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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by rayray View Post
    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?
    The Devialet is a great all-in-one box solution. Sonically, to my ears, it sounds more Class A, than Class D, but it's a hybrid of both as you know. A D400 is not going to beat a $20,000 amp in most cases. People need to keep in mind that the Devialet gives you an amp, preamp, DAC, phonostage, and much more. If you break out each component, than maybe the amp/preamp section is in the $10-12K range (in terms of competition). It's a great value for sure.

    If you're doing Vitus, try to save up for the Class A. You say you're a Class A kind of guy, than why would you settle for AB?

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    The Devialet is a great all-in-one box solution. Sonically, to my ears, it sounds more Class A, than Class D, but it's a hybrid of both as you know. A D400 is not going to beat a $20,000 amp in most cases. People need to keep in mind that the Devialet gives you an amp, preamp, DAC, phonostage, and much more. If you break out each component, than maybe the amp/preamp section is in the $10-12K range (in terms of competition). It's a great value for sure.

    If you're doing Vitus, try to save up for the Class A. You say you're a Class A kind of guy, than why would you settle for AB?

    Kimber Select and Siltech Royal Signature Princess.
    +1 on the Devialet. I have driven my S5 with ASR Emitter II, Devialet 400, and RI-100, and my preference is in that order.

    I have also heard the Vitus SIA-025 driving S5. I thought it was substantially better than the RI-100, though the environment was different.


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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Hi Mike,

    Thank you.

    To save up more for Vitus Class A amp, I will forego my dreams of owning it.

    May look at other manufacturer, Belles SA-30 but will discuss it in other thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    The Devialet is a great all-in-one box solution. Sonically, to my ears, it sounds more Class A, than Class D, but it's a hybrid of both as you know. A D400 is not going to beat a $20,000 amp in most cases. People need to keep in mind that the Devialet gives you an amp, preamp, DAC, phonostage, and much more. If you break out each component, than maybe the amp/preamp section is in the $10-12K range (in terms of competition). It's a great value for sure.

    If you're doing Vitus, try to save up for the Class A. You say you're a Class A kind of guy, than why would you settle for AB?

    Kimber Select and Siltech Royal Signature Princess.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by rayray View Post
    Hi Mike,

    Thank you.

    To save up more for Vitus Class A amp, I will forego my dreams of owning it.
    Good decision. Nothing but Class A.

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    Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Update: Vitus SS-103 and SL-102 mk2 are sounding absolutely amazing. They have over 400 hours on them both. There aren't many SS amps that would make me give up tubes, but Vitus Class A is one of them. It's that good. The sound is dynamic, sweet, organic, not colored, engaging with some serious toe tapping.


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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Mike- cool. how does Vitus sound compared to Pass XA?
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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    And compared to Pass XS?

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by KeithR View Post
    Mike- cool. how does Vitus sound compared to Pass XA?
    Quote Originally Posted by kzhtoo View Post
    And compared to Pass XS?
    I haven't tried the XA or XS on the Magico's. Let's just say, they are all a lot more similar in sonic character than different. The Vitus has a real sweetness that's so addictive. The XS amps have boundless authority. In a totally different price class, the amp I would love to try is the Pass X350.8.
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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Update: Vitus SS-103 and SL-102 mk2 are sounding absolutely amazing. They have over 400 hours on them both. There aren't many SS amps that would make me give up tubes, but Vitus Class A is one of them. It's that good. The sound is dynamic, sweet, organic, not colored, engaging with some serious toe tapping.


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    I wonder are they a good match with the Magico M3?

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by Alectiong View Post
    I wonder are they a good match with the Magico M3?
    I think they will be an even better match with the M3's. The M3 is nicely more efficient than my S5 mk2's. The one downside to my Vitus gear is that I only have one set. I want Vitus on my Focal's (after hearing it), my Avantgarde (after hearing it) and of course, my Magico's!

