Hi all
At the moment i run naim 552 and 500, but getting to the point where the naim sound doesn’t appeal anymore, so just interested if anyone is using vitus and dcs
Hello, I’m using Vitus SIA 025 mkII with DCS Bartók. For me, this combination is very interesting and satisfying. I am not good at describing the sound of the system what the reviewers are aiming for. In any case, the sound of the system is so interesting and engaging that it is difficult to refuse everyday listening. It sounds very natural. With well-made CDs I get the impression of participating in a concert as if the performers were playing in my room where I am listening.
Best regards and recommend Vitus Audio products. robert
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I’ve used a Vitus 025 at home and it is fantastic. I had Naim for many years and the Vitus would be my choice by far.
Hope that helps.
Paul
Check out reviews by Chris Thomas at HiFi+. He uses a Vivaldi with a Vitus 025.
Paul
Which DCS converter do you use with your Vitus amplifier? Like me the Bartók?
Regards Robert
Robert,
Actually I have a Rossini. Whilst the Vitus was fantastic, I had the opportunity to get David Berning amplifiers that now use. Had that not been the case I would have had the 025.
Paul
You should definitely not refuse. 
Well i am looking forward to what this one box can do, will i prefer it, well i guess i need to hear it for a few days first, but it would be nice to get anice performance lift, lose 3 boxes and it not cost anything
I heard the ( current model then) integrated Vitus amp some years ago with the Rossini at a dealers during its introduction. A great combination.I have also heard other Vitus amps with other sources.
I would say that if I were in the market for a solid state amplifier Vitus would be my first choice to audition. They seem to achieve something that I find more akin to the timbre and presentation of live music than I have found with other transistor amps. Still that’s just me and others are free to dissent.
That’s why, even if I reply to your post now, I listen to music and it gives me a lot of joy.
Regards Robert
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I owned the Vitus integrate for a few years back and paired it with a Rossini. The sound was highly natural and resolving. However, the amp started to fail and I was forced to ship it over seas for repair. The whole repair experience was a huge pain, expensive, and left me with a bad impression of vitus’ support and reliability.
Thats sad to hear
I have been playing with one since Wednesday and it is very good, i did have a down moment with it yesterday, as i put my naim system back together properly and all off a sudden the big advantage i thought the vitus had, just disappeared.
Well today i realised that the sia025 can’t quite handle the 6 volts like the naim can, and it makes the virus distort on some tracks, so down to 2 volts, but that also makes the vitus work so much harder and the heat it gives off in class A is huge and right now i dont know if the difference in sound is worth it.
Anyway i will keep with it for a bit longer
I’m a little bit surprised because I know someone using it with 6v with fantastic results. Apparently it can handle 8v. Anyway, I agree you’re right to live with it for a while and acclimatise. Happy listening.
Interesting
I can really hear the voice on london grammar, hay now track, distort on the vitus, on 6v.
on the naim its fine
Duncan, I’ve had such good experiences with 025, so forgive me if you have tried this, but might be worth checking…
… have you changed the input sensitivity to 8v?
Again forgive me if I’m telling grandma how to suck eggs 
Paul
Great shout as input 1 was at 4, but input 2 was at 8.
I have been using both, but the rossini was on input and the rega on input 2.
I have know got them both set to 8 and switched the vitus back on, so its warming up ready for tonight, as going to swap my amps over and see how i get on this time
Once again cheers
Brilliant!
Very good move to switch it on now and let it warm up for tonight.
Super interested to know how you get on given that I was once a very long-term Naim user and for me the Vitus was a revelation. And a lot less space and cables! And I don’t miss the transformer hum.
Yes its sorted it, cheers.
Now enjoying it once again like i was first time round, looks like my fault, as it looks like the rossini was in input 2 and the rega input 1, first time round. I should have taken more notice off how they were.
Anyway cheers
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Hello,
so it is best to set the amplifier (SIA 025) input sensitivity to 8V and DCS Bartók set to 6V?
Is it safe for the amplifier?
Regards Robert
Yes for sure. The input sensitivity must be higher than the output of the Bartok otherwise the amplifier will go into clipping and distort.