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« Reply #500 on: 9 Jan 2016, 05:58 pm »
Why are these still here...?   Repost  -  $795

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/5470591271.html


VMPS RM-1 speakers - (Santa Rosa, CA)  $750

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/5212821230.html









"Modified RM-1 towers in excellent condition. Comes with 2 extra planar midrange units for future repairs. Biampable, adjustable mid and tweeter levels. Incredible sound and awesome bass. Had the stock woofers replaced with expensive Peerless units and had the system re-tuned by Mike at Soundscape (speaker designer). Bought for $650 used (great deal at the time) and spent $700 modifying properly. I have 12 pairs of speakers total (all kinds) and need to thin the herd. These are the only ones of real value and need the money for kids college."
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« Reply #501 on: 9 Jan 2016, 08:25 pm »
Ugly ass matte black ... that's why!

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« Reply #502 on: 11 Jan 2016, 10:31 pm »
vmps qso 626 speakers  -  (Evansville, Indian)  $400 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vmps-q-so-626-speakers-/172058043420?hash=item280f75641c:g:SgoAAOSwT~9WkuU0





"Pair of vmps q so 626 speakers.   These are very large bookshelf speakers.   Decent cosmetics but expect smack Knicks and scratches.  The grill cloth pulled in a spot or two. They aren't too bad but not perfect for sure.   Sound wonderful.   Detailed and accurate with very good bass for what they are.   If u have questions ask before buying.   This is a pair of speakers."



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« Reply #503 on: 12 Jan 2016, 05:35 am »
That is actually the flash on my RM ones. They are glossy black. Not piano, but glossy. They look nice in person. It's a great deal.

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« Reply #504 on: 19 Jan 2016, 05:08 am »
VMPS RM40 10" WCF Woofer Pair RARE!!!  -  (Franklin, Wisconsin)  $350  BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VMPS-RM40-10-WCF-Woofer-Pair-RARE-/281912009644?hash=item41a343e3ac:g:mP8AAOSwUV9Wm-GE







"Rare!!!! This auction is for a pair of 10" WCF (Woven Carbon Fiber) woofers that were included with a set of VMPS RM40's I recently purchased and subsequently sold. GREAT speakers, they were just overkill for my needs. These appear as new and I do not believe they were used, except possibly for testing after they were manufactured as VMPS, which had some pretty high standards for their drivers. They have HUGE magnets and are very heavy. These will be carefully packed in their original boxes and then over-packed in a larger box for safe transport. Check my feedback. I sell only quality products and pack them with extreme care! Please ask any questions before bidding....thank you!"




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« Reply #505 on: 24 Jan 2016, 10:34 pm »
REPOST & PRICE DROP  -  $225

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/222019429903?item=222019429903&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/ele/5379881107.html

VERY RARE VMPS -VERITONE MINIMUM PHASE SPEAKERS - WALNUT - PRE 1998  -  (Spring Hill, FL)  $450.00

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/ele/5350668532.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-VMPS-VERITONE-MINMUM-PHASE-SPEAKERS-WALNUT-pre-1998-/221963311393?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368





"VMPS Loudspeakers
Hello you're looking at a set of Very Rare vintage VMPS ( Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers ) Speakers . VMPS was a division of Itone Audio , in El Sobrante California. VMPS was a basically a 1 man show ( Brian Cheney ) speaker company that lasted from 1977 to 2012 when Brian passed away . More information is below ,
They roughly measure 8 3/4 inches deep X 18 inches tall X 12 inches wide each

They seem to be from before 1998 since there is no ribbon tweeter.
Woofer surrounds have been replaced

NO STANDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE

Specifications :

VMPS 2 WAY Bookshelf Speakers

Woofer: 8 inch
Tweeter: 1 inch SOFT DOME w/adjustable gain

Cabinets: Walnut over MDF
Size: 18" x 12" x 8 3/4"-PORTED

Condition:
Cabinets: 8-8 1/2
Sound: 10+

Level Controls
On the rear of speaker cabinet, VMPS speakers included level controls to attenuate the sound level of the mid-range and treble (tweeter). These level controls were intended to be used in concert with PR mass tuning to achieve the desired overall tonal balance.
*Thank you for shopping with us.
*All items are in used condition with normal signs of wear unless other conditions are specifically mentioned in the description. If clarification is needed, don't hesitate to contact us.
*If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us
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VMPS History, discussed in this Ad.


