Hi Goldeneraguy,
The Viva dealer here in California, Stereo Unlimited in Walnut Creek. They work directly with Amedeo Schembri in fact he is a life long friend of the the owners. I can say in all honesty that the Viva Aurora T monos are the very finest amplifiers I've ever hear and I've hear a lot! They had them driving the 86db mbl 101e to very loud levels that sounded simply amazing. They have their own wire formula that they can modify all of the components that they sell. They still use the Viva Linea preamp as their reference. They also cary a lot of other brands but it all has to start with the music first, or they won't sell it. As far as the WAVAC goes, sure it's a great amp but their is another 833 based amp, made in Milpitas CA called Win Analog. From what I've heard at CES these totally give the WAVAC a run for the money, all though I still prefer the 845 Viva sound they are both far and above anything I could ever afford being a freelance photographer, I can't complain however as I own a couple of Jolida 211 based monoblocks that The Hares at Stereo Unlimited modified for me that sound pretty amazing too. To me this is the ONLY place to check out Viva anywhere in the country.
Hopes this helps,
Vinyl9
The Viva dealer here in California, Stereo Unlimited in Walnut Creek. They work directly with Amedeo Schembri in fact he is a life long friend of the the owners. I can say in all honesty that the Viva Aurora T monos are the very finest amplifiers I've ever hear and I've hear a lot! They had them driving the 86db mbl 101e to very loud levels that sounded simply amazing. They have their own wire formula that they can modify all of the components that they sell. They still use the Viva Linea preamp as their reference. They also cary a lot of other brands but it all has to start with the music first, or they won't sell it. As far as the WAVAC goes, sure it's a great amp but their is another 833 based amp, made in Milpitas CA called Win Analog. From what I've heard at CES these totally give the WAVAC a run for the money, all though I still prefer the 845 Viva sound they are both far and above anything I could ever afford being a freelance photographer, I can't complain however as I own a couple of Jolida 211 based monoblocks that The Hares at Stereo Unlimited modified for me that sound pretty amazing too. To me this is the ONLY place to check out Viva anywhere in the country.
Hopes this helps,
Vinyl9