VMPS RM 2 Ribbon Monitors Floor Standing Full Range Stereo Speakers

Original owner of two wonderful, large (approx. 45"x 14"x 16") floorstanding RM2's in piano black lacquer finish. Two ribbon tweeters, two mid-range ribbon panels, one 12" carbon fiber active plus 12" passive woofer per speaker. Neodymium planar midrange drivers. 8/10 as one speaker has broken plastic tab on corner of removable speaker grill. Barely noticeable (and could probably be glued).

Original owner. Purchased factory direct. In addition to piano black ($400 extra) finish, also added mega woofers and additional Soundcoat insulation/bracing in cabinets, more expensive wiring (all done at factory with initial order). All told, total original price around $3600.

See photographs for directions to bi-amp which they are factory ready for. I never did that and don't think it necessary but the option is yours. Note that these speakers do not require bi-wired cables for normal operation. Back panels include adjustable treble and mid controls.

Fantastically revealing mid-range and big bass. Mainly listen to classical/opera plus rock and jazz and voices are superb, bass probably better than most speakers costing much much more. Moved to apartment and just can't deal with size (well, gf can't). Ran them mostly with Quicksilver V4 Mono Tube Amps (around 120 watts each) and Bryston 4BST (310 watts/ch) stereo solid state amp. Were in main system which didn't get a lot of use.

Prefer not to ship. Located in Pleasantville, NY (Westchester County). I travel sometimes between NYC and Boston so might be able to deliver along that corridor. However, will ship if necessary.

Some excerpts from Wikipedia entry on VMPS:
Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers, or VMPS, was a loudspeaker manufacture founded in 1977 by speaker designer Brian Cheney. Many VMPS speakers received favorable reviews from audio critics, such as the RM40, which was awarded Best of CES in the High-End Audio category in 2002.[1]
The most recent VMPS speakers are a three-way design that featured ribbon drivers for the mid-range and tweeter. The high bandwidth of the mid-range "Neopanel" complemented the use of first-order filters. Woofers were used for bass and mid-bass, along with a passive radiator or port.... Woofers had woven carbon fiber cones and phase-plugs. The VMPS bass management system used one or more high-compliance down-firing passive radiators that was tunable by adding or removing putty from the diaphragm.
PR mass tuning along with level controls for mid-range and treble on the rear of the speaker, allowed the listen to tune the sound of the speaker to their listening room and personal preference.

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Specification excerpts:
Power Handling 300 Watts
Frequency Range 22 Hz-25kHz
Sensitivity 91 dB/1W/1m
Dimensions 45" H x 14" W x 16" D
Weight 120 lbs