VMPS (Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers) delivered its first production run to dealers in January 1977. Since it started out, hundreds of competitors have come and gone. VMPS survived 35 years because it not only provided a good product at a good price, but give the audiophile something rare in today's marketplace: fullrange, floorstanding speaker systems with first-octave bass response, wide dynamic range, high sensitivity, and a neutral tonal balance suited to any kind of music (or home theater, for that matter) at prices that are a fraction those of other name brands.

It was Bert Whyte, late Senior Editor of Audio Magazine, whose April 1980 review ("Towers of Power") of the 198cm, 113kg VMPS Super Tower IIa/R put VMPS on the map, validating a unique design philosophy which emphasized full spectrum reproduction at intentionally, often spectacularly low prices. The STIIa/R, with its 16 active drivers including four of the most expensive tweeter extant, the Focal T120 harddome, retailed back then for a very affordable $3,876/pr.

VMPS aspired to the highest levels of transducer technology, sound quality, ruggedness, and cabinetry and are undaunted when it comes to spending the money necessary to achieve those high levels. Speakers were not priced to mislead the consumer, who naturally assumes price and quality are related. No automobile selling at Ferrari prices would dare offer VW performance, but that is precisely what is happening in many instances with audiophile speaker systems. Brian Cheney found such pricing practices a shame and a scandal, the cause of endless confusion and grief for music lovers who want the best but do not have six figures to invest in sound equipment.

The VMPS program included Subwoofers, all passive (i.e. no builtin amplifier), all quite substantial size and weight (the "Dedicated" Sub is the baby at 38kg), all requiring no equalization to pump out bass in the teens and twenties, and all easy to add to any system via the existing main amplifier and our optional Passive Crossovers, or via the biamp route with an outboard Electronic or Passive Crossover and a separate drive amplifier. Typically, the distortion of VMPS Subs is an order of magnitude lower than the competition. VMPS invented the slot-loaded passive radiator in 1979. It remained a feature in all VMPS Subs and Towers, a push-pull, high efficiency means of generating first octave bass with high input sensitivity.

VMPS was proud of its great reputation for solid, clean, extended bass in nearly every speaker it made. However, there is more to good speakers than just bass, although bass is the foundation of all music and a third of the keyboard lies in the bass range.

Year 1998 saw two new drivers arrive from VMPS that have never existed heretofore. The 190cm tall push- pull, transformerless, unobstructed, high impedance (6 Ohms), high output 100Hz ribbon panels in the acclaimed Special Ribbon Edition Super Tower III (see Anthony Cordesman's review in Audio Magazine Aug 98; the reviewer also purchased the system for his home) are nothing short of a new "Absolute State of the Art" (Audio). Matched up with the unique synthetic granite, quadruple 30cm woofer towers and 15cm free- swinging ribbon supertweeter, the SRE/ST3 is the best speaker you can buy at any price. This is no mere repackaging of a few hundred dollars worth of cones and domes costing megabucks: our system includes the speakers, outboard electronic crossover and massive associated power supply (one million microfarads!).
Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers
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VMPS
VMPS Company Logo.jpg
Founded January, 1977
Defunct December, 2012
Headquarters VMPS was based in El Sobrante, California
Key people
Brian Cheney, founder
Products Loudspeakers
Website vmpsaudio.com
Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers, or VMPS, was a loudspeaker manufacture founded in 1977 by speaker designer Brian Cheney. Many VMPS speakers received favorable reviews from audio critics, such as the RM40, which was awarded Best of CES in the High-End Audio category in 2002.[1] VMPS was in operation for over 35 years, from January 1977 to December 2012, when it closed soon after the death of company owner Brian Cheney on December 7, 2012.[2]Design[edit]
The VMPS speakers employed phase coherent drivers (for best stereo imaging) by employing first-order "minimum phase"[3] filters and drivers wired electrically in-phase.[4] Such first-order filter designs typically do not provide adequate low-frequency attenuation for mid-range and tweeters. Speaker designer Brian Cheney viewed high-order filters as undesirable since they were not "minimum phase", meaning their phase response was not flat with frequency. He also avoided high-order filters because he believed they often required drivers be wired electrically out-of-phase and, in his opinion, had inferior stereo imaging.

