I think the VSA crew steered you in the right direction. Just like big Wilsons, to get the full advantage of the big VR4's, from my experience, you need to have them on a long wall, AT LEAST 12ft apart, even further apart is possible, and, I've found you should have the seat in an equilateral trianagle, so pretty far off as well. You also need to get the big dawgs about 5ft off the back walls, 3-6ft off the side walls (never the same distance off front/side walls), so you can appreciate the size of a room needed for these to really settle in comfortably. If you really want to hear the amazing bass that they can produce, down into the teens, you need closer to a 40ft long room, if not more....not that loading up and pressurizing a smaller room isn't fun too!
With the VR2's and subs you'll be more then happy, me thinks. The VR1/2's make a killer surround setup and you can place them much more easily and actually move them around by yourself. The aesthetics of the VR1/2's don't hurt either, though I personally don't mind a black sock, many hate it. Anyways, I'd be willing to bet that you'll completely forget about Martin Logans after a couple weeks of break-in....
p.s. don't forget the lead shot or sand, it's mandatory, not optional.
With the VR2's and subs you'll be more then happy, me thinks. The VR1/2's make a killer surround setup and you can place them much more easily and actually move them around by yourself. The aesthetics of the VR1/2's don't hurt either, though I personally don't mind a black sock, many hate it. Anyways, I'd be willing to bet that you'll completely forget about Martin Logans after a couple weeks of break-in....
p.s. don't forget the lead shot or sand, it's mandatory, not optional.