After over a year of auditioning (Dartzeel, Soulution , Boulder, Wilson Benesch , Marten ) I settled on Vitus Audio and Magico. I once istened to this combo for 12 hours straight with no sense of mental fatigue. Other amps/speakers and within an hour I find myself wanting to leave the room or I start to nod off . The level of detail and warmth from all-analogue mastered Vinyl can not be bettered by any digital medium . I rarely listen to SACD anymore
Plays SACD - analogue outs only (XLR /RCA). Made In Japan . A phenomenal player that's built like a swiss watch .
TRANSROTOR FAT BOB REFERENCE
Well engineered. Made in Germany .
MAGICO Q5
Very detailed. Very Clear. Very Heavy . Sounds constrained for first 300 hours but then something miraculous happens
VITUS AUDIO SS 101
Dual Mono Solid state power amp. Class A or Class AB. Lots of grunt and sublime sound. RCA and XLR inputs . Mundorf binding posts. This amp has an inbuilt volume control if u dont have a pre - amp.
VITUS AUDIO SL 102
Solid state pre with analogue volume control . RCA and True balanced XLR circuitry
VITUS AUDIO PHONOSTAGE SP 102
Solid state Phono with RCA and true balanced ins and outs .Unlimited configurations. Astonishing sound and clarity
SOLID TECH various
From Sweeden .Cancels out resonances. Good value for money and a child could assemble. Good build quality
AIR TIGHT PC 1 supreme
Frightening level of detail. Sure beats the 20 dollar MM stuff we used in the 70's. Typical,meticulous japanese engineering. Nude diamond stylus. Expensive but in this case the hype was well deserved.
Benz Micro LP-s
MONO CARTRIDGE. Swiss made. Beautiful sound. line contact nude stylus.
SILTECH SIGNATURE SERIES -
"Cables are all a gimmick" I thought. After some testing I found they (unfortunately ) do affect sound . Made in Holland and the way silver and gold prices are going they are sure to retain their value.
ISOTEK SUPER-TITAN
Power filter /line conditioning. I had to disconnect this one day when re-arranging equipment and the soundstage collapsed a bit . I quickly re-connected it. Made in the UK . Quality surge protection
SME SME V and 5009
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BLU RAY ROOM .
JEFF ROWLAND and WILSON BENESCH for home theatre . Bit of a waste because they're excellent speakers for audio. There's a Torus sub in there somewhere
Hi. You should listen alternatively to Lumen White Aquilla speakers paired with Ayon Audio Spheris II pre-amp and Vulcan II mono amps - extremely lively and open and to my ears and head and shoulders above the Q 3 - not knowing the sound of the Q 5 you use. But probably a nice next step...
