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Von Schweikert VR-1; What Amps are People Using?

I keep coming back to the near universal approval of the VR-1's, their great engineering, ultra sweet tweet, and their "big" sound, which seems to be a common description. I am wondering what amplification people are using with them, I notice some tube users, but I am particularly interested in results with a high current amp's effect on soundstaging, speaker control, bass extension, etc. I would like to know if these speakers are capable of giving some real bass weight with bigger amps, (physical limitations acknowledged,) -in my 14X14 room, without the need for a sub. thanks for your insights.
dmason

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1markr
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Well, I don't have a "high current" amp per se, but I have been running my VR-1s with a pair of powerful ASL Hurricane tube amps. My room is 25' x 20' (+/- a few feet), and I can tell you that 1) these little wannabee speakers definately fill the room, and 2) there was no shortage of bass albeit it doesn't go down much below 40 to 50 hz, and there was the bass slam, though not as impactful as with bigger drivers.

The VR-1s stepped in quite nicely while their big brothers (the VR-4 HSE III) have been stored away during home renovation. They made the absense bearable as they are very listenable and enjoyable. They do many things well and are very impressive little guys!
1markr
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I would say get VR-2s for the front, and eliminate the need for a subwoofer, a LCR15 Center, and VR-1s or LCR15s for the back. You should be pretty happy with this setup.
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