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Von Schweikert Audio VR-1 Speaker Review

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by Steve DellaSala — last modified February 16, 2007

Summary

  • Product Name: Von Schweikert Audio VR-1
  • Manufacturer: Von Schweikert Audio
  • Performance Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Value Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Review Date: January 11, 2004 19:00
  • MSRP: $ 1000
Specifications

Frequency Response: 40Hz to 25kHz (- 3dB point in room)

Sensitivity: 89 dB (1 Watt / 1 Meter)

Recommended Power: 20-100 Watts

Drive Units: Single 1" composite silk dome VSA tweeter. Single 6.5 resin impregnated mica/cellulose composite, cast frame, shielded woofer

Crossover Frequency: Phase-consistent Global Axis Integration Network with stacked First Order circuits configured to enable 4th order acoustic slopes for minimum cross-talk distortion and reduced lobing.

System Impedance: 8 Ohm

Cabinet Finish: genuine hardwood finishes


Introduction

The following review is for Von Schweikert Audio's VR-1 Reference Studio Monitors. Two pairs of VR-1 speakers were thoroughly listened to and evaluated in bookshelf, and surround applications for approximately four months on a variety of different reference systems, each with unique room acoustics. Some of the technical information was provided by the manufacturer and additional information can be found on their site at www.VonSchweikert.com . Performance measurements were conducted by Audioholics using Sencore and LMS test equipment.

 

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