Hi. I bought these in the spring of 1998. They are in the "archives" section, or whatever is the equivalent (acutally the VR-2100's are listed). I did a search and haven't found anything on them yet-I just want to know how they stack up against the competition!
Anyone heard the Von Schweikert VR-2000's?
HI. I currently have a set of Von Schweikert VR-2000's, which I think sound great. They are out of the old "Virtual Reality Theatre" line that was designed to produce both a worthy audiophile-level speaker and a decent front speaker for HT use. They feature a 1" tweeter, 1" rear-firing driver, mid (I think 6.5") driver, and 10" side-firing driver. Sensitivity is 91db. They retailed at around $2100.
Has anyone else heard or owned these speakers? If so, can you suggest some worthy alternatives in that price range, that may sound just as good, but be a bit smaller and less efficient? They seem to overpower my 14'x12' room, and I would like to downsize a bit. I also think that the 10" driver may not be as accurate as a series of smaller drivers (such as on the current VR-2).
I took my VR-2000's to a local mid-fi shop (the only one in town) and tried them against some Mirage OM-9's, and there was no contest-tighter bass, better vocals, crisper highs, great imaging all on the VR-2000 over the OM-9's. But, that was their priciest in-stock speaker (I think they go for $1300). I would like some comparison to other speakers if possible-I live in a remote, rural area, therefore packing up my huge speakers and driving 3.5 hours each way to Portland isn't realistic. Therefore, if someone has experience with these speakers and other comparable models, I would appreciate your thoughts!
Has anyone else heard or owned these speakers? If so, can you suggest some worthy alternatives in that price range, that may sound just as good, but be a bit smaller and less efficient? They seem to overpower my 14'x12' room, and I would like to downsize a bit. I also think that the 10" driver may not be as accurate as a series of smaller drivers (such as on the current VR-2).
I took my VR-2000's to a local mid-fi shop (the only one in town) and tried them against some Mirage OM-9's, and there was no contest-tighter bass, better vocals, crisper highs, great imaging all on the VR-2000 over the OM-9's. But, that was their priciest in-stock speaker (I think they go for $1300). I would like some comparison to other speakers if possible-I live in a remote, rural area, therefore packing up my huge speakers and driving 3.5 hours each way to Portland isn't realistic. Therefore, if someone has experience with these speakers and other comparable models, I would appreciate your thoughts!