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Review 2 of 12
Price Paid:
$495.00
from Meyer Emco Summary:
These marvelous speakers have been with me for a number of years, and are like old friends to me. As I experiment with various speakers, I go back the these, and am impressed with their outstanding value and enjoyment.
I decided to get new speakers on the later 90's. I first got Polks, and after a week in my home, the sizzle and basssss turned into irritation, so brought them back for B&W 603's. They were too laid back and uninvolving, so I ended up with the least appealing set left in the showroom - the Boston Acoustics VR 30's. Boy did I call that wrong. After living with the VR30's and really listening to them, I realized they were head and shoulders above the prior speakers. They are just plain listenable. They have great dynamics, are very efficient (93dbm), image ok, have great bass, and look great. I drive them with tube amps, and the synergy is there. If you want a nice reliable set of HT or listening speakers, and have a budget, these speakers are a great choice. This goes especially for tube amps, but any low power amp will drive them with ease.
I don't know of any brightness in them, but then again, I use tube stuff. I also managed to get a fax of the crossover from BA, and rebuilt the crossovers with alpha foil chokes, and Solen caps. I also have them on spikes, canted back a few degrees. They stay at least a foot from the wall.
What a great set of speakers. They can rock, ooze sultry jazz, produce nice classical, and do explosions quiet well.
What more can I ask? Strengths:
Dynamics, efficiency, wide frequency range.
For HT, a wider, less accurate sweet spot is a postive for people sitting side by side, vewing a movie. Weaknesses:
The VR 40's probably have a tad more bass, but these do it well.
Imaging is ok to good, but not outstanding. Similar Products Used:
Hammer 12's (better, but weaker bass and more demanding placement.)
Klipsch Cornwalls (With these, I have seen the light, but the BA's still hold their own.)
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