Vitus picture thread!
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That is a slick looking piece. David, any idea of U.S. MSRP?
His comments on the Salon 2's were...uhhh...ouch. I must say, the Salon 2's with big tube amps (like ARC) are magnificent. They are totally transformed.
I can't look at the Rockport/Absolare pics anymore. Makes my heart race. God are they gorgeous together and I've said this before, and I'll say it again, Kerem Kucukaslan of Absolare is one of the nicest, most genuine people I have ever met.
Valin's comments on the Gauder RC7 mk2's and the distributors enthusiasm are reasons they are very high on my list: "The $30k Gauder Akustik RC-7 multiway floorstander sounded Best of Show-worthy driven by fabulous Vitus electronics (sensational on Jaco and Lennie)."
Regarding the Q7 Mk2....it just goes to show how important electronics are in the equation of great sound. I bet with the Soulution gear they sounded great. The Aesthetix pairing at Axpona is still a head scratcher for me. I love Aesthetix gear - especially on Focal - but it wasn't a great match with Magico. I heard Soulution with the S3's and it was excellent. Horses for courses.
I can't look at the Rockport/Absolare pics anymore. Makes my heart race. God are they gorgeous together and I've said this before, and I'll say it again, Kerem Kucukaslan of Absolare is one of the nicest, most genuine people I have ever met.
Valin's comments on the Gauder RC7 mk2's and the distributors enthusiasm are reasons they are very high on my list: "The $30k Gauder Akustik RC-7 multiway floorstander sounded Best of Show-worthy driven by fabulous Vitus electronics (sensational on Jaco and Lennie)."
Regarding the Q7 Mk2....it just goes to show how important electronics are in the equation of great sound. I bet with the Soulution gear they sounded great. The Aesthetix pairing at Axpona is still a head scratcher for me. I love Aesthetix gear - especially on Focal - but it wasn't a great match with Magico. I heard Soulution with the S3's and it was excellent. Horses for courses.
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I was impressed by the sound of the Gauder/Vitus combination at the Munich show, so last weekend I passed by my local Vitus importer 
and took a look at his offerings. As soon as I will have updated my Gauder Berlina RC7 to the Mk II version (unfortunately not before August...) I will have a listen to the SS-025 and the SS-101/102 at home. I'm already exited how they will compare to my Pass amps :celebrate008_2:.
and took a look at his offerings. As soon as I will have updated my Gauder Berlina RC7 to the Mk II version (unfortunately not before August...) I will have a listen to the SS-025 and the SS-101/102 at home. I'm already exited how they will compare to my Pass amps :celebrate008_2:.
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Not just Vitus, also myself. I'm a big fan of the V2, V3 and obviously the M5. I'm not sure why but I found the old series more musical, more involving...
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Audiophon - in your opinion, how do the Gauder speakers compare to the newer Magico's? How are they similar? How are they different? How do you compare the bass, speed, dynamics, tweeter, mids, etc.?
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Hi Mike, unfortunately I never heard Magico in my home with my electronics so any comparision will not be accurate. I loved the old V3 at a friend of mine with a spectral pre, mono amps and a SME 30 with a Lyra Titan. That was one of the most musical systems I ever heard. It's a pitty that Magico does not anymore demo with spectral.
I try to summarize the sound of the Gauder: the diamond tweeter (for me persoanlly a must and far superior to the ceramic tweeter) is very resolving but you will never hear it, the resolution is just there and even at very high levels they will never hurt. The tweeter was in fact the only downside of the old Magico range. The mids of the Berlina RC7 are very clean and transparent. They are imho particulary beautiful with female voices, they seem just real. Last weekend I heard some Callas 96/24 files and it was just magic... Imaging is very accurate and deep. The soundstage extends far behind the speaker line, music is not "thrown" at you as with some speakers but has more a concert hall imaging. There are, however, speakers with a wider soundstage. I would just call it realistic and not boombastic. The bass has very good physical impact, you can feel it and it is very fast; however, if you are looking for the last octave you will have to look elsewhere. Some might find the speaker maybe too relaxt not live-like enough, but for me to relax after a hard working day it's just perfect.
I have heard several newer Magico speakers (Q5, Q7, S5, S7) at different shows and at the Italian Importer (S5). The Magico speakers at the shows were mostly presented with Soulution or Constellation Audio electronics. At the importer I could hear the S5 (maybe the speaker which comes closest to the Gauder RC7 in terms of price) with spectral electronics and really liked what I heard (Pink Floyd from a reel tape). Excellent impact with life-like dynamics (maybe better than Gauder), good spacial presentation (I prefer the Gauder, being even more accurate) and resolving hights which; however, I could always locate. The Gauder instead just disappear...the Magico might be more neutral and the Gauder a bit on the sweet side of neutral (one might guess the opposite instead due to their ceramic and diamod chassis...).
...it all comes down to the personal taste ;-)
Thank you audiophon - that's a terrific write up. Thank you.
Love these threads with " deleted " in them :exciting::congrats: So mature :weird:
should be like the Hoffman forums - after a half an hour - you can't change what you posted - makes you think a little harder before posting - or maybe not :wave:
should be like the Hoffman forums - after a half an hour - you can't change what you posted - makes you think a little harder before posting - or maybe not :wave: