Marty

PS That is one great looking listening room.