Brian also believed direct measurements should not play a significant role in the design process or evaluation of a loudspeaker. Instead, speakers should be designed and evaluated based on how they sounded. In this sense, VMPS speakers did not follow a conventional design philosophy which strived for a "flat" frequency response within a set tolerance, e.g. ±2.5 dB. In Brian's belief, most listeners could tolerate moderate fluctuations in frequency response. Furthermore, such measurements performed in the laboratory (anechoic chamber) were a poor representation of the customer's listening environment, meaning a speaker that "measured flat" in the laboratory would likely never measure flat in the customer's home. Thus, he felt that flat frequency response was both unnecessary and practically impossible to achieve, unlike the vast majority of other speaker designers throughout audio history.

Brian approached speaker design like a musician, using his ear for primary feedback. Minimum phase filters and drivers wired in-phase were used because they sounded the best. This philosophy was directly expressed in the name of his company: Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers, which taken literally means: variable tone (or frequency) minimum phase distortion speakers (drivers wired in-phase with linear phase response). The choice of term "tone" (musician's terminology) over the term "frequency" (scientist's terminology) also may have expressed his belief that the musical characteristic of the speaker was more important than scientific measurement.

The most recent VMPS speakers were a three-way design that featured ribbon drivers for the mid-range and tweeter. The high bandwidth of the mid-range "Neopanel" complemented the use of first-order filters. Woofers were used for bass and mid-bass, along with a passive radiator or port for the 626 bookshelf model. The "RM" in the speaker name (e.g. RM40) stood for "Ribbon Monitor". The RM40, RM/X, 626, RM30, RM-V60, and RM-50, all used a "Neopanel" mid-range, and a modified Aurum Cantus ribbon tweeter, except for the RM50, which used a Hi-Vi ribbon tweeter. Woofers had woven carbon fiber cones and phase-plugs. The VMPS bass management system used one or more high-compliance down-firing passive radiators that was tunable by adding or removing putty from the diaphragm.

Passive radiator mass tuning, along with level controls for mid-range and treble on the rear of the speaker, allowed the listen to tune the sound of the speaker to their listening room and personal preference. Tuning of VMPS speakers was time consuming to achieve optimal sound and required some experience. Brian Cheney would frequently visit a customer's home, often at his own expense, to optimize the sound of the speaker system in the listening environment.

Neopanel[edit]
The mid-range "Neopanel" is 2.5" x 7" planar diaphragm (ribbon) using a push-pull motor with neodymium magnets. The Neopanel in the VMPS speakers is used with a first-order filter between 220 Hz and 7 kHz. The Neoplanel was originally designed by Bruce Thigpen.[5] This design was licensed to Level 9 and manufactured in Canada and later China and sold as Monsoon computer speakers[6] with a subwoofer. Brian Cheney stated he modified these panels to fix a mechanical flaw that made them unreliable.[7]

Constant Directivity Wave Guide[edit]
Brian Cheney invented and patented[8] a Constant Directivity Wave Guide (CDWG) to increase the horizontal dispersion of the planar mid-range and tweeter. The first generation CDWG was attached like a speaker grill to the RM30 and RM40 speakers. The CDWG consisted of an aperture (slit) with sound absorbing foam between the CDWG grill and front baffle. A second generation CDWG placed the CDWG aperture directly on the face of the Neopanel and ribbon tweeter.

