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Best integrated amp for Marten Miles 5
I own Vitus RI100 and auditioned Gryphon at a friend's place. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either one to anybody. The amps on your short list are all very capable. It'll be a matter of personal preference IMHO. I'd add Boulder 865 onto the lis... 
Amplifier for my new Focal Sopra no2
I am not a Sopra No2 owner but would like to be a potential owner. I currently own a pair of Diva Utopia Be and I used to drive them with a Hegel H200 integrated. Sounded good but was a tad short on the very top and bottom end. My guess is that yo... 
Help choosing integrated
I'm using TWL 8+. Will have a chance to try Masterbuilt this weekend. That may give the Vitus a big boost I guess.  
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@jond Thank you! Very happy indeed. Time to listen to more music :)  
Help choosing integrated
Guys thanks for being patient with me. I received the Vitus about 3 weeks ago but haven't bee able to listen to it enough until this week. There are already quite a bit of published reviews and forum threads that discussed the sound quality and ch... 
Cables for Focal 1008be2
Cooper+1. Have been using TWL with my Diva Utopia Be and very happy with it.  
Scansonic MB2.5 floor stander speaker. Does it complete with often speaker at $3500??
As a former MB-2.5 owner; I feel they were one of the most competitive speakers in that price range. But they are definitely not very ’user friendly’ per se. If you can place the speakers like Xti16 said and feed them with quality source and ampli... 
Endeavor Audio E3 owners
I listened to the E-3 on many occasions and I think the sound quality is definitely above their price point. I won't hesitate to buy a pair, especially if you can find them on the used market. I only heard the Legacy a few times at the audio shows... 
EVS modded Gustard X20 DAC
@mrpaul Thanks very much for sharing your experience. Did you use Gustar and Auralic on your secondary system? I noticed that you use the Lampizator Golden Gate on your primary system. Not to derail the discussion. How would you compare it to the ... 
EVS modded Gustard X20 DAC
I'm shopping for a DAC and saw the name Gustard X20 Pro. I listened to my friend's Lampizator Big 7 and thought it's a wonderful DAC. But unfortunately it's out of my budget range. I'm seriously conserving a used Auralic Vega. Anybody has experien... 
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Thanks George! I'll look into the review.  
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Vitus arrived 2 days ago and I haven’t done a lot of listening yet. My first impression was: WOW! I didn’t expect such a huge improvement from my system. By the law of diminishing return, I was expecting minor to moderate improvement. But it turne... 
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Thanks again, folks! I will receive the Vitus in another week or so. Will keep you posted on the progress.  
Help choosing integrated
Thank you all for your feedback!! I pulled the trigger on the Vitus :) Will keep you posted on my impression.  
Help choosing integrated
@maxboy00 Modwright was on my list before. Very solid IA. @jafant Will keep you posted for sure. I saw Wells too but wonder how it sounds? @akg_ca Thanks for the detailed information. I'll see if I can audition it at my local audio store. @walters...