This is a relatively new speaker that I became aware of almost a year ago. I had been out auditioning speakers to replace my Thiel CS3.5.Nothing wrong with the 3.5s, I was just interested in what was available that might be an improvement. I had auditioned most of the floor
standing speakers from $3,000-7,000. The leading contender was the CS3.6. Then I heard the VR4.
The is similar in overall design to the Wilson WATT/Puppy, that is, it is a large floor standing design with two boxes per side: the
treble/midrange enclosure sits atop the bass enclosure. The bass box contains two 8” drivers; the treble contains a 1” tweeter and 3.5”
mid-range. There is an adjustable rear-firing tweeter as well. It is recommended that you have separate speaker cables driving top and
bottom.
I first hear the VR4s at a local (Denver, CO) dealer named Sound Hounds. For my audition they were driven by an Audible Illusions
Modulus 3a preamp and Mesa Baron amp, with EAD T9000 and DAC9000 digital input. To say I was impressed is understatement. They
imaged like mad, with a wide and deep sound stage. The midrange was sweet and full, with detail that was clear without being etched. I had
to hear them in my home.
My home system (at the time) was McCormack TLC-1 passive preamp and DNA-1 power amp, driven by EAD T1000 CD transport, into
an Audio Alchemy DTI Pro and DDE 3.0. In my home system, the VR4 proved just as able. It delivered more detail that my CS3.5s with a
smoother high end. Imaging was clear and distinct with more detail than I had heard before. And they went deeper in the bass with excellent
control. I bought a pair.
The VR4s sounded good out of the box but clearly benefited from break in, about 80 hours was needed before they really started to settle
in. Room placement is important and you can dial-in the bass and imaging by adjusting the amount of space between the speakers, as well as
behind and beside them. I have them about 9’ apart, slightly towed in toward my listening chair.
At $3,450, this speakers beats everything else I’ve heard, including some $6-7k speakers that have fine reputations. Highly recommended.

The Vr4's are probably the best speaker for the money, trust me. They are very difficult to get perfect which can be a problem for the lazy or properly set-up impaired! Sorry but its true. This speaker is amazing when properly setup. Believe me I've had my problems, but once I got these babies going I would confidently put them up against anything....that's right anything! Since setting up speakers is my business, I laugh when reading reviews about how this speaker wasn't as good as speaker A or B. It's a joke to me because any loudspeaker can and should sound decent once setup right. Manufactureres just couldn't survive today with all the competition out there. Considering this, when you add what a very good loudspeaker cost to make and what it sells for, well then you understand when price/performance becomes an issue, you simply can't beat the VR4'S From top to bottom they perform like crazy all the audiophile terms that we like to call important;soundstaging, depth, transparency,detail,focus,dynamics,tautness,smoothness,imaging height all that stuff. I am a very serious audiophile and would consider any one that owns this speaker and is not happy or heard it and thought it was only okay should either take it home, don't ever trust listening rooms, or if you already have it home, then you better ask for help. ANYTHING WORTH HAVING IS WORTH WORKING FOR....TO GET RIGHT!!! Are there speakers out there better? Certainly. But the best question is how much is it going to cost to better these babiies. Von Schweikert can't be doing that bad to recieve second best sound at the 97 Stereophile Shoe . If you think that these babies sound great, wait till you hear the 4.5's. I admit though, purchasing these will take you into the land of diminshing returns, but they are actually about 30% better! For twice the price I don't think it's worth it because the 4's are that good, but the 4.5's are so damn sweet sounding and let's say refined sounding that they demand to be compared with the best loudspeakers money can buy periiod!!! They are just that good Dub Show

Since so many people raved about this speaker I deviced to check it out.I went to Goodwin's Hi-End and auditioned both VR4 and VR4.5.
I felt there are a lot of hype about these speakers...
Yes, they are good speakers. They have big soundstage and mellow and warm midrnage. But in my honest opinion, these spakers are just OK. Not very impressive to my ear. Really. I don't understand why some people got so excited. Maybe because they are relatively cheaper than other hi-end speaker? Yes,
The sound from these speakers are very easy to listen to. But they lack of the dynanmics, resolution, high and low end extension,.... You name it.