Bass Management System
Most VMPS speakers incorporated one or more passive radiators (PR). To achieve optimal sound quality, the set-up process required the listener change the mass of the PR by adding or removing Mortite putty from the cone. This process changed the resonant frequency and "Q" of the PR and dramatically affected the sound of the bass. This allowed the listener to change the overall tonal characteristic of the bass and to compensate for the bass response of the particular listening environment.

VMPS's passive radiators used a unique high-compliance suspension and a low moving mass diaphragm to achieve a low resonant frequency. The low moving mass reduced the gravity sag of the PR cone and allowed it to be mounted on the bottom of the speaker cabinet and fire downward in a loaded slot. The slot acted as a low-pass filter to remove unwanted high-frequency sound generated by the PR cone. The low mass of the PR also meant it was very sensitive to small changes to the amount of putty (mass) on the cone.
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« Reply #506 on: 24 Jan 2016, 10:36 pm »
REPOST & PRICE DROP  -  $225 OB  -  $300 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/172072594127?item=172072594127&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true

vmps qso 626 speakers  -  (Evansville, Indian)  $400 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vmps-q-so-626-speakers-/172058043420?hash=item280f75641c:g:SgoAAOSwT~9WkuU0





"Pair of vmps q so 626 speakers.   These are very large bookshelf speakers.   Decent cosmetics but expect smack Knicks and scratches.  The grill cloth pulled in a spot or two. They aren't too bad but not perfect for sure.   Sound wonderful.   Detailed and accurate with very good bass for what they are.   If u have questions ask before buying.   This is a pair of speakers."

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« Reply #507 on: 24 Jan 2016, 11:06 pm »
REPOST

VMPS RM/X Elixir Classic VMPS RM/X Piano Black with TRT caps and Silver Wire  -  (Las Vegas, NV)  $6500

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/planars-vmps-rm-x-elixir-classic-vmps-rm-x-piano-black-with-trt-caps-and-silver-wire-2016-01-23-speakers-89178-las-vegas-nv






"Theses are in non smoking home/dealer visit my website www.vegasimageaudio.com and/or call 702-249-4592. These will be at RMAF Vegas Image Audio room 577 Atrium 5 if you'd like to hear and pick up in Denver. These won best of Show in 2003 and were a collaboration between the late Brian Cheney of VMPS fame and the late James Bonjiorno Ampzilla, Gas fame. There were only 17 pairs made and weigh in at 385 lbs each. I will send pics and buyer responsible for all paypal and shipping charges please no low ball offers as I will not respond. I can deliver within 250 miles of Las Vegas and/or 250 miles of Denver RMAF. I can send pics on request these were serviced by Brian Cheney himself and have all upgrades plus a new carbon fiber woofer."





SHOW COMMENTS

"Walking into the Vegas Image Audio room made one thing obvious. Roy Insco brought the toys with him. He brought all the toys with him. Looming over the room like Darth Vader’s stereo was one of only seventeen pairs of the hallowed VMPS RM/X Elixir. The masterpiece of the late Brian Cheney, with input from the late James Bongiorno, the RM/X was the belle of the ball more than a decade ago. Unlike so many fashionable speakers, though, the RM/X has aged very well. A half-dozen of the dearly missed Monsoon planar elements line up the front of a curved baffle. A flexible ribbon tweeter tops the pile. The base is bass, with big ass drivers and big ass passive radiators. The whole shebang may look like it belongs in Darth Vader’s bachelor pad, but the sound is wholly modern, nimble, and full. As far as unobtanium goes, these things are the audio equivalent of a supercharged Cord 812. You can’t have them. You’re just not cool enough to have them. The other stuff in the room? That’s fine. You’re cool enough to have them...

...I honestly forgot to keep notes about what we were listening to here. So did Kirsten. I remember that it was jazz, that it was familiar, and that I had to sit down. This was a system that specialized in palpability. Piano came across as natural, with no timing errors, and no shortage of proper resonance. It was very close to what I always imagined I’d find in a mythical SET-powered SoundLab. In other words, it was probably worth the cash."


