My apology, I thought you said Vitus.... that was actually the Absolare room with Rockport Altair speakers and yes it is 200 Watts into 4 ohms, 150 Watts into 8 ohms, but it is not running in Class A, it is a Class A/B SS output, although it sounds like Class A with the internal tube preamp.
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My apology, I thought you said Vitus.... that was actually the Absolare room with Rockport Altair speakers and yes it is 200 Watts into 4 ohms, 150 Watts into 8 ohms, but it is not running in Class A, it is a Class A/B SS output, although it sounds like Class A with the internal tube preamp.
Btw, my experience is that the Vitus Class A and good tube amps is just different. It has a lot to do with the speakers and their efficiency. If you listen to good tubes on a certain speaker they can be VERY holographic and deliver that 3D dimensionality and soundstage.
BUT if you then throw on the Vitus Class A or any good Class A with lots of power AND the speaker happens to respond to that power, there are a whole other set of attributes that jump out at you, as in massive wall of sound, dynamics, weight/authority etc, that you might not have heard with the tubes.
In my experience, it then ends up coming down to personal preference, as I 've had some people just swear by the tube sound and then others go gaga over the Class A. They are both pretty darn good.
Bonzo, if you are ever over on this side of the pond, give me a call and come in and we shall compare
Btw, my experience is that the Vitus Class A and good tube amps is just different. It has a lot to do with the speakers and their efficiency. If you listen to good tubes on a certain speaker they can be VERY holographic and deliver that 3D dimensionality and soundstage.
BUT if you then throw on the Vitus Class A or any good Class A with lots of power AND the speaker happens to respond to that power, there are a whole other set of attributes that jump out at you, as in massive wall of sound, dynamics, weight/authority etc, that you might not have heard with the tubes.
In my experience, it then ends up coming down to personal preference, as I 've had some people just swear by the tube sound and then others go gaga over the Class A. They are both pretty darn good.
Bonzo, if you are ever over on this side of the pond, give me a call and come in and we shall compare
Well said.
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Bonzo, if you are coming to the city, then please do call and come in for a listening session, best time is evenings or weekends. I will make myself available to fit your schedule. Look forward to meeting you!
Love your SS103 Mike, you are in heaven now with that and the Magicos (or any other speaker)....it will be a REAL treat once you get those M3's. I bet that combo is going to be the berries
Love your SS103 Mike, you are in heaven now with that and the Magicos (or any other speaker)....it will be a REAL treat once you get those M3's. I bet that combo is going to be the berries
Thanks Bob. I can't wait for the M3's! You're getting some too right?
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Yep, have them on order, although I'm having a hard time keeping up with all of the new models.
Anything off the M Pro's will have a great pedigree. I love the look. Carbon fiber!!
Bob - how's your Keiser/Kondo setup? At CES it was pure heaven.
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The Kaiser/Kagura set up at my place works even better than at Munich. The Munich room was very good, but the room was SO LARGE, that I was amazed that the Kaweros could handle it all. They did great, but it's just physics, the Classic Kawero is really designed for moderate size rooms, not GIANT rooms.
Having said that Myles has had my Kaguras for several months now, so I forget what they even sound like
Will be fun getting them back soon. He also has my Kondo M1000II pre and silver SFz SUT and all my Kondo silver cables....I miss them all. Next year I'm pretty sure that Kaiser will have a statement speaker ready for Munich that WILL play to a LARGE room....dual 18" field coil bass drivers
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Could you post a pic of the setup you are describing , Im not familiar with it ....
Sure
The first pic is Rhapsody's Kondo/Kaiser demo system that we had at CES this year and is in our Manhattan showroom, although Myles Astor currently has our Kondo electronics, which he is reviewing. The second pic is basically the same system that we had at Munich this year, (different Kaiser stands) although all of the Kondo electronics/Ginga TT were supplied by Kondo from Japan and Kaiser furnished the Kawero Classics and THREE truckloads of room wood/acoustic treatments for the giant room we had at Munich.
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Hi Guys,
I have an interest on the Vitus Audio. I do not have budget to go for the higher model and can managed on the Reference series. I am thinking to have the RI-100 to pair with my Vivid B1 speakers. I do not see much user with Vitus Audio and Vivid Audio combination, hence, I would like to have your thought on the combination?
I have learned the Vitus Audio should goes with certain speaker cable which I would like to have your recommendation on my intended combination. Thank You
I have an interest on the Vitus Audio. I do not have budget to go for the higher model and can managed on the Reference series. I am thinking to have the RI-100 to pair with my Vivid B1 speakers. I do not see much user with Vitus Audio and Vivid Audio combination, hence, I would like to have your thought on the combination?
I have learned the Vitus Audio should goes with certain speaker cable which I would like to have your recommendation on my intended combination. Thank You
Hi Rayray - welcome. I have not heard the Vitus/Vivid combination, so I can't really comment. I can tell you that the Vitus on my Magico's is outstanding. As for speaker cables, I have tried Kimber and Siltech. I love the Siltech/Vitus combination.
There is a 6 moons reviewer named Joel in France, he loves the Vitus on his Vivid (Giya G1). He currently owns the Luxman M800 bridges and the Ypsilon hybrids and loves them too. I have heard the Luxman and Ypsilon on his, and preferred the Luxman, while he marginally preferred the Ypsilon. But hearing that class A and having heard Vivids many times I think they will be a great match. Joel owned the Vivid B1 before so not sure if his Vitus feedback was based on B1 or G1.
Hi Mike and Bonzo,
Thanks for the input.
I was recommended by my friend to listen Devialet + Vivid combination which occasionally listened to it during some shows.
The more I read on Devialet design gave me a feeling it's a Class D amp, I may be wrong on it. However, I would prefer Class A amp but with limited budget, I have to manage with RI-100, a Class AB amp and hope the RI-100 and Vivid B1 will have warm, neutrality and transparency.
Coming back to speaker cable, Mike, which range of Kimber and Siltech cable you have on your system?
Have any Vitus owners try out Cardas and MIT speaker cable?
Thanks for the input.
I was recommended by my friend to listen Devialet + Vivid combination which occasionally listened to it during some shows.
The more I read on Devialet design gave me a feeling it's a Class D amp, I may be wrong on it. However, I would prefer Class A amp but with limited budget, I have to manage with RI-100, a Class AB amp and hope the RI-100 and Vivid B1 will have warm, neutrality and transparency.
Coming back to speaker cable, Mike, which range of Kimber and Siltech cable you have on your system?
Have any Vitus owners try out Cardas and MIT speaker cable?
Devialet can compare only if you want a one-box, no frills thing to listen to rock etc. If you want more sonics and the complexity of orchestral with pre-power-source set up, suggest Vitus.