seadweller
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| First round of auditions disappointing I had the first generation VR-4's, so it's quite likely that Von Schweikert's new designs are quite different than mine, which was some 10 years old. Even the VR-4.5 was supposed to have been a marked improvement over the VR-4, and it came less th... | |
| First round of auditions disappointing Fair questions, which I'll be happy to answer if it will help narrow things:Room Size: Approximately 14 x 20 (shorter than I thought)Amplifier: 250wpc solid stateMusic: From Bach to Prong, mostly jazzSize Res.: None within reason, floorstander pre... | |
| First round of auditions disappointing I agree that the only way to best determine whether a speaker will work for an individual, is for that individual to get the speaker in their own environment. Unfortunately, it's not very practical.At this point, I'm trying to determine the genera... | |
| Need help generating a short list Sorry Tvad, I didn't realize that a link was embedded in your response....I'll be attending CES, so I'll definitely visit the Von Schweikert suite. I'm sure they've changed since I bought my VR-4's ('97 I'm guessing), so perhaps the sonic signatur... | |
| Need help generating a short list I don't doubt I'm looking for something that doesn't exist, or may not be available at a reasonable price point. The sad thing is, I believe this level of performance should be reasonably affordable.I've tried the VR-4's with several amplifiers (J... | |
| Need help generating a short list I guess that's what made my Altec Model 19's what they were....A standard, front mounted, lighweight paper cone 15" woofer in a simple vented cabinet, with the 811B sectoral horn on top. In a sense, the best of both worlds. Despite their imposing ... | |
| Need help generating a short list Thanks everyone......My system consists of a Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 pre-amp, Parasound Halo A-21 amplifier, and Rotel RCD-965BX cd player......I'm very tempted to consider horns, as I still like the design concept and lively presentation, but I'm a... | |
| Need help generating a short list Sorry, I guess this is a similar question, and I apologize for not clarifying my intentions with this new post, as I had intended to take a different direction with this.Specifically, I'm interested in getting away from the typical, conventional d... | |
| Upgrade Von Schweikert VR-4 to Dunlavy SC-IV? Everyone has really brought up some very valid points, and actually, opened my eyes....I guess trading one 10 year old speaker for another 10 year old speaker is not going to move me forward in any way. Basically, I'll just be trading for another ... | |
| Upgrade Von Schweikert VR-4 to Dunlavy SC-IV? Thanks everyone....I listened to the Aerial 10T's, and they were on my original short list when I bought the VR-4's. I liked them nearly as much, if not the same as the Dunlavy's, but they too were out of my price range at the time. I've got a big... |