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« Reply #508 on: 30 Jan 2016, 06:11 am »
REPOST -  $1000  ($715 US)

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/ele/5386155601.html

VMPS 626 Jr SPEAKER 626jr speakers vmps626jr - (Canada - Vancouver)  $1000 CA Dollars  -  $727 U.S.

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/ele/5335453057.html








"Ribbon planar midrange speakers with great warmth and upgraded carbon fiber woofer for a nice deep tight punchy bass. Vmps626 jr Adjustable tweeter and mid cross-over. The crossover adjustments are in back as pic showes. Compact speaker or HUGE bookshelf? :) have receipt and box(only 1 , sorry)...FIRM"

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« Reply #509 on: 30 Jan 2016, 06:38 am »
Re. Roy's RM/X: I heard that pair at Roy's room at RMAF.  IMO Roy's RM/X outperformed Brian's best ever sound with the same model, likely because of that insanely good vinyl rig and Roy's amps.  I was surprised how much better was the performance than any other time I heard that model, even the Trinaural rig at CES years earlier. 

Those ST III for $1500 are a steal, depending on condition.   

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« Reply #510 on: 30 Jan 2016, 04:29 pm »
VMPS Tower 2 Special Edition - Local Pick  -  (Chicago, IL)  $888

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-vmps-tower-2-special-edition-local-pick-2016-01-30-speakers-60601-chicago-il






"A nice pair traded in all original. The foam may need to be replaced but wanted to show an example of a really nice unit of this age. Very nice sound for low price."

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« Reply #511 on: 30 Jan 2016, 04:42 pm »
The two most difficult to drive speakers I ever owned were Dynaco A50 (dual 10" aperiodic, soft dome) and VMPS 626R.  Both eat amp voltage and current like it's going out style.  My ATI 200W @ 8 Ohm amp was no match for the 626R.

The house in which I used Phase Linear 400 > Dynaco A50 was built in the 50s.  When I cranked the volume, on musical peaks the meter lamps in the amp would dim, as would all the lights in the entire house.  Pretty cool!  A musical voltage modulator!

I think something like the Hypex nCore NC400 is required to really own and take control of those two speakers.     
 

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« Reply #512 on: 4 Feb 2016, 02:25 am »
VMPS TOWER II LOUDSPEAKERS  -  (CHELMSFORD, MA)  $750

http://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/ele/5432536638.html






"VMPS TOWER II LOUDSPEAKERS BY ITONE AUDIO, CA.--HIGHLY EFFICIENT SPEAKERS--GENUINE WALNUT VENEER WITH SNAP OUT BAFFLE COVERS--50"H X 21.5W X 17D--POWER REQUIREMENTS 20-300W RMS--12" SUBWOOFER, 12" LOW BASS WOOFER, 5" MIDRANGE, TWO FRONT TWEETERS ONE TOP TWEETER. SPEAKERS WERE PURCHASED NEW BY PRESENT OWNER AND HAVE HAD ONE IN HOME FACTORY UPGRADE."

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« Reply #513 on: 4 Feb 2016, 02:38 am »
Obviously directly above this post are "Super Tower/R" not T II.  I'd probably rather have the SE versions later with symmetrical mid/treble array, but for this price that is not bad.  $500/pr would be a super deal.  Your friends with so-called "subwoofers" will be wondering what happened to the bass when they go home.  Those suckers make huge power in the low 20s.  Warning: you shall become intimately familiar with your room's bass mode issues, not always a great thing.

That's a good looking pair, especially if me or Brian built them, not DIY.  Those are Brian's own mid design, IMO the best overall (by good margin) of all his cone mids.  Just a little less transparent than the WCF, but infinitely more dynamics and transient detail (WCF self damping is its best and worst quality). 

These are huge, but dwarfed by and still 1/3rd shorter than ST IIa/R.  A good compromise in the entire VMPS line.  I loved my pair and had an awful lot of fun with them.

