It is hard to find a recent review of these speakers. The few comments I been able to find on the Mk 11 version is that they are either very good or very bad. All reviews seem to like the bass response, that is a good thing, but what about all the other qualities ? Like treble, midrange, dynamics, soundstage , etc.
I am really interested in these (I like the way the look )but I have no way to audition them in the southeast corner of Michigan.
So, please anyone that can give an honest opinion of the speakers sonic qualities would be appreciated.
If your comments sound like a winner, I may hop on a plane to hear them somewhere.
I heard the Mark I version and was not impressed. I heard the DB-99 at the same demo and it was a far better speaker. I would also say that the VR4 Gen III SE sounds better to my ears than the Sr.
In my opinion, you will need to get the speakers much farther from the front wall for the bass to sound right. These are big speakers and they need some space. 27" is hardly enough for even a mini-monitor.
Your room is very close to mine in size. My room is 15.5' x 26' and I have my HSEs 76" into the room measured to the back of the cabinet. They are only about 8 ft. apart, center to center with about 1" of toe in. This seems to give me the best balance between SS width and image density. But if the Sr.s are like other VS offerings I have heard, you probably are only about half way there with break in. It took my original VR4s about about 500-600 hrs before I felt they sounded their best.
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