Von Schweikert VR 33 speakers. I purchased them based on reviews and reviewer Greg Weaver totally gushed over them. Was going to order a new pair but someone on the Gon was selling his pair, 6 months old for a tiny bit discount, so I bought them. Had I waited for a new pair from the factory, the lead time was minimum 9 months. These speakers were designed to be a couple inches from the wall behind them.
I was so sorry I bought them within 10 minutes of setting them up. I was using an Audible Illusions 3B preamp and an Odyssey Stratos amp. The bass was there but thin and the midrange was quite shouty. I thought they needed more break in so for 1 month, I played the Isotek System Enhancer CD 8 hours a day, fairly loud while we were at work. Nothing helped. I stopped listening to the system and only listened to my office system upstairs. 6 months later I bought GE Triton One’s speakers and sold the VR33 speakers to someone in New York. He called me after setting them up and thanked me over and over as he loved them. Maybe his room was more friendly.