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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Are we still talking stereo in here?
I've paired them with a Primare 30.1 amplifier, seems to fit your high current amp's description pretty well. Speaker control is excellent and there is a certain tube like warmth to this amplifier.

As far as bass, the VR-1's at 30 cm (~ 1 feet) from the wall have a very strong bass performance till ~50 hz without any sacrifice to overall speed (both 2D (the speakers can't be pinpointed with eyes closed) and 3D (meters of podium depth) soundstage is expentional). Might be the stands help a bit here (Super dreadnaughts). My room is 4x8 meter. I had to lower the cross-over of the matching VRS-1 sub to 50 hz to avoid any mid-bass booming!