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Finish Quality of Von Schweikert VR4jr's

I have had a pair of these for about 6 months. I am very happy with the sound quality, but not so thrilled with the durability of the cabinet finish. The scratch extremely easily. I have several fine scratches in the finish, and they look like crap compared to my former Thiel speakers. Those could be wiped off without fear of scratching, unlike the VR4jr's.

Gues the Made in China finish is the reason they are so inexpensive. Too bad, these will not hold value as they will look like old speakers that had a family of kids living around them.

Great sound, poor finish!
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wrayman
54 posts
 
I have the VR2's, and agree that the laquer is easily scratched. I've had to be very careful around the binding posts to avoid marking them, especially if using stiff speaker cables.
As far as high current goes, I'm finding that while they sound good with average powered amplifiers, the bigger the better. I was surprised at how power hungry the VR2's are...an amp with lots of current will bring the speakers alive. Couldn't believe what I had been missing when I bought an amp that could deliver the goods.

Mike
mglenn
21 posts
 
I have VR4jr's in black powered by a Parasound Halo A51. One of the reasons I selected the black finish is it appears to be more durable than the other finishes, although perhaps not as attractive when new. This is not a high gloss lacquer; in fact, it looks more like paint than a stain or oil finish.

The Parasound Halo amp with high current capability and 250 watts per channel is a good match for the VR4jr imho.
robm321
932 posts
 
They are fine to me. When I buy audio equipment, I'm not looking to pay for furniture. I want the best sound shoved in to a budget package. I'll put the lead shot in to save a little more. That's why it is "jr" (just right). If you want everything top of the line quality, then take a look at Von Schweikerts $100,000 speakers.

Rob
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johnk
1,490 posts
 
Plastic coat finishs just suck ,sound bad ,look bad but are cheap and easy to apply .I will stick with french polish, better sound, looks ,easy to repair.But takes time so no manufacters except the small guys will touch it.
molunat
6 posts
 
My Epos M15 were a lot cheaper than your VR4jr's, but I'm still surprised how sensitive the finish is (read my thread on Epos finish).
In your opinion, is it worth taking the speakers to a good furniture maker for retouching (it's what I'm thinking of doing)?
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