I was looking around at some Boston Acoustics stuff and they dont look to bad on paper.
The only chances I've ever had to hear them were their smaller models, and never any of their flagship floorstanders. I liked what I heard, but what do u guys think?
I own a pair of VR2s, and to be honest, not very impressed, to me they sound real thin, and lack ability to soundstage, they are paired with a denon reciever in my basement game/tv kid room, and to be honest, my sons sony dreamsystem in his bedroom sounds better. They do play louder, but really lack any depth, probably would sound a bit better with a better reciever, or dedicated amp, but I wont put that money into them, as they dont seem to be built well either. very light, almost fragile build to them.
I listened to the VR 50s and 60s and VR1s, I can't remember if I heard the VR2s. Anyway, I liked the BAs and I considered going that direction because I already had BA surrounds.
But, I ordered the Ascend CBM 170s and I got a very similar sound, which when filled in with a decent sub, exceeded what I heard from the BAs and it was a much cheaper solution. (The BA VR 50s were more than double the price of the Ascends 170s per pair. Now, the BAs are a much better looking speaker, especially in the cherry cabinets, BUT that wasn't the reason for me to upgrade so I went with the better sounding speakers.)
BTW, the BA VR1s were about $1200/pair as I recall and they had more bass and not as good in the midrange and treble as the VR 50s and 60s IMHO BUT the bass just did not do anything for me as I felt it was weak and a little muddy so I agree with David Pannell on this one.
As a suggestion, I'd take a listen to the Ascends, the Paradigm Studio series (the 20s and 40s in this price range), and AlegriaAudios' speakers, the Lings or Emmas and buy a decent sub to go with any of the above and I think you'll be happier camper, again IMHO, BUT you need to go and hear them for yourself. Good Luck, Dave