Von Schweikert VR2 vs. VR4 Gen III

The VR4s will give you a bigger sound,more depth,and larger soundstage,plus you can always get them upgraded to the SE for a fee and that will bring you right up to date.The VR2s are very good and have the soft dome tweeter which may be a plus for certain types of music.Either way you end up with very good speakers.

Joy, I have not heard the VR2's, but I recently purchased VR4 SE's
unheard based on the recommendation of someone I trust, and the
decision was one of the best I've ever made. If I'm not mistaken, the
VR4's go deeper than the VR2's, and for me this makes a substantial
difference. The VR4's produce an amazing soundstage with stunning
imaging. Listen to both if you possibly can. Good luck and have fun.

The detail I forgot to mention is that my call was originally to find a dealer in my area. There is no one in New England that sells Von Schweikert. (I live in Boston.) Hence, my having to make a decision sight unseen. (Or unheard, which is the actual problem.)

We ended up on the phone for 1 1/2 hours. His total recommendation included vr2 speakers, LCR15 center channel, 2 VRS/1 subs, and vr1s on stands for rears. Do you think the subs would make up for the VR2s not going as low? Supposedly the VRS/1 is a very musical sub.

We have a 15 x 20 ish room, with 9 ft ceilings. Lot of hardwood (ceiling and floors). Electronics are Outlaw Audio 950, ICMB, and 200 Series Monoblocks (7 pf 'em); Denon 5900 w/ Bel Canto DAC2 for redbook.

We had been looking at the Martin Logans, which I like, but I've heard these compare favorably and they would probably be more cat/dog/kid proof.

Joy, your dealer's recommendations probably would work. The two subs would certainly make up for the lack of bottom end on the VR2's. Considering the cost of a Von Schweikert home theater set-up would it be worthwhile to take a plane trip to New York (or any other nearby city) to hear them?