VMPS RM40 vs JM-Lab Electra Be 1027?

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95bcwh

VMPS RM40 vs JM-Lab Electra Be 1027?
« on: 18 Mar 2006, 06:13 am »
All,
  A friend of mine is looking for high quality speakers and he has $8000 to spend. Among all the speakers he had auditioned, he seemed to be leaning towards a pair of JM-Lab Electra Be 1027 ($7500), he said JM-Lab has the one of the most highly acclaimed tweeter in the world.. oh well oh well...I have personally heard the 1027, I agreed that the tweeter is sweet, but the overall presentation seems to be on the lean side. I want to recommend him a pair of speakers that I think can beat the 1027 but at lower price. I wonder if there's any VMPS RM40 owners here that have heard the 1027 but ended up getting the RM40?

  Thanks & best regards
  barry

John Casler

Re: VMPS RM40 vs JM-Lab Electra Be 1027?
« Reply #1 on: 19 Mar 2006, 03:16 am »
Quote from: 95bcwh
All,
  A friend of mine is looking for high quality speakers and he has $8000 to spend. Among all the speakers he had auditioned, he seemed to be leaning towards a pair of JM-Lab Electra Be 1027 ($7500), he said JM-Lab has the one of the most highly acclaimed tweeter in the world.. oh well oh well...I have personally heard the 1027, I agreed that the tweeter is sweet, but the overall presentation seems to be on the lean side. I want to recommend him a pair of speakers that I think can beat the 1027 but at  ...


Hi Barry,

While I have heard the 1027, I haven't had opportunity to hear both the RM40 and the 1027 in a(n) A/B in the same system/room set up.

I felt the 1027 was a "beautiful example in its cabinet and finishing" and the sound was typical of high end dynamic cone designs in that price range.

That said, I would suggest that the RM30 would also provide a level of performance competitive with that model overall, at an even lower price point.

For example:

RM30 LF = 35Hz F3
1027 = 38Hz F3

RM30 = 125# each
1027 = 72# each

RM30 crossover points = 280Hz and 6.9Khz
1027 = 350Hz and 2Khz

RM30 = 92db
1027 = 91db

So all in all, your friend could even look seriously at the RM30 in that performance arena.

I would think that the RM40 would be a step up from there, if the room was of sufficient size to support (or requiree) its higher performance capabilities.

95bcwh

VMPS RM40 vs JM-Lab Electra Be 1027?
« Reply #2 on: 19 Mar 2006, 03:59 am »
John,
 Thank you so much..I trusted your opinion. I will definitely tell the guy to hold off his purchase until he has a chance to listen to VMPS. He told me he cannot wait for my Salk speakers to arrive. From what I've read in this forum, I believe VMPS is way up there in terms of sound quality with any speakers.

 best regards
 barry