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Von Schweikert VR4/Amp combos that work?

I'm interested to hear from VR4 Gen III or VR4 SE owners who are satisfied with their present amplifiers and why. I am using a Bryston 14B SST with a First Sound Presence Deluxe II preamp, and EMC 1-UP CDP. While the system sounds very good, I feel the sweet spot is small. This small sweet spot is contary to what I have read regarding the VR4 SE's and I'd like to know if you other Von Schweikert speaker owners have amps in your systems that give you a larger sweet spot. I spent considerable time setting and positioning the speakers until I found the location that afforded the best soundstaging and sweet spot without definite "Left/Right" channel distinction and I'm wondering what might be done differently. Thanks in advance for your input.
tvad
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driver
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I have the GenIII's & at first had an Ayre V-3, then upgraded to an Ayre V-5x, with a combined time of 2 1/2 years so far.

I just heard the VR4jr's at the CES hooked to a Spectron amp, which is what Albert uses to voice his spkrs. It was an excellent combination.

Like anything, trust your ears.
jtinn
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I have heard them with Ayre, Sim, TacT and Spectron and they were all quite good. Although it appears as your amplifier is the weak link in your system, I am a bit surprised as to your comments regarding the "sweet spot".

If you care to email me your phone number, I would be happy to walk you through my version of how the speakers should be setup and placed.
sedona
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I had the Vr4 Gen III with a Bel Canto 200.2 and it sounded fabulous.
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