Von Schweikert VR4 speakers

[Bob Boyer]

Well okay, that makes sense now. I was only halfway there. Thanks much. I've learned something today!

 

[laatsch55]

I always seem to listening to Joe also Bob.

 

[Gepetto]

This kind of sums it up. A comment early in the review

The woofers are pretty weak sauce. While they do play clean they just can't put the SPL's in the bottom octaves that I need from a fullrange speaker. Port has a foam insert to calm it down and sounds good with no chuffing despite the little woofers epic fapping at volume

 

[krellmk]

Is that good or bad Joe

 

[8991XJ]

Likely the poor damping factor of tube amplification contributed to that impression.

This is the reason the ADS L1590/2 are gone. Sure they were a good speaker but my tube amps didn't like driving the dual woofers and the bass was flabby. I can live with the DQ-10/Magnepan/Time Window sound and not have to deal with flabby bass when enjoying the tube amps.

 

[krellmk]

Plan to have the WOPL700B driving the low and the Mac275 tube driving the high and mid

 

[Gepetto]

Is that good or bad Joe

hard to say, I think the reviewer came with a bias against them. Factor that in? Are you going to listen to them in NJ?

 

[krellmk]

i should from what he say in his email he using a elekit 8 watt tube amp this guy must listening to chamber music i should take the WOPL with me

 

[Bob Boyer]

I always seem to listening to Joe also Bob.

For those of us who have no experience in how circuits actually work (building a Dynaco kit 45 years ago does not count) and who know only what their ears, a few reviews that can be triangulated to try to cut down on biases, and a few technical articles tell us - Joe can be invaluable. Fortunately, you guys go working on this stuff and all I have to do most of the time is just listen and I'll pick up something each thread. But every now and then I just want a little guidance on the basic principles which means I gotta ask.

And this is a comfortable place to ask.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

i should from what he say in his email he using a elekit 8 watt tube amp this guy must listening to chamber music i should take the WOPL with me

Skip them things........ If they are too cheap to pass up, pass them up.....................

 

[krellmk]

Skip them things........ If they are too cheap to pass up, pass them up.....................

Thinking if i should

 

[J!m]

Keeping the amps close to the speakers maximizes the damping as well.