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Von Schweikert Audio
930 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069
Ph (760)410-1650 Fax (760)410-1655
E-mail:albertvonn@aol.com
World Class Reference Speaker Systems for Music and Film
~ Website:www.vonschweikert.com
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CARPETED FLOORS: Using the spikes after break-in and correct placement will
tighten up the bass and lock in the soundstage. Make sure that you level the speakers so
they don’t rock, and use the locking nuts to make sure the spikes won’t vibrate loose.
WIRING
The best sound staging and transparency from the VR-4 series results from bi-wiring the
speakers, but if a bi-wire set is not initially available, connect the main speaker wire to
the upper midrange/tweeter inputs then connect the Data Link and jumper plates
between the bottom binding posts. A 30" jumper wire can be connected between the
Midrange/Tweeter and Sub posts, if the use of the Data Link is not desired. However,
we recommend using this only as a temporary solution, since we designed the speakers
expressly to be bi-wired. When bi-wiring you have two options. The first, when using
shotgun bi-wire is to directly connect to the upper Midrange/Tweeter posts on the upper
unit and Sub posts on the lower Sub cabinet, disconnecting the Data Link. The second,
when using bi-wire terminated at one end is to directly connect to the Midrange/Tweeter
and Sub posts located on the Sub cabinet, and then connect the Data Link.
*If you connect the main cable to the woofer and then use a jumper upwards to
the M/T (by wire, by jumper plates, and by Data Link), you will be able to hear a
slight loss of clarity, since there will now be two to four connections in the signal
path instead of just one to the high resolution tweeter.
Also, make sure that you make a very tight connection between the binding post and the
spade lugs on the cables. A loose connection will be apparent as a loss of depth and
sweetness. Use a contact enhancing fluid once a month on all RCA plugs and binding
posts for best results. There will be attendant increases in sweetness, air, soundstage
depth, and smoothness equal to an upgrade in cables, but at far less cost.
Although we have tried almost ten different brands and types of speaker cables, we can
only give general recommendations due to the fact that the driving amplifier has as
much to do with the type of desired wire as the speakers. Since there are hundreds, if not
thousands of available amp/wire combinations, we are not in the position of having
heard these combinations.
However, in general, stranded wire usually has a softer, fuller, sound, while solid
core wire has tighter bass. You can use these traits to “tune” the overall sound of
your system.
Please use your VR dealer’s expertise when selecting wires and cables, as he has the
experience with both the speakers and different amplifiers and can help you make an
intelligent selection.