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.
I compared the VonSchweikert VR4JRs with the JMLabs 926 & 936 and for me and mny wife there was absolutely no comparison. Speaker choice is subjective and for us although the JMLabs sounded very accurate and precise they did not sound at all musical. Every time I auditioned them I kept trying different music hoping to find somethig I liked but I felt unsatisfied. I mentioned that to the dealer and he gave me a look of disdain that was chilling and implied that my tastes were not refined enough to appreciate them. Yeah, right. Trusting my own ears over a dealer's opinion I found the VonSchweikerts, on the other hand, even the VR2, just drew me into the music. Everything sounded good and very satisfying. Acurate, fast, precise, fantastic imaging, broad, deep soundstage, sensuous yet uncolored and live-sounding. I've owned them for about a year now with over 800 hours on them and I can tell you that they improve significantly after about 400 hours. I now find myself listening to types of music I'd never considered before because any well recorded and performed music sounds so involving coming from the VR4JRs. They are outstanding speakers! For me, the upgrade fever has stopped with these speakers. When you demo them ask how many hours are on them. If less than 400 hours you can confidently assume that they will get significantly better once they reach that benchmark, are set up properly in your room, are mass loaded with the recommended lead shot, are on their spikes, are bi-wired and the rear-firing tweeters are adjusted properly. Many dealer demos negelect some or all of these vital elements and if any of them are missing you will not get a fair evaluation of the VR4JRs. Hope this helps.