Vitus in the house!

[howiebrou]

Originally Posted by Still-One

Howie
I like the design of the Vitus gear but have only had brief exposure to their sound.

Their website is a bit confusing. What is the hierarchy of their gear by series?
They have Reference, Signature, Masterpiece and Design Studio. Is that the order from top to bottom?

Jim

Yes Jim. I was confused too previously. There are only 4 masterpiece releases, a transport, dac, phono stage and the latest is the preamp. There are no design studio pieces yet afaik. I am almost afraid to ask what the prices of those would be. I am demoing reference level gear which is priced similar to what most other makes top stuff is (think 45k for a preamp, 70k for monoblocks).

Originally Posted by randerson3024

Beautiful gear, Howie!!

Thanks!

howie

[ozy]

Originally Posted by howiebrou

Ozy,

did you consider the SM-101 monoblocks?

Vitus also has a new preamp their two box their MP-L201

howie

yes ,howie, exactly.

the vitus gear is very smooth and uncolored based on my recollection.

[JohnThomas]

Howie,

How's the Vitus sounding now? How's playing around with Class A Class A/B switch?

John

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by JohnThomas

Howie,

How's the Vitus sounding now? How's playing around with Class A Class A/B switch?

John

He can do that from the comfort of his chair - How's that for simplicity

[howiebrou]

Originally Posted by JohnThomas

Howie,

How's the Vitus sounding now? How's playing around with Class A Class A/B switch?

John

Don't bother. Class A reigns supreme. If you just heard A/B you would be happy, but once you switch, Class A is clearly better. It is more involving, the sound is more realistic and the presence of the performers is more apparent. Lows are more substantial as well.

howie

[jazzhead]

Howie ,
Glad you are on to the Vitus. Try the Furutech fuses , if you have the units long enough. They mate rather well. Also you could try the different sensitivity settings in the pre-amp menu, till you find the correct match. Disabling unused outputs also will provide gains. The above are a few for maximizing the amps ,from my experience. Happy Listening.