Anything else I should audition?

[Duds]

the speakers i recently purchased, the Von Schweikert VR1. I am extremely happy with the sound i get from them, and they are beautiful to look at as well. I have the African Hazelwood finish, and i think a few others on this bord do as well.

[wgriel]

the speakers i recently purchased, the Von Schweikert VR1. I am extremely happy with the sound i get from them, and they are beautiful to look at as well. I have the African Hazelwood finish, and i think a few others on this bord do as well.

Hi Duds,

thanks for the recommendation - those are beautiful finishes! I don't know if I can get them in my area, but if I find a dealer I'll give them a listen.

Bill

[Duds]

Hey Bill

I'm assuming you checked them out on the VS website, trust me, the finish is much much better looking in person!! The dealer I got mine may be willing to ship a set to you for an audition. I know when I got mine he allowed me a 30 day trial period, and if I didnt like them I could return them for full refund. If you want, send me a private message and i'll give you the name of the dealer.

I also listened to B&W and Paradigm before my purchase. I liked the Studio 20's and also liked the 602s3's and even the 601s3's. I dont think you can go worng with any of them, they all have their own strengths, but only you can decide which ones sound better to you.

Good luck!

Hi Duds,

thanks for the recommendation - those are beautiful finishes! I don't know if I can get them in my area, but if I find a dealer I'll give them a listen.

Bill

[RICKY009]

Von Shweikert Loudspeakers Are Very Very Good. Good Shopping And Good Choice

[wmloving]

Bill,

Just bought a pair of 2CE Sigs last weekend. Tried to love the B&W's for 5 years, but they did not have the full range of sound I was looking for; just not balanced. I think the reason they sound so bright is that there's not the bass response to balance them out. If the speaker only reproduces sound to 45Hz, you just won't be able to hear bass regardless of what cables, etc. you have. Thought about doing a subwoofer to fix this, but didn't want to go that way.

The Vandersteens have low end down around 30Hz (still missing 10 Hz if you ask me) and are incredibly well balanced and transparent. There are adjustments to mid and treble on the back of the speaker. I have not needed them so far, but the speakers are not really broken in yet.

I'm using these with 125 watts of clean power into 8 ohms and some entry level "audiophile" gear. The music sounds so much better than it ever did with the B&W's. It's just right. I haven't played them really loud yet, but I can't imagine they are going to sound bad unless I crank it to the clipping point.

I have a large room (den/kitchen combo) with 9 foot ceilings and they fill the room with detailed sound and warm accurate bass. They remind me of listening to Magnepans or Martin Logans, but with more bass and less transparency. A nice tradeoff if you ask me. Especially for the price. These can be had, including the stands, for a reasonable discount.

Hope you find something you like!

[Florian]

Finally someone with ears who actually listens! Gratulations on your purchase!

[wgriel]

I have a large room (den/kitchen combo) with 9 foot ceilings and they fill the room with detailed sound and warm accurate bass. They remind me of listening to Magnepans or Martin Logans, but with more bass and less transparency. A nice tradeoff if you ask me. Especially for the price. These can be had, including the stands, for a reasonable discount.

Hope you find something you like!

Thanks for the recommendation - I actually do have a room kind of like that. It's a large living room, but opens up to a dining room, then on to the kitchen. I've got bookshelves in the kitchen (B&W DM600's) and the sound is fine there, but I do want something more refined than the Paradigm Phantoms that I've currently got in the living room.

I don't know if there are any Vandersteen dealers anywhere near me, but I'll investigate that.

Bill