Brian Cheney has announced that he and VMPS Audio, with James Bongiorno of Ampzilla 2000, John McDonald of Audience Power Products, and Ray Kimber of Kimber Cable, will thrill the attendees of the HIGH END Audio show with a LIVE versus Recorded Playback Event in Las Vegas this January 2009. This will take place in the VMPS Room (Zeus Ballroom) in the Alexis Park Hotel.

There will be live-vs.-recorded demos 3 times daily at 12:00 noon, 3:00 pm, and 5:00 pm Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. Advanced tickets are available at no charge by sending an e-mail to VMPSAudio@aol.com with “CES demo”, in the subject line. Just request your day and time preference, and an e-ticket will be sent to you.

Ray KIMBER will record a 7-piece ensemble, with his specialized, state-of-the-art DSD gear. This system will feature a Sony Sonoma DAW, with Millennia Media preamp and EMM Labs converters. The recording will be stereo only.

Playback will immediately follow on the incredible VMPS RM v60 Open Baffle, Reverse Horn, Ribbon speakers Powered by AMPZILLA 2000 amplification, with cable and Power Products by Audience, in direct A/B comparisons of LIVE to PLAYBACK.

This event will feature several great performers:

Lesley Olsher - Vocals 
Jeanine Del Carlo - Vocals
Chris Salocks – Piano
Bill Bailey - unamplified string bass
Fred Haller - alto sax and clarinet
Brian Cheney – Percussion

Additional performers to be announced.

Playback System Details:

Preamplification: Spread Spectrum Technologies 
Amplification: Ampzilla 2000
Interconnects/cables: Audience AU24
Power Conditioning: Audience aR12
Speakers: VMPS RM v60
SubWoofers: VMPS Very Large Arrays (VLA)
Sub Amp: VMPS 1000w Sub AMP

Ambience Tweeters

Click here for a review of our Ambience tweeters in Positive feedback online!

The openness and air that a rear facing tweeter can bring to the sound is well known. To meet those preferences, we now offer the Ambience Add-on Tweeter.

This is an add-on usable with all our speakers (except the RM V60) that is freestanding and complete with crossover and user-adjustable level control.

This can stand on top of a speaker or be attached to the back baffle with double-sided tape. It consists of our spiral ribbon tweeter with a 5kHz xover built-in mounted in a black MDF enclosure 4x4x1.5" deep. 

It simply plugs in to the back of any speaker we make. The user can direct its output to the rear or side wall, or even the ceiling depending on room acoustics and his tastes.

Rear facing will have the sonic virtue of creating more airy depth to the sound. Side firing will offer wider appearing soundstages. Ceiling orientation will create a bit of height to the stage.

We will include this tweeter in the SDE versions of the RM30, RM40 and RM2 at no extra charge for the next 90 days, (till May 30th) thereafter $129pr additional for the built in option. 

The built-in ambiance tweeter is flush with the back baffle and fires rearward. This is also GREAT for the L&R Mains and Surround speakers for HT use. The user adjustable volume control allows you to achieve that "perfect" blend.

Introductory Pricing = $169 (MSRP will be $249)

Or 

Built in to your new speakers = No Charge till after May 15th then $129.

SDE speakers

SDE stands for Special Digital Edition, meaning that the largest part of an analogue passive crossover is replaced with digital active crossover. We now offer all of our speakers also in SDE configuration, which requires bi-amping. Active crossover unit (Behringer DCX 2496) can handle six channels, so it can be also used for any pair of main speakers together with any pair of our subwoofers.

Please contact vmpsaudio@aol.com for details on configuration and pricing.

Special priced models

Continuing from a first special for our 30th anniversary, we now offer several loudspeaker models in limited quantity and special configurations at incredibly low prices.

626R Jr ($975/pair), LRC Jr ($549 ea.), RM2 Jr ($1999/pair) and RM40 Jr ($2999/pair). There is also a special price for SDE version of RM30 (both M & C). All Jr models can be upgraded with most of available upgrades.

Please contact vmpsaudio@aol.com for details on configuration, exact pricing and available finishes.

VMPS at CES 2008 - Las Vegas

VMPS exhibited at CES 2008, Las Vegas, St Tropez Hotel January 7th to 10th, room 1801. Our system was three RM V60s and two VLA sub towers in the Ampzilla Trinaural configuration, with all Ampzilla electronics including the new Ambrosia preamp.

VMPS 30th Anniversary RM V60

VMPS announces its first new model in three years, the RM V60.
RM V60 had its first public appearance at CES 2007.

The RM V60 is composed of two sections. The V, which includes the 6 Neopanel Midrange Drivers and single Tweeter, and the Base which houses 3 - 6.5" megawoofers in an acoustic suspension system.

Click here for more details on RM V60, or here for CES report from Positive Feedback by Dave and Calor Clark and another report from Roger Gordon (scroll down to the bottom of the page). 

To celebrate our 30th year VMPS announces an irresistible bargain,
the 626 Jr. at $975pr!

Features:
• Dehorned Spiral Ribbon Tweeter (7 kHz-20 kHz)
• Push-pull neodymium planar mid (280Hz up)
• 6.5" poly/mica cone woofer w/20oz magnet, 4 layer VC and cast frame
• Piano black Bud Bailey cabinet made in USA
• SR71/BH5 cabinet damping
• CDWG - the Constant Directivity Waveguide for 180 degree dispersion full range
• Fully CD equalized polpropylene crossover
• 200W rms power handling, 89dB/1W/1m sensitivity
• 8 Ohms with 4.6 Ohm minimum impedance

Regular price $1598pr ...

Our new 6.5" woofer, found in the RM 30, 626R and RM V60 speaker systems, is an evolutionary development of a driver we first built 5 years ago. It is a true lowbass, not a midbass, and as such features a four-layer 1.5" voicecoil, 7 mm of Xmax, a woven carbon fiber cone with natural rubber surround, 40oz magnet, and 250W of power handling.  It is quite simply the finest quality, and best sounding, such loudspeaker ever produced. Made in USA.

VMPS at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2006 (Denver, Colorado)

VMPS exhibited at RMAF from Oct. 20th to 22nd 2006. On exibithion were RM30 (MLS Piano Ebony finish, OXO outboard crossovers) and Larger Subwoofer.

New "Piano MLS" finishes

RM40 in MLS Piano Ebony (with piano black CDWG)

The finish has a shimmering, tactile, liquid quality quite unlike the "under glass" look of many coats of clear gloss lacquer over veneer.  You expect ripples when you touch it. 

The finish is achieved by applying glaze over the satin finish and hand-buffing for 2 hours.

RM30 in MLS Piano Rosewood (with matching rosewood CDWG)

CES/THE Show 2006, Las Vegas, USA

VMPS exhibited in room 1303 at the St. Tropez (T.H.E. Show) again this year, from 5th to 8th of January 2006.

For comments on sound of VMPS room click here. 

   

On show were the new absolutely stunning RM30 as "BlackBirds" (SR-71 w/MLS Piano Black cabinets, and CD Wave Guides) and in MLS Rosewood cabinets. 

These were the best sounding RM30s ever produced featuring the following option/upgrades: 

1) First and foremost new Constant Directivity Wave Guide 
2) SR-71 (Black Hole 5) package 
3) MLS Piano Black Cabinet (Diamond Lacquer finish) and MLS Rosewood 
4) Auricaps 
5) Woven Carbon Fiber MegaWoofers 
6) A special wiring from Brian Kyle's Xtreme Cables.