Vitus /Magico / Siltech

by wt4158 on Getting Started
MAGICO Q5
VITUS AUDIO
Q5 + VITUS

Description

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
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    • Luxman D-08
    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

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Sam,

Stunning system!! Very curious about the Magico Q5 myself.Often hear that the Magico's are hard to drive. The Vitus has "only" 50W pure class A. Do you feel that's sufficient to drive the Magico's of to you think, some more power would be welcome? What about the bass of the Magico. I know it's not the deepest bass the Q5 deliver (compared to eg. Wilson Maxx3), but are you happy with it? Or will you consider a good subwoofer at some point?

How do you rate Vitus vs Dartzeel? What were the preferences of Vitus over Dartzeel?

And lastly, which Siltech cables are you using and to what other cables have you compared them eg. Argento, Jorma, Nordost?

Happy listening, I'm sure you've got some great listening sessions now :)

hififreakk

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