    The Vitus on Avantgarde was so good, I converted two customers in Tampa (Charles and Bart) from Sonus Faber to Avantgarde. To be honest, they liked the Avantgarde's a lot with tubes, but when they heard them with Vitus, they went crazy. Charles immediately bought a pair of Trios and Vitus order to follow (he always has to be one step ahead of me getting Trio's!).
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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by rayray View Post
    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?
    Just get an used MSB S200 or S201 amps. Killer combo on both Magicos and Vivids.

    The cost (used) is only a fraction of Vitus.
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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Have anyone compared SM-101 and SM-102 ? Right now the price difference is about 1:2
    I can buy a occasional SM-101 and the seller is saying that it are those two are only slightly different.

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    Have anybody experience with Vitus SM 011 moons with Audio Research Pre ? Would it be good connection? I have Ref 6 and asking myself if it will play at 100%

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Slowikpl,

    I’ve had the Vitus SM 011 mono's for over two years now. I have no hesitation in recommending them, they are a small form factor(size) compared to SM-101 or SM-102, so they were ideal for me – I could fit them into my rack. SM 011 are one of the best purchases I’ve made. They drive my Magico S5.Mk2 without any problems in class ‘A’ mode, there is more than enough power in Class ‘A’ mode. There is great synergy with the Magicos.

    A bit of history, when I first purchased them I was using them direct into the Jeff Rowland Aries DAC, on very rare occasions, I sometimes found the sound a little ‘slow’, (now this may have been due the newness of the SM 011 and they needed much longer run in period) in combination with the JR Aries. I replaced the Aries with the CH Precision C1, which was a ‘faster’ Dac/Pre and I never had that issue of slowness ever afterwards, the combination sounded just right.

    I used to own AR Ref 5 preamp and sold it before I purchased the SM 011, so was never able to compare how they sounded in the same circuit. I think the Ref 6 is a little faster, more dynamic and punchier than the Ref5 – so this would be a better fit than the Ref5 with the SM 011. Tonally they are both fairly neutral so would be a good match, the only thing that would potentially concern me would do they sound a little ‘slow’ together.

    If possible check this out either at home (ideally) or at a dealer’s place (by taking your Ref6 there) and check that they work together and you are happy with the sound.

    I think the SM 011 are meant to be a little faster than the SM 101 and SM 102. I would recommend the SM 011, they still surprise me and I still end up saying ‘Wow’ even after over two years’ worth of use.

    Hope that helps somewhat.

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    Thank you Jambo!

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Has anyone paired a Burmester pre-amp with the SM011's? I'm looking for a bit more "speed" but not sure if the Burmester fits the bill - very few reviews online (in English at least) and they seem to describe the Burmester as neutral leaning towards warm. Thanks in advance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by comedus76 View Post
    Has anyone paired a Burmester pre-amp with the SM011's? I'm looking for a bit more "speed" but not sure if the Burmester fits the bill - very few reviews online (in English at least) and they seem to describe the Burmester as neutral leaning towards warm. Thanks in advance.
    I’ve never heard any Burmester gear so cannot make any comments if it would fit the bill. But if want to get more “Speed” I suggest you try “Soulution 520 Pre” or the “CH Precision L1 Pre” with your Vitus SM-011, They both are meant to be “faster”, and are of the same standard as the Vitus.

    I am using the CH C1 Dac/pre and it has speeded up the Vitus. I believe both brands are represented in NY, Sound by Singer for Soulution and Audioarts for CH. Hopefully both dealers will lend you their pre’s to try at home.

    Oh, and I don’t know if this counts but the standard CH component is very similar size and shape to Vitus SM011, so it does not look too out of place sitting next to the Vitus SM-011

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    I have had a lot of compares with Burmesters (909, 911, 956 and 088 and 077), and would recommend the Vitus class A power amps (not the older cheaper used AB).

