tube amp will drive von schweikert VR4-jr?

I use both Von Schweikert and VAC, and on some level, I think it's just wrong from a price-point standpoint to display the VR4Jr speakers with a $19,000 integrated amp.

How many buyers of the VR4Jr speakers are going to be seriously looking at VAC Phi Beta amplification? And, vice versa, how many purchasers of the VAC Phi Beta are going to be considering the VR4Jr loudspeakers to complete their systems?

Put a Ferrari engine in a Chrysler Crossfire, and I bet it'd be a smokin' ride, too.

A local dealer has paired the VR4-jrs with deHavilland 845 (30WPC), along with a Hovland HP-100 pre and Naim CDS3. The system was beautiful, playing in a room around 14 x 20. So, I don't think you need hundreds of watts. Perhaps, a little more power would have been nice higher SPL on some recordings. Made me wonder about the deHavilland GM70 (50WPC) paired with the VR4jr. So, don't count out some of the less 'powerful' tubed amps.

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I use the Sound Quest SQ-88 integrated amp (rated 55 watts with KT-88 tubes) with my VR-4jr and am very pleased. I tried using EL-34 tubes in the SQ-88 but that was underpowered, especially in the bass end, being only about 35 watts from the two EL-34 tubes per channel. Even the KT-88 tubes lack a bit in bass definition and punch (compared to comparably powered Krell SS amp) but I am not a bass freak so it works out great for me!

You might also look into the Consonance M800 or Cyber 800 mono blocks. These are rated at something like 75 or 80 watts from 4 EL-34 tubes per channel. If I had the $$$ for them and plus decent preamp I'd have them. I like what the EL-34 and VR-4jr do for the midrange and bet the 75 or so watts of EL-34 power would do all I’d ever need on the low end.

You have to buy whats reliable & cheap on this market. My amp, the Sonic Frontiers SFS80 is an excellent anp for his
speakers.THese amps are avisble at abuot 40 precent of original listing. Also there must be some modes that we would be interested in.

They sound excellent with a PrimaLuna Prologue 2. Granted you don't have all of the solid state grunt and sheer power, but you have finesse and quite reasonable bass. Highly impressive.