They are not VR4SR- MKII's... they are actually MKI's.
There were many (major) upgrades between the MKI & MKII - all drivers & crossovers were replaced as well as a variety of other tweaks (mainly for the midrange and bottom). There was a much smaller upgrade to the MKIII which mainly dealt with the tweeter and a lot of marketing hype as they were using a similar driver to their competition in the $30-$40K range.
I was looking at them just for the cabinet as a donor and go for the MKIII Upgrade, but that would put them at $9,000... not such a great deal. I've read many reviews on the MKI's and have recently talked to Albert (Von Schweikert) on several occasions this week and for a variety of reasons decided against the MKI's.
However,... the new VR33's look very interesting!!! They are comparing them sonically to speakers Retailing for over $15,000. There is limited visual bling to the cabinet though... they just put 99% of their efforts into sound quality.
There were many (major) upgrades between the MKI & MKII - all drivers & crossovers were replaced as well as a variety of other tweaks (mainly for the midrange and bottom). There was a much smaller upgrade to the MKIII which mainly dealt with the tweeter and a lot of marketing hype as they were using a similar driver to their competition in the $30-$40K range.
I was looking at them just for the cabinet as a donor and go for the MKIII Upgrade, but that would put them at $9,000... not such a great deal. I've read many reviews on the MKI's and have recently talked to Albert (Von Schweikert) on several occasions this week and for a variety of reasons decided against the MKI's.
However,... the new VR33's look very interesting!!! They are comparing them sonically to speakers Retailing for over $15,000. There is limited visual bling to the cabinet though... they just put 99% of their efforts into sound quality.