    On preamps, I did not compare the CH, but heard it in Gian60's system and he has been through various gear including Gryphon, expensive triodes from Kondo, etc, and prefers CH as it seems to be the best of both. So, like Jambo says, the CH pre into Vitus makes sense to me, and I get where you are coming from in terms of speed. I wish Vitus had more speed like the Spectral, but then I like Vitus density and liquidity and body. The CH is expensive though and the used market has not developed yet, since still too new and good.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by comedus76 View Post
    Has anyone paired a Burmester pre-amp with the SM011's? I'm looking for a bit more "speed" but not sure if the Burmester fits the bill - very few reviews online (in English at least) and they seem to describe the Burmester as neutral leaning towards warm. Thanks in advance.
    Rule of thumb: Vitus sounds best with Vitus. I'd recommend the Vitus SL-103 for synergy with your SM-011 mono's. That way you can avoid any potential impedance issues & improve musical coherency. If your cables have low signal propagation delay (like Nordost), you shouldn't be left wanting for speed. Though if you're chasing super fast amps, i'd seek out an audition of the latest Soulution gear rather than mixing and matching.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Thank you for the very interesting thread.

    I'm looking at Avantgarde speakers (Duo or Uno, I think).

    Does anybody know if the sounds quality of SIA-025 is as good as SL-103 and SM-011 when 25 Class A is more than enough?

    Thank you.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Thank you for your reply. CH and Soulution are likely more than I can afford right now plus I really really like my Vitus Class A amps (don't want to swap that out) except to add a bit of jump/speed. My hope was to find a pre that is SS and "fast". Maybe swapping cables (as Melbguy1 suggested) is another option - I currently use Kubala Sosna interconnects and SC's.

    Can you describe the general flavor of Burmester - is it warm, neutral or thin/fast?

    Quote Originally Posted by bonzo View Post
    I have had a lot of compares with Burmesters (909, 911, 956 and 088 and 077), and would recommend the Vitus class A power amps (not the older cheaper used AB).

    On preamps, I did not compare the CH, but heard it in Gian60's system and he has been through various gear including Gryphon, expensive triodes from Kondo, etc, and prefers CH as it seems to be the best of both. So, like Jambo says, the CH pre into Vitus makes sense to me, and I get where you are coming from in terms of speed. I wish Vitus had more speed like the Spectral, but then I like Vitus density and liquidity and body. The CH is expensive though and the used market has not developed yet, since still too new and good.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by comedus76 View Post
    Thank you for your reply. CH and Soulution are likely more than I can afford right now plus I really really like my Vitus Class A amps (don't want to swap that out) except to add a bit of jump/speed. My hope was to find a pre that is SS and "fast". Maybe swapping cables (as Melbguy1 suggested) is another option - I currently use Kubala Sosna interconnects and SC's.

    Can you describe the general flavor of Burmester - is it warm, neutral or thin/fast?
    Vitus won't have that extra jump and speed. Spectral, Boulder, Gryphon have that, Burmester is fast too. Vitus has other strengths of tone, density, and liquidity. Burm I don't like the tone and don't find it natural. It has power, dynamics, and speed. It has lost out in my comparisons to Gryphon Colosseum, Nagra Classic (on tone only), Boulder, was only marginally better than Plinius, and lost badly to Symphonic Line Kraft (extremely good German all class A 300w amp that doubles down and is stable to 1 ohm, but not well marketed) on B&W 803d and Magico S5. I also prefer Vitus and Luxman m900.

    I do know somebody who has the Burm + Vitus match though. I compared the Burm 077 to AR LS 27 and preferred the latter, and I am not even an AR fan.

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by bonzo View Post
    Vitus won't have that extra jump and speed. Spectral, Boulder, Gryphon have that, Burmester is fast too. Vitus has other strengths of tone, density, and liquidity. Burm I don't like the tone and don't find it natural. It has power, dynamics, and speed. It has lost out in my comparisons to Gryphon Colosseum, Nagra Classic (on tone only), Boulder, was only marginally better than Plinius, and lost badly to Symphonic Line Kraft (extremely good German all class A 300w amp that doubles down and is stable to 1 ohm, but not well marketed) on B&W 803d and Magico S5. I also prefer Vitus and Luxman m900.

