Von Schweikert VR2 verses Infinity RSIIIB

geppy1

I have been using a friends VR2s and at first thought my Vandersteen 2CEs were better but after much listening I have decided the VR2s are more transparent, more vivid and have more depth and sharper imaging without sounding etched. They are also more holographic. The Vandersteen do something the VRs do not but i can put my finger on it and in the end the VRs are more my cup of tea. I would like to compare them to some older infi9nity RSIIIBs. Is this a waste of time to do this? Am I moving up down or sideways Thanks

erniejade

I think the RS will have a bit more bass. The mids will probably go to the vr2's but it depends on your personal preference. Some like a more fwd sound ( the vr2) , highs will be a toss up. Some just love the the Emit sound ( myself included using rs6b at work) Both are great speakers just very different sounding. Hows the foam on the Infinity's?

I also think the Vr2 might be more sensitive to floor placement vs the Infinity are a bit more forgiving on placement. The edge might go with the VR2 but, again, placement and room acoustics will also come into play here. Would be a fun shootout.

The vandies when i had some 2ce sig and 3A's, do a lot of things good but to me dont excell at one thing. They just are a easy to live with speaker and I can imagine it took a bit to change from them to the vr2 since the mid's are I think completely different as well as the bass. Both have bass but, from memory, the vr2 bass was faster / tight so it gave the impression that it was less when it wasnt. It was deceiving. It was there and not missing anything just different vs the vandies. Like when I had JM labs vs the vandies, bass was there but faster and tighter, different vs the vandies.