Okay, so it was back in May 1991, but it was still cool to stumble upon. I was just passing time, mostly reading some of the better letters, and then moved on to the article(s) on WCES. I was surprised to see VMPS mentioned, and then there they were again!
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The first write-up was by Thomas J. Norton (page 86). He had over 8 pages of WCES coverage, complete with pictures and gushing hyperbole for dozens of manufacturers' rooms. However, Brian was just an afterthought on the last page:
"Brian Cheney of VMPS, who continues in his valiant efforts to produce a real live-end, dead-end environment in hotel rooms that can't really give his imposing loudspeaker designs room to breathe".
That's it. That's all he had to say. No mention of actual VMPS products; no mention of what the room actually sounded like; just a backhanded slap with mocking undertones of futility. What a guy...
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The second write-up was by Peter W. Mitchell (page 104), whose comments were positive, and VMPS was one of only 7 speaker manufacturers he mentioned. He states:
"The VMPS Super Tower/R ($3,200/pair) is Brian Cheney's best effort to date, combining impressive bottom-octave bass with a wonderfully neutral midrange, smooth highs, and transparent imaging. The only fault I noticed was excessive midbass warmth, dur to the speakers being placed close to the corners of the small exhibit room. As in early VMPS models, the drivers are many (dual Focal woven-fiberglass tweeters, a ribbon super-tweeter, dual carbon-fiber midranges, a 10" mid-woofer, and a slot-loaded 15" subwoofer in a massive 180-lb. MDF cabinet), but the sound was well-focused and nicely integrated."
Kevin