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« Reply #514 on: 5 Feb 2016, 02:55 am »
REPOST & PRICE CHANGE  -  $3499

VMPS Ribbon Monitor RM-40 Speakers - Gloss Black - LOCAL PICKUP ONLY

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VMPS-Ribbon-Monitor-RM-40-Speakers-Gloss-Black-LOCAL-PICKUP-ONLY-/301865414592?hash=item464894afc0:g:SQwAAOSwnipWXy4m

VMPS RM-40 Speakers  -  (Santa Barbara, CA)  $3200

http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/ele/5391380202.html

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/5340854135.html












"Gloss black RM-40 (Ribbon Monitor) speakers w/ outboard crossover - $3200
Specifications -
Bass: 10" WCF Megawoofer bass, 10" WCF midbass, 10" Passive Radiator
Mid: four rectangular 4 x 8" Neo ribbons, 280 Hz - 6.9 kHz
Treble: FST, 6.9 kHz - 30 kHz
Impedance & Sensitivity: 4 Ohm (3.6 min.) 90 dB/1W/1m
Power handling: 500 W rms / 4 Ohms, 20 W min.
Frequency response: 24 Hz - 25 kHz +0/-3 dB
Dimensions & Weight: 66"H x 13"W x 17"D, 240 lbs)
Output levels and distortion: max. 1% THD fullrange / 1W, max. 115+ dB SPL / 1m

This particular pair of speakers (s/n 63646 & 63647) have had the following upgrades:
VMPS RM-40 (Ribbon Monitors) $4999 - original purchase price
Auricap Cap Upgrade $650
Special Limited Edition Dorn Dibble Cabinet $400
Outboard XO option (OXO) - $650

Cosmetically they are in fair to good condition - the cabinets have some dings, scratches, and marks from being mis-handled by movers, but sonically they are in excellent condition. The grill cloth has come loose in a couple of areas, but can be re-glued.


Gloss black RM-LRC - $400
Specifications -
Bass: 2x 6" WCF megawoofer, front reflex loaded
Mid: rectangular 4 x 8" Neo ribbon, 280 Hz - 6.9 kHz
Treble: FST, 6.9kHz - 30kHz
Impedance & Sensitivity: 4 Ohm (3.6 min.) 90 dB/1W/1m
Power handling: 250 W rms / 4 Ohms, 20 W min.
Frequency response: 35 Hz - 25 kHz +0/-3 dB
Dimensions & Weight: 10.5"H x 32"W x 13"D, 50 lbs)
Output levels and distortion: - max. 1%THD fullrange/1W, max. 110+ dB SPL / 1 m

Again, cosmetically it's a little rough from being moved. It looks like it got slid across a rough surface on its top - many scratches.


Gloss black New Larger Subwoofer w/ Megawoofers - $400
Specifications:
Drivers: 15" WCF Megawoofer, 12" WCF Megawoofer, 15" Passive Radiator
Rec. xover range: 60 Hz - 250 Hz
Internal wiring: 12 gauge Monster Cable
Impedance & Sensitivity: 4 Ohm, 92 dB/1W/1m
Power handling: 600 W rms / 4 Ohms, 20 W min.
Frequency response: 17 Hz - 250 Hz +0/-3dB
Dimensions & Weight: 23"H x 32"W x 19"D, 138 lbs
Output levels and distortion: max. 0.5% 20 Hz to 250 Hz / 1 W, min. 115 dB SPL / 1m at 20 Hz & 2.5%THD

Again, cosmetically it's not in great shape, the whole left side is scraped up."

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« Reply #515 on: 5 Feb 2016, 04:08 am »
Four large VMPS subs in a distributed array, setup per my instructions, powered by Dayton SW1000 950W sub amp...now that's something with which I could live (providing large enough room).

"Low mass passive radiator diaphragm" is news to me.  I must have glued 1 oz or 2 oz lead fishing weight and a half-oz. of putty to a thousand of those PRs, likely including the PR in the speakers in the associated ad.

And Re. the down-firing PR: finally after about ten years of me telling him it's better, Brian finally switched to side-firing PR, in his very last speaker, the RM-50, his best performing speaker IMO, due to his first and only bipolar radiation pattern, which I also urged (RM-X still looks better though).   

