New room makes all the difference.Hey Documentroom, according to VA's website they have three US Dealer's & one Canadian Dealer. Vitus gear is made with ext... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.Charles, your comments are like saying "I Like the look of that house" and deciding to buy it on that narrow criteria, when the framework and sound-proofing is substandard. You get what y... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.Charles, 'Stereo' on WBF rated the Constellation Centaur as "bronze" standard behind even Hegel. He rated Vitus Signature Series as "gold standard". He wasn't joking when he des... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.Doc, if you're going solid state, both brands you mentioned are good choices for synergy with S5. Though with Constellation I'm just going by reviews & show feedback as I haven't heard any Constell... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.YW Doc, btw here is a guy who is driving his Q7's with a Vitus RI-100 with the optional phono stage (and the RS-1... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Edgarhorn Titan Horn SystemCongrats on a nice system Gwalt! The Stage 3 Concepts Mantikor sc's are in the same league as Jorma Prime. I must also say i'm a convert to Berylium dome tweeters after having experience with ribbo... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.Good luck with your new room Doc. The S5's should hold their own in a big size room, but to be frank, I don't think your current ARC amps will enable your S5's to properly pressurize your room. If ... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
New room makes all the difference.Congrats on your system Doc. I also own a pair of S5's and share your enthusiasm for them. They are warm, amazingly resolving, dynamic, well balanced, coherent and have a slightly more laid back pr... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The Rhyno's DenKnghifi, I enjoyed my time running a tube linestage with a ss amp & tube rolling. In fact, I debated keeping my Boulder 1060 and modded Ayon CD-5s when I moved to my current S5's, but settled on th... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The Rhyno's Den@knghifi, I know Myles Astor is very happy with his CJ Gat/Art amps driving his S5's, though they are very good amps with a commensurate price tag. I rolled the output tubes of my modded Ayon CD-5s... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The Rhyno's DenRhyno, congrats are in order for your new tube amp! Having previously run a 1060 with a tube linestage, I can understand the incongruence between the warm up time of the Boulder vs a valve linestag... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The Rhyno's DenYou've certainly put together what I consider a very good "bang for the buck" high end system Rhyno! The Boulder 1060 & ARC Ref 5SE are a very good pairing. The Ref 5SE would add much nee... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEMert, thanks for your feedback. The new 2000 series is stunning, but out of my price range. I recently traded up my Boulder 1060 & 1010 preamp (incl: my re-terminated Jorma pc) for a Vitus SIA-025 ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEHi Mert, thanks for your view on the 1010 & 2010 preamps. Yes i've read other 1010 owners who have described the sound of the 1010 as a tad "brittle". That did influence my choice of cabl... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEps: How do you rate the 2010 preamp paired with the 1060 amp? Is there some synergy going there?Cheers,MG posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEMert, as I own a 1060 & 1010 pre, I am interested to ask why you never liked the 1010 with the 1060? I've read one other comment on another forum from a member who owned a 1010 & had this to say - ... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never Done"I guess if you can't find a reply of substance, you just make something up..."...I am sure you'll be on Rowland's Christmas card list. Enjoy your class D amp. I'll hit you up if ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneDanielk, this has nothing to do with "my amp is better than yours". You're just trying to make me crack at you. Fact is, because i'm a friend of Steve's, I don't mind dealing out a bit of... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneDanielk, I have heard Rowland amps many times in my Dealer's showroom in a well treated room, so i'm familiar with their sound. I found the far more expensive and superior 625 stereo and 725 mono b... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneDanielk, the real issue with class D is I (and many other supposedly biased audiophiles on this site) find class D fatiguing over long listening sessions. And the inevitable fact is, class D is pop... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneSteve, noooo tell me it isn't so! From Class A to Class D? That's like going from a fuel injection to carburetors. I know Rowland claims he's mastered Class D, and yes he has put a lot of research ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneHi Steve, My Dealer told me that the Criterion pre offers 95% of the performance of the Criterion (an $18k preamp), so i'd expect it to sound appreciably better than your Capri. Remember the pr... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneHi Steve, yes I did endeavor to pass on your details to my audiophile friend, but it seems he is not receptive to hearing from me. Let's just say he wanted my Boulder amp, but was too late...my Dea... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
OTLs and ESLsHi Lew, away from the captains and colonels I thought i'd send you this link to a webpage which provides brief, cogent explanations of the differences between the TMD & FMD bearings including a his... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneYes i've heard the Corus on a couple of occasions, on both occasions with the 625 power amp. The sound was wonderful; sweet, open & airy. But to what extent the 625 am contributed is hard to say. I... posted about 12 years ago | View comment |