Anybody hear the Von Schweikert VR-4jr at CES?


Hi,
I've been hearing some great things about this new mini VR-4. Has anybody here had a chance to hear it yet?

Regards,
geoh
geoh
I have a pair on order as well & heard they pushed the date back, mid-march for delivery? I hope not, I can't wait to hear them.
Those speakers are the ones I remember most from my CES excursion. Very dynamic and natural speakers. If I ever move out of my AP Libras, I may go with these...
I think I am going to try a digital amp with mine. Bel Canto, PS Audio or Spectron. I listened to mine "briefly" the other night & oh boy did they sound good. I won't have a chance to hear them again until Thursday.
I understand the first production run ships late February; the second run end of March to early April; one hundred units per run. I'm in on the second run so only eight more weeks to go!
Just to add my experience with the VR4jrs. I've had a pair since June and believe that they have stopped my upgrade fever for speakers. Period! Forever. They are warm without being colored, dynamic, detailed, sweet, intimate, punchy and extremely involving. Listening to them is absolutely captivating and they just get better and better. When shopping, I compared them to Vienna Acoustics Strauss, Sonus FAber Cremona and JMLab 926s and 936s and in my and my wife's minds there was simply no contest the VR4Jrs were quatatively better in all respects. Most specifically, they sounded like music.
But be warned. They do need 40-50 lbs of lead shot in the base module and use of the provided spikes to really sing. And, as importantly, they need AT LEAST 400 hours on them before they reach their peak. I've seen several VR4jrs listed on A/Gon and have to believe they were not given sufficient time to break in. I honestly can't imagine giving these up once you've listened to a well burnt-in pair.