    I do know somebody who has the Burm + Vitus match though. I compared the Burm 077 to AR LS 27 and preferred the latter, and I am not even an AR fan.
    Bonzo do you approve the match AR Reference 6 with Vitus SM-011 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by slowikpl View Post
    Bonzo do you approve the match AR Reference 6 with Vitus SM-011 ?
    The input impedance of the Vitus in 10k !
    No I just said I preferred AR to Burm as pre, but that was not in relation as pre for Vitus. I would not bypass the Vitus pre for a Burm pre in order to get speed, one might instead end up sacrificing tone

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Bonzo - given your vast experience, what might you recommend as a pairing with the Vitus to get speed/jump but something that doesn't break the bank (so excl. CH, Soulution)? I thought about Gryphon but unfortunately not available in the US or with 120V easily.

    Quote Originally Posted by bonzo View Post
    No I just said I preferred AR to Burm as pre, but that was not in relation as pre for Vitus. I would not bypass the Vitus pre for a Burm pre in order to get speed, one might instead end up sacrificing tone

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    Quote Originally Posted by comedus76 View Post
    Bonzo - given your vast experience, what might you recommend as a pairing with the Vitus to get speed/jump but something that doesn't break the bank (so excl. CH, Soulution)? I thought about Gryphon but unfortunately not available in the US or with 120V easily.
    My point is I doubt you can speed it up by putting in a preamp. You can check with Rhapsody Audio who is also in NY, or with Mike who is a Vitus dealer too. When I heard the Vitus SM 102 at his place, it was with both the Kondo M1000mkII, and with the Vitus pre. While the Kondo was marginally faster, on orchestral, the Vitus was held more in control by the Vitus pre.

    You can do minor things like get faster cables, like Nordost, but not sure how that would help in your system

    Thing is, you want from Vitus what is available in another amp like Spectral without losing the qualities of Vitus, which is always a bit tough.

    If you get a demo of the Burm pre, you can try

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Thanks - that makes sense.

    Quote Originally Posted by bonzo View Post
    My point is I doubt you can speed it up by putting in a preamp. You can check with Rhapsody Audio who is also in NY, or with Mike who is a Vitus dealer too. When I heard the Vitus SM 102 at his place, it was with both the Kondo M1000mkII, and with the Vitus pre. While the Kondo was marginally faster, on orchestral, the Vitus was held more in control by the Vitus pre.

    You can do minor things like get faster cables, like Nordost, but not sure how that would help in your system

    Thing is, you want from Vitus what is available in another amp like Spectral without losing the qualities of Vitus, which is always a bit tough.

    If you get a demo of the Burm pre, you can try

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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    I would hesitate trying to "fix" your power amp sound with a preamp.

    You might search out an amp that is in between the two spectrums. Vitus and Soulution/Spectral are really opposites tonally. Agree with Melbourne1 that cabling might be a cheaper option to try first.
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    Re: Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by ulrikdk View Post
    Thank you for the very interesting thread.

    I'm looking at Avantgarde speakers (Duo or Uno, I think).

    Does anybody know if the sounds quality of SIA-025 is as good as SL-103 and SM-011 when 25 Class A is more than enough?

    Thank you.
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    Vitus Audio - My New Dream gears.

    Quote Originally Posted by johndoe21ro View Post
    Would anyone like to comment on this question? I'm interested in the answer too!
    I only had the SIA-025 and SS-103 and SL-102 MK2. There is no doubt the SS-103 when combined with a good preamp was much better, and any level. Bass, control, sound staging, etc.

    I did try the Vitus amp/preamp on my Avantgarde Duo Mezzo XD’s and it was very good.

    If it came down to separates and uno vs Duo and integrated, I would definitely go integrated and get the Duo.

    FWIW, I haven’t heard a SS amp on my AG’s that I prefer over any tube amp I’ve tried. I do have a Pass XA25 coming though to try.
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