At Albert's urging, I am here. I have a pair of VR-7SE's about 8 mos old and was getting the itch for a pair of 9's, feeling I was missing out on a bunch of bass. To his credit, Albert pointed out to me that the solution was right under my nose in the form of a Velodyne DD-15 that I have in a corner but that I only use for movies. I hooked the sub into the 2-channel system using Monster Cable (it was handy), updated the software and turned it on. My connections may/may not be correct, but........
To say that the sound changed for the better is an understatement - if I had to guess I'd say a 50% improvement. I'm pretty astonished, although from a sonic perspective, it all makes sense. Thankfully, the Velodyne is very fast and clean and without any adjustments from me at all (haven't re-figured out the whole onscreen interface equalizer thing yet) I have remarkably better sound. I have some upgraded sub cabling on its way, hopefully to arrive before Friday. Albert has graciously offered to come over the first nite of RMAF with his magic tuning gizmos and friends to tune my 7's with the sub to my room. There will be lots of music played, wine imbibed, opinions shared, and a good time for all.
I am now just STARTING to hear what my speakers are capable of - its like I have new speakers(9's!) - I started playing a few bass-heavy CD's with the doors and windows open and my neighbors now also know that my system took a quantum leap forward(I'll definitely be more considerate in the future - I was just really excited) .
SO, my message to VR-7SE owners - if you are not currently using a good sub, you are not really hearing what your speakers can do. I have heard the 9's and no longer have the itch, as it has been "scratched" so to speak, by the subwoofer addition to my 7's!
BTW, system includes VAC Phi 300.1 amp, VAC Phi 2.0 preamp, Esoteric UX-1p1(upgrade from UX-1), Esoteric G-os clock, all Synergistic cabling.(will be DAC-hunting at RMAF)