Persons obsessed with low mass bass driver cones crack me up ("bass," not "mid bass").  That's like installing a high G string where normally goes the low E string, to make the low E sound "faster."  Or like converting a tenor sax into a baritone so the notes play "quicker."  Earth to naive audiophile: what you perceive as a "slow" bass driver is the room's bass mode, and you can't "tune" or EQ "fast" bass!.  Correlation is not necessarily causation.         

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« Reply #516 on: 11 Feb 2016, 03:57 pm »
Subwoofer Deal of the Century!  -  (New Market, MD)  $500

http://frederick.craigslist.org/ele/5436198989.html


"One pair of VMPS Smaller subwoofers with new ultra-mega woofers and big bump passive radiators. One Sony TAE9000 power amp, one Audio control Richter Scale EQ. Drivers alone cost $400.00. Just want it out of the house."


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VMPS Smaller Subwoofer Pair Upgraded  -  (New Market, VA)  $575

https://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-vmps-smaller-subwoofer-pair-upgraded-2015-11-14-speakers-21774-new-market-md





"Pair of VMPS smaller subwoofers with upgraded ultra-mega woofers and big bump passive radiators.. Grills no long fit because the surround on the woofer is so big, but will sit in place. Cabinets in good shape. Local pick up only. 3% for pay pal"


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« Reply #517 on: 11 Feb 2016, 04:08 pm »
High end stereo - Krell  -  (Hyde Park, NY)  $14000

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/ele/5436291346.html


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"I must unload all my stereo equipment due to moving. All items are as is but do not be discouraged as all are in perfect working condition. I will not ship this is pick up only! I fully expect any serious buyers to come and hear the system for themselves before purchasing. I would prefer to sell the system as a whole but will consider individual pieces. Up for sale is: Krell KSA250, VMPS Tower 2 speakers, Sunfire True subwoofer MK2, PS Audio P600 Power Plant, Krell Reference 64 DAC(best ever made)$14,000 when it was new, Kinergetics Research Transport KCD-55T, Threshold Model SL10 preamp with outboard power supply, dbx 3bx series 2 dynamic range expander. All interconnects and high end monster cable speaker wire, along with 3 upgraded power chords, 6 tier stereo rack and amp stand for amp are included if system is bought as a whole. This is my most treasured possession and I am heartbroken to sell it. It will not disappoint as a whole system. I listen to mainly metal and rock but this system will unveil sounds you have never heard before in whatever you listen to. Please don't waste my time if you are not a serious buyer. My loss is your gain big time!! Listing as good condition due to age. Will send pictures via text if requested."



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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #518 on: 11 Feb 2016, 04:15 pm »
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12 inch VMPS Bass Subwoofer Speaker - (Clear Lake, MN)  $295

http://stcloud.craigslist.org/ele/5442294894.html


12 inch VMPS Bass Subwoofer Speaker - $295 (Clear Lake, MN)

http://stcloud.craigslist.org/ele/4187398811.html





"This is a 12" diameter in-home non-powered subwoofer with a 12" active radiator in front and a 12" passive radiator in bottom. VMPS calls it their "Smaller Subwoofer." It measures 16" wide, 16" deep and 27" tall with a nice walnut top.


VMPS has been known for making outstanding sub woofers and speakers for nearly 3 decades. The subwoofer is rated at 8 ohms and the frequency range is 28-150Hz.


This unit will take just about all the power you can throw at it (up to 250 watts rms) and the bass really "rocks the house." "

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #519 on: 16 Feb 2016, 03:18 pm »
VMPS SUPERTOWER II/R 15" SUB WOOFERS (PAIR)  -  (Allison Park, Pennsylvania)  $150 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VMPS-SUPERTOWER-II-R-15-SUB-WOOFERS-PAIR-/121896199937?hash=item1c61946701:g:A5EAAOSwuAVWwpFj







"15" SUB WOOFERS (PAIR) FOR THE SUPERTOWER II/R AND OTHER VMPS SPEAKERS. THESE HAVE BEEN REFOAMED AND ARE READY TO GO."