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Von Schweikert VR4JR Set Up

I just took delivery of a pair of VR4JRs last Saturday and am having difficultly getting the "wall" of pink noise described in the manual. They have about 100 hours break in at low to medium levels.

My thought is they may not be broken in enough to try to set them up at this point although that may not be correct.

My room is 14x12x7. Speakers are 8' apart on the long wall. Placement is 1.5' from back wall, 2.5' from right side and about 7' from left wall (room is irregular shaped). Listening seat is 8' from speakers.

Any help would be appreciated even if it is to wait until the speakers are further broken in.
eetheredge
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snowball
48 posts
 
For gosh's sake, call Von Schweikert and ask!!!
robm321
932 posts
 
I have had several set ups in my small room, and it's been a year of experimenting (still not sure what is best). But at certain setups they do sound amazing. Lack of focus is not the fault of the speaker. I recommend breaking them in more. I think because of the room size 8' apart is not possible unless you use a diagonal setup. You need to get them into the room and your listening position into the room as well (away from the walls). Hang in there though these are not plug and play speakers. They are designed with the room in mind and use the room to get the right sound. You will have to find the magic spot. Then when all that is done the rear ambiance driver can come into play. It will pay off though. Finish the break in though. 300+ hours.

Good Luck,
Rob
eetheredge OP
3 posts
 
Thanks for all the feedback. I have continued to experiment with placement, especially the toe-in, and seem to be making progress. I did speak with Kevin at VS and he mentioned that break-in should not have an effect on determining the placement. Nonetheless, I am going to continue to break the speakers in before really fretting over the placement.

Despite the placement trials, I must say that I am extremely pleased with these speakers. They are very revealing, but I do not think so much that it detracts from the enjoyment of the music. However with good recordings, these speakers disappear and completely surround you in music. Even my wife, who has thought all of this hobby to be nuts, is spending time with me in our listening room just chillin’ out and listing to music.
maril555
619 posts
 
Eetheredge, can you please let us know about the results of your experiments with placement and especially toe-in. Regards.
alxg
15 posts
 
I’m a very happy owner of Von Schweikert VR-4JR, LCR-15 and TS-150 speakers.

Correlated pink noise helped me obtain the best possible center image and sound stage. My room is 11’ 8” wide, 29’ long. Where the length of my room is partially separated by the kitchen countertop and hanging cabinets making the length of my listening room 18’ 8” long.

The final position of VR-4jr’s is 39” from center of the tweeter to the front wall, and around 16” to the sidewall.
The speakers are 9’ apart and sit approximately 13’ away from the front wall.

Best regards,
Alex
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