Topic: DEAL on audiogon

[Nick's Picks]

uncommon
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1111244886

if anyone is looking to upgrade their speakers, this is something to jump on, IMO.  probably never replace them.

[Craig T]

I call dibs.  email sent!   

[Chris K]

nice find. hope you get them craig. looks like local pickup too.

[MattD]

Nice, Craig!

[Frank M]

I call dibs.  email sent!   

Finally, speakers you won't be unloading in six months!

[Brian Skalinder]

If they were local, I'd be all over 'em.  Good luck, Craig!

[Mojowill]

is that a pair for 1900.00 did they just "fall of the back of a truck"

that seems like a steal. 
good luck

[Craig T]

I got them for $1600 without even haggling.  Nick, I owe you big.   

[Brian Skalinder]

I got them for $1600 without even haggling. Nick, I owe you big.

Wow, just...wow.

[Nick's Picks]

I got them for $1600 without even haggling.  Nick, I owe you big.   

You are SO fucking psyched, you dont even know it yet!
whats the rest of your system behind these puppies?
They can take a lot of power, but dont need it.  75w of tubes or at least 150w of SS/digital and you'll be fine.
Get ready to have your chest pounded into submission.


I've got lots of tips for setting these up too.  How big is the room?
Best if you can space these at least 10'.  Better in the 12' range.  Minimal toe in.  You'll see !  They are big, but you'll never notice them when the music plays.  They image like little monitors.  simply amazing.
and these are GEN II !!  Super score.  You love it!

One requirement,...you'll need jumpers at least 30" long.  connect the speaker cables to the treb/mid top piece, and then jump down to the bottom drivers from there.  Bi-wire will never work because of the distance between the posts.  Unless...that is something that changed from GEN I to GEN II.

Congrats Craig, and a fat ol' +T to you!

[MattD]

Holy crap, Craig! That's like a pair of new VR-2s ... but I think you're getting the better deal by far, assuming you have the space!

[Frank M]

I got them for $1600 without even haggling.  Nick, I owe you big.   

You are SO fucking psyched, you dont even know it yet!

Oh, he knows ;-)

The first time Craig visited my place, I dropped in a killer Robert Randolph tape of his, and ran out to get beer.  You should have seen the shit-eating grin he had on his face when I got back! 

Right on, Craig!

[Frank M]

Bi-wire will never work because of the distance between the posts.  Unless...that is something that changed from GEN I to GEN II.

What do you mean, Nick?  My VR-4's (Gen. I) are bi-wired.

[Craig T]

Bi-wire will never work because of the distance between the posts.  Unless...that is something that changed from GEN I to GEN II.

What do you mean, Nick?  My VR-4's (Gen. I) are bi-wired.

Frank, are yours bi-wired with a double run of cable?  I think Nick is right that your average bi-wire cable with both runs in a single sheath only give you about 12" of play at the end.

[Craig T]

You are SO fucking psyched, you dont even know it yet!
whats the rest of your system behind these puppies?

I'm fully aware of the VR4 magic.  I've spent many hours in front of Franks system.

Right now I have a Cayin TA30 with full TAD mods from www.2baudio.com (30wpc tube integrated) and a Panasonic xr45.  That will have to do for now...  I had both amps over on Franks VR4's and they sounded very nice.