Von Schweikert VR-4,Jr.

I have a pair of the Jr's on loan. Truth be told, these things took me completely by surprise. Having owned the Kharma Midi Exquisites--which cost many, many multiples of the Jr's asking price--I was shocked to discover that the Jr's outperformed the Kharmas in terms of dynamics and overall musicality (though the Kharmas were, not surprisingly, more refined). I'm not sure how Albert is able to pack this much performance into such a moderately sized, moderately priced (by high-end standards) package--outsourcing to China surely has more than a little to do with it--but he's done it. I'm on the list for a pair of the VR-9s, but I'm enjoying the hell out of the Jrs. while I wait. Frankly, part of me will be sad to see them go. They're that good. As many have stated here, adding lead shot to the bass cabinet improves performance considerably.

I ditto Hoopers response. I have the VR-4jr on loan too. These little guys are just super.

Was at the NY Hilton a few weeks back late Saturday afternoon.I was in every room that had serious audio setups and no room made me wish my system sounded like that.

When I went into the Von Schweikert room after standing in a long line for a worthwhile wait,I was extremely impressed.To me the JRs just did it all right.

I bought the VR-4III SEs back in Feb. and the JRs were the only speakers that captivated me at the show.

The SEs do it all a little better and not that you feel something is missing over the JRs just an added edge.Just my 2 cents.

I didn't like the show demo anymore than TRELJA in terms of style, but thought the speaker was superb. The speaker played music not geopolitical diatribes. Fortunately a local dealer has them, allowing me to listen for good long while with less expensive front end and amplification equipment. In addition to any music I wanted. I still liked them to the point were I would seriously consider upgrading my San Diego made VR2s because they had much cleaner sound detail and dynamics. For the price an even more captivating speaker was the new Hyperion which we said was the show's biggest surprise.

In response to which wire to utilize and bi-wiring options on the VR-4jr:

The best sonics will come from either bi-wiring or single wiring to the M/T cabinet then jumping down to the bass module.

This eliminates the extra connections when using the data-link cable and eliminates the jumper bar. These are very revealing speakers, those extra connections are audible even if the data-link and the jumper bars were the best cable available.

If you are already utilizing some very reavealing wire, the jumper bar and data-link will inhibit performance.

Now there is also a tonal balance difference between bi-wiring and jumping the cabinets. Bi-wiring may make the bass cabinet seem louder leaving you with a warmer sound.

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These speakers are smoooooth. If you hear what you may describe as grain, it's extra connections using the jumper-bar and data-link. And always connect to the M/T first.