Why VMPS? Yesterday I recieved a PM from one of our great VMPS'ers.
He said:
Hey John, this new crowd has no idea how bad the VMPS will smoke their cones and domes. And even horns? Jeez.
Now, in my opinion, and because Audio is really a "preferences" thing, I wouldn't actually say that VMPS will "smoke" a lot of speakers out there, but I would say that the newest versions have some interesting sonic technology and variety that should make it clearly a speaker to consider and contend with in most High End 2 Channel and Home Theater applications.
Now I have to admit to being extremely busy recently and not having the time to post as much as I like to. As well, I have been a little slow to respond when some ask questions. To that end, I thought maybe, I would take the time to write a little bit about some of the qualities, technolgies, and properties in VMPS speakers, and WHY you might want to consider them for your system.
There are MANY things that set VMPS apart from standard everyday speakers. In fact, I don't know of ANY speaker manufacturer that offers all the qualities, performance, and options of VMPS. Here are just a few VERY IMPORTANT things:
Why VMPS1)
HELP =
High End Low Price Brian has always enjoyed offering a product that far exceeded its sonic quality and perfromance expectations. In fact, he even
wrote an article about how he felt many speaker manufacturers highly inflated their prices and did not have the performance to merit such prices. Even as recently as 2 years ago Clement Perry, Editor of Stereo Times, wrote that the RM50 was the
Best $60,000 speaker that sells for $14,900.
2) Adjustability of the Tweeters and Midrange Drivers = Most all other speakers are PPP (place/plug-in/play) meaning except for maybe a few little breakin changes, the sound you start with is the sound you are "stuck" with. VMPS is not like that. We know that EVERY enthusiast is different, has different preferences, different equipment, different rooms, and changing listening abilities. So with VMPS we have two main areas where YOU as the owner can adjust your sound to fit your preferences, gear and room. The two main adjustable features are A)the Crossover, of which we have the Analog Crossover with L-Pad adjustments to the Neopanels and Tweeters, and the Digital Crossovers with adjustability to phase, timing, delay, slopes and frequencies. Brian was one of the pioneers in offering both passive and electronic crossovers.
3) The Second area of adjustability, comes in the BASS System and Damping on all Floorstanders. The Bass System of the VMPS speakers is quite unique and consists of one or more ACTIVE Bass Drivers and one PASSIVE Bass Radiator with a mass of mortite as and adjustable damping device. This allows the end user to add or subtract small amounts of mortite (down to the size of a sesame seed) to "tune" the bass system to respond with the smallest amount of distortion possible. This capability allows the listener to hear bass tones and harmonic overtones that many seasoned audiophile didn't even know existed and many recordings.
4) Custom Building YOUR VMPS speaker; For as long as I can remember Brian has offered more than just finish options. He has driver option/upgrades, wiring upgrades, cap upgrades, crossover options, cabinet damping options, cabinet upgrades, kits, and other choices to allow you to BUILD the VMPS speaker that fits your budget, and listening preferences.
5)
MADE IN THE USA - Currently the VMPS speakers are all made in the USA. Even many of the parts like the woofers are manufactured to Brian's specs in the US.
6) Different Models and Different Speaker Designs; Right now excluding subs we have the following speaker models and designs:
1) The 626R
2) The Large Ribbon Center
2) The RM2
3) The RM30
4) The RM40
5) The RM50
6) The RM v60
more to come