You mean the new VR-4sr? Yes I heard them at the CES show this year. Against the VR4-jr I would say you get improvements in midrange and upper treble clarity with the VR-4sr. It's certainly not bright or sibilant, believe me on that. One of the many times I was in the room there was some crazy high frequency "music" being played to test just that aspect of the system.
Perhaps the biggest gain over the 4jr that the 4sr has is realism. It's simply more of a you are there feeling. Perhaps one of those intagible things but vocals and acoustic instruments simply sounded more realistic to me. Mid to low bass seemed simillar to the 4jr, but they had some room problems early on so it may not be fair to make that comparison from what I heard. The 4sr's retain my favorite trait of the 4jr's - overall coherence and tonal balance.
Appearance wise it is larger 4jr with a more faceted head unit. Amp was the $19k VAC integrated, Oracle CD was the source I think.
The Gen III SE's remain one of my favorites, I simply prefer the appearance of the new line a bit more.
Perhaps the biggest gain over the 4jr that the 4sr has is realism. It's simply more of a you are there feeling. Perhaps one of those intagible things but vocals and acoustic instruments simply sounded more realistic to me. Mid to low bass seemed simillar to the 4jr, but they had some room problems early on so it may not be fair to make that comparison from what I heard. The 4sr's retain my favorite trait of the 4jr's - overall coherence and tonal balance.
Appearance wise it is larger 4jr with a more faceted head unit. Amp was the $19k VAC integrated, Oracle CD was the source I think.
The Gen III SE's remain one of my favorites, I simply prefer the appearance of the new line a bit more.