How are Von Schweikert speakers?

Yes, I would have preferred buying from a retailer, but after hearing the VR5, that was out of the question. Buying from Albert, as it turns out is better than dealing with a dealer. After listening to speakers in the 20k category for 7 months, I chose the VR5 HSE. He knows how to voice a speaker. If you want your music to sound like the instrument that created it, listen to the VR5 and VR7.

Doctorb,

How much did you pay?

Also try to listen to the DB-100's if you can. Supposedly they are even better than the VR-7's.

$9000 for the HSE version. The 100db are more dynamic, but don't look as nice (the black sock) and have a much larger footprint. The VR5 does so much for it's rather small size.

Thanks Doctorb. I am interested possibly in a VR-5 for a bedroom system. My impression of the earlier Von Schweikert speakers were that while they had an excellent low end, they were kind of overly dark sounding, except for the VR-6, which was overly bright. I have heard that the VR-5 and VR-7 have excellent midrange transparency and high frequency detail while maintaining that killer low end. Can you confirm this?