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Von Schweikert VR4/Amp combos that work?

I'm interested to hear from VR4 Gen III or VR4 SE owners who are satisfied with their present amplifiers and why. I am using a Bryston 14B SST with a First Sound Presence Deluxe II preamp, and EMC 1-UP CDP. While the system sounds very good, I feel the sweet spot is small. This small sweet spot is contary to what I have read regarding the VR4 SE's and I'd like to know if you other Von Schweikert speaker owners have amps in your systems that give you a larger sweet spot. I spent considerable time setting and positioning the speakers until I found the location that afforded the best soundstaging and sweet spot without definite "Left/Right" channel distinction and I'm wondering what might be done differently. Thanks in advance for your input.
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I agree fully with the comments of Rcprince on these speakers... I am VERY happy with my VR4HSE's, which I have had for quite a few months now. I spent many an evening for the first 3 weeks finding JUST the right position for them in my room. An exhausting experience, but well worth the effort! Also, try replacing the stock spikes with a set of the smaller 1.5 AP-C threaded brass cones from Star Sound.
Thye make a noticeable improvement in midrange dynamics and bass detail.
These speakers mate extremely well with most high quality amps I have tried, tube or solid state. The Spectron Musician II was my favorite solid state amp I have tried, but I prefer my new VAC Phi amp on them for my personal tastes...Enjoy!
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