It’s a good sonic buy at its price point. However, at 15k budget there are a lot of other great choices, so best option is to demo yourself to hear speakers that subjectively resonates with you. There are a lot of great sounding speakers, but the best within budget is a personal subjective choice. |
I have fond memories of my pair of VR4 Silvers back in 1996. I had been auditioning them at the local dealer for a while but heard them at Hi-Fi 96 in Manhattan. I also got to meet Albert. That experience pushed me to order a pair when I got home. I loved those speakers and kept them for about three years, they just do so much right with only a few shortcomings. Good luck with whatever you end up with. |
Ushers have long been a vastly underrated speaker company. I haven’t heard this particular speaker, but I would be pretty confident with saying, to use the cliche, "they punch above their weight". Since the other half dozen speakers I’ve heard from them have. Including the model 6381 I used to own. |
Devore Fidelity (from New York) and Qualio (from Poland). I have the O/Baby's - though for 15k you could go higher- much higher. Qualio have the IQs - semi open baffle. Again for your budget you could go much higher. Another speaker I have heard but not owned is Vivid. Unusual looking but great sound and bass. Some are more than 15k, some you could get in your budget. UK/South African. |
There is plenty to suggest there will be a real challenge found to better these Speakers at a given budget. An Upgrade Route can be extremely beneficial, the Xover can easily be showing signs of age. An investment in this area is a practice that can create a listening experience one could not imagine was possible. Investing in a selection of the most recognised components for their quality will create a Xover redesign for approx' $400ish. Speakers costing $1M are unlikely to have the components in a Xover the DIY option is able to select. Amber-Z Copper Foil caps - Mundorf M Resist film resistors along with their heat sinks http://www.audioreview.com/product/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/von/schweikert-vr-4.html https://sm5b.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/vr4%20manual.pdf https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/vr-4jr-upgrades%E2%80%A6-also-known-as-mods.35135/ |
