Vitus /Magico / Siltech | Virtual Listening Room

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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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Hi,

Great collection of equipment. I'm sure the sound must nothing less than stunning :)
I'm a big fan of the Vitus equipment as well. Very curious how the SL-102 compares to the older SL-101 I've got.

Pretty impressive that the Vitus is able to the drive the Magico. The Magico's are indeed not known for the most efficient speakers, but there is a difference "between 50W and 50W" :).

Never heard anything of the Luxman D-08. Have you compared it to many other players?

Magico Q5, very impressive as well. Heard from friends that the Q5 is a big step up from the M5. Only heard the M5 once briefly with the top of the line Soulution gear. Not long enough to really judge properly. Very curious on the synergy with Vitus.

Regarding cables, I've always found it hard to spend money on cables. Somehow the mental barrier for me is harder for a "piece of string" compared to a piece of electronics. I really should give Siltech a try myself. There are several people who's ears I trust that use them. But....... they are not cheap.

maxx1973 November 10, 2011 16:32