Von Schweikert Audio VR-4

Did you do your homework and audition good speakers?

I owned the VR4 Silver from 96-99 and thought they were very good speakers indeed. They have prodigious bass capability, so don't try to fit them in a small room. And you might have to play around with tuning the ports to your room and taste. Lastly, I thought they sounded better with medium to high powered tube amps. They aren't the last word in resolution, but present a big, bold sound that is highly impressive with large scale music. You probably won't be disappointed.

Shakey

Agreed. I owned the original version for many, many years and thoroughly enjoyed them. The only drawback is they are little light in the midbass, and lack that percusssive power or "punch" when it comes to drums, bass plucks, etc.

I'm flying blind on this one - the reviews I could find all sounded pretty positive, and they are (relatively) cheap, so I figured I might as well give them a go. I just sold an amp, so I figured why not. Of course, now I'll have something like 5 pairs of speakers, but hey, one of these days I'll get around to selling some them...

Hi Mainer8,

I think you will be happy with your purchase. I have the vr 4 gen iii's that I have never really been satisfied with in comparsion to my other speakers. However I believe it to be my room and set-up more than the speakers. I have a good friend who has the original vr 4 like you purchased, being driven by rogue magnum 120 amps and I clearly have enjoyed many nights listening to his. So I don't know if the old sounds better than the new, but it does in my case.
Hope they work great for you.