Please help me on a speaker selection


Ok, I listened to the B & W and Paradigm and am not impressed. The Von Schweikert VR4-JR and VR4-SR have my intrest. Can any one compair the JM Labs electra 936, 946 to the Von S. Also, how do the Tyler Linbrook Signature system compair to the other two?

Price wise it goes:

Von Schweikert Vr4-Jr - $4000
Tyler Linbrook Signature system - $5,500
JM Lab electra 936 - $6,000
Von Schweikert VR4 - SR - $8,000
JM Lab electra 946 - $8,000

I planned on a $8,000 Max budget when I started. If I can get out for less I would be happy! I would also like this to be the last pair of speakers I buy for a long time. I dont want to be let down and have to upgrade later.

I plan on listening to the Von Schweikert's next week when I will be close to a dealer. My problem is no dealers for any of the speakers mentioned are close by. Any and all advise is wellcome.

Thanks, Dffhogs
Dffhogs
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Check thread: "Discription of Newer VMPS Sound? Help Please" Now that I became a dealer for Vmps people tend to add a large grain of salt to what I say even though it is my honest opinion so here's a list of pro reviews:
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=13112
There's an owner's list in one of the sticky's of people who'll let you come to their home and hear them all over the country. Be prepared to not have to spend 8k. The RM 40's won Best of High End at CES 2002 and they're better now than then and the RM/x was runner up the next year. There's a whole forum there so you can ask users what their opinion is also. Good luck with your speaker hunt.
There is a pair of the original Wilson Benesch ACT ONE just listed for $6000. I have a new pair and absolutely love them. I am not the person who selling the speakers but I do think very highly of WB.
Though I own a pair of Tyler Linbrook System (single piece) I can't offer you any advice on head-to-head comparisons with the other speakers on your list. (Finding dealers in my area that have something other than B&W and Paradigm can be a little hard.) However, since you asked for "any and all advice"......

Tyler has a couple of different ways you can audition the speakers. One is the home demo program, where current owners open their personal systems for auditions - the list is on his site. The other is buying them and then if you don't like them after 20 days, return them.. As you've probably read, Ty is extremely easy to work with and should you want to return them, it won't be a hassle. The speakers won't be cheap to ship, but for a few hundred dollars you'll be able to audition them in your room with your system, which is much better than hearing them at a dealer. Be aware that the Linbrooks will need 100+ hours to break in and 200 hours is even better. And.... if you're patient, the Linbrooks in standard finishes can be had for $4,800 when he runs them on special.