Anyone heard both brands and have any comments on sound or reliability? I understand Viva is represented by same people that imports Jadis and they were very rude to me on two occassions when I was considering their amps. Have they improver their manners or should I avoid Viva products?
Few days ago I had an audition with Viva LineaXP preamp and Mactone X25 preamp. The setup was tuned with Mactone and the owner was unhappy. Then Viva entered the system and right out of the box and for a healthy 3 hours happy listening and smiles from all the participants. A phono shoot out betwen Viva and Wavac will follow.
The MActone owner was wondering why both units costs the same and the performance is night and day for Viva of course.
I think that there are many overrated japaneese audio gear out there, of course Viva has no advertisement and promotion but has many happy users in the U.S.
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