Von Sweikert VR2 vs. VR4 jr

[Jim Clark]

Congrats Jim!

I'm sure you're going to love the jr's. The dynamics, speed, and clarity of this little speaker is going to blow you away, trust me. It's really cool that you're able to buy them from a dealer too, peace of mind is priceless.

A couple of tips if I may:

1) With only 10 hours on them, give the tweeter at least another 100 hours to settle in. Yes, I'm aware of how ridiculous that sounds. However, I've heard jr's that weren't broken-in at VSA in San Diego and they were a tad sibilant in comparison to others I've heard. Kevin, Albert's second in command, admitted the discrepency and mentioned the jr's we were listening only had about 20 hours on them and were in the process of burn-in.

2) Add the lead shot. After you've got the positioning dialed in, take advantage of the mass loading tube. It makes a difference.

3) Bi-wire. The jr's come with that funky jumper cable but in reality, the speakers were designed to be bi-wired.

I'd love to hear your impressions once you've had ample opportunity to dial them in. Again congrats, I'm quite envious and I'm sure you'll enjoy your new toys!

The reports I've read suggest up to 400 hours of break in. Fortunately, with speakers break in something that at least makes some sense to me. 400 hours seems a bit much but it is an almost universal claim with this model. Whatever. I'm well aware of the flip side to this argument so I'll do my best to be on guard.

I'll of course get the shot-luckily I have a Cabella's nearby. I've consulted my amps manual and it is possible to biwire with it so I'll mess around with the setup once they arrive, hopefully next week.

Thanks to everyone for their advice and comments.

Regards,
jc