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In Reply to: Need recommendation for high quality monitors posted by hukkfinn on March 15, 2007 at 06:21:57:
Try to audition both the VR1s and the LCR (or whatever they now call their MTM config 3-way) along with their VRS/1 sub. Do the speakers alone, then with a single sub.VR1s have all the qualities you want. YOu can get them new on the Web now for $700 (list is $1K) and the sub will still set you back about $1600. It's so damn small and so well integrated and so powerful that you might be shocked!
Then do the MTM version, which is slightly larger and goes deeper on its own. They say and I've actually heard them be an improved version of the VR1 when upended. They will cost about $1500 a pair, still leaving you room for that sub in your budget if you still feel you need one.
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Although I am not sure about the bass after reading several reviews.It seems they basically cut off at 70hz. Not 40hz as claimed by the maker.
But still, they get high praise for solid sound. Thanks -
Hukk
Mine do not cut out at 70 Hz. In fact, they go down into the 35-40 Hz range. And those are the VR1s; the MTM version goes lower. The reviews I've read confirm my experience, so I don't know where you're getting the negative information.
You don't know where I am getting the negative information -- I would assume that one obvious beginning point would be a Google search for 'Von Schweikert VR-1 review'? The first result, Audioholics, includes this frequency response graph:http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/bookshelf/von-schweikert-audio-vr-1/nearfield.jpg/image_view_fullscreen
This shows a marked dip in response below the mid-80s.
The 2nd result, Soundstage, has a link to frequency response graphs at the top of the review:
http://www.soundstagemagazine.com/measurements/vonschweikert_vr1/
It plainly shows a nose-dive in response below 70 hz.
Reading more, I see that the company requires the speakers to be placed near the back wall to attain their claimed low-40s number. Fair point.
What is the "MTM" version you mentioned?
Hukk
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