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Title: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: halteh on September 25, 2006, 03:54:17 PM
I just wanted to make a quick post to say WOW! I picked these speakers up about a month ago off of eBay brandnew for about $500 (a steal!). I've only been using the speakers for about a week now, when I first started listening to them I was quite pleased with their overall sound, but they weren't exactly what I had expected; the sound wasn't as big and deep as i had expected. Fastforward to about a week later, after about 30 - 40 hours of play I could swear they're different speakers! I've been listening all day at a decent volume and I'm just blown away at how deep and rich my music now sounds, the soundstage is HUGE and the bass is soo crisp and clearly defined!! I still can't believe how much better these sound after only a week. A BIG thankyou anyone who has suggested these to me. 

for the record, i'm running a denon 1920 > m902 > psaudio hca-2 > vr1's

--F   8)
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: MattD on September 25, 2006, 04:56:23 PM
I loved my HCA-2 > VR1 combo! Those two things seemed to be made for each other.
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: Nick's Picks on September 28, 2006, 07:19:02 AM
nice!

i'm going to try some of these out to see how they compare to the monitors i'm currently running (Epos M12.2).
Jason...
interested in a trade for a month?
:)
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: JasonSobel on September 28, 2006, 06:19:04 PM
nice!

i'm going to try some of these out to see how they compare to the monitors i'm currently running (Epos M12.2).
Jason...
interested in a trade for a month?
:)

I'd go for it if you want to drive down to Boston :)
the VR-1's kick ass.  I've been very happy with them, and have no plans to switch to anything else (at least while I'm living in this apartment)
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: Nick's Picks on September 29, 2006, 08:00:25 AM
yea?
I might be good w/that.  I'll be coming down to Berkeley for the DTB/Tedeschi bill in Oct.  Maybe we can hook up and make a swap.
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: MattD on September 29, 2006, 12:16:24 PM
Don't just stop there: how about a listening session? I'll bring my Mytek DAC to the party if someone has XLR>RCA cables or has an amp with XLR in.
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: carlbeck on September 29, 2006, 12:44:36 PM
I always offer up my place for a listeing party, I have my own listening room over the garage. I am an hour north of Boston in NH.
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: JasonSobel on September 29, 2006, 07:41:31 PM
Don't just stop there: how about a listening session? I'll bring my Mytek DAC to the party if someone has XLR>RCA cables or has an amp with XLR in.

I always offer up my place for a listeing party, I have my own listening room over the garage. I am an hour north of Boston in NH.

it's definitely about time we do another listening party up north :)
for me, though, it'll have to wait until mid November at least, due to my upcoming wedding and honeymoon :)
but after that, I'm all for it.  I'd be interested in hearing the mytek DAC vs. the grace 901...
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: scb on September 29, 2006, 09:17:50 PM
screw up north.  make it near nyc :)
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: George on October 01, 2006, 05:22:10 PM
screw up north.  make it near nyc :)

Hehe, i'm game!  I just got my Rega R1's...they sound lovely   :D
Title: Re: Von Schweikert VR1s WOW!!!
Post by: carlbeck on October 01, 2006, 09:16:26 PM
OK, I say, whoever has the smalllest speakers get's to travel north  8)