Thank you, Mark. You're saying things that in some ways that I'm feeling. When I listen to my music, it's more emotional than intellectual. I like the VR-1s, but in listening to them I sometimes wonder if they are more intellectual than emotional. Don't get me wrong, I do like a smart speaker, but I do need the "heart and soul". Granted the VR-1s are great speakers, and what they do, they do well, and I can easily understand why people like them, and I do want to like them myself, but in listening to them I sometimes wonder, is this an infatuation or this love? Truth be told, I want a speaker that I can love. Sounds weird, but truth be told that's really what it's all about.
Von Schweikert VR-1 question
At this point seriously considering getting a pair of VR-1s, but before I do was wondering just how revealing these speakers would be toward my source (Onkyo DC-C540 CD Changer)? To my ears, it's a good sounding player, but I also realize that perhaps the speakers that I'm currently using (Boston Acoustic A-60s) are more forgiving of modest components. I also believe the rest of my system should work well with VR-1s (Jolida 502A, AQ CV-6 w/DBS speaker wire and AQ Diamondback IC), and I certainly hope to upgrade the CDP at some point down the road, but for the time being, the Onkyo is going to be the source. Being that's the case, I would certainly would want speakers that would allow me to enjoy my music with the components that I currently have, knowing well that when I do replace the CDP with a better unit, that I'll be reaping further sonic improvements. So I guess the two questions are, one, would VS VR-1s work well with the components that I currently have? And two, if not, would I be better off looking for a pair of speakers that are a little more "forgiving" (suggestions welcomed) of the source? Please remember that I'm a man of modest means, trying to put together a good sounding, affordable system, one step at a time. Thanks.