Vitus audio?

I just reviewed the Vitus 101 Mono amps for Stereotimes.com Give it a read. Ultraaudio.com Jeff Fritz gave the integrated version a "Worlds best" and it has replaced his Boulder amps.

I owned the Gryphon Encore and while quite good, I think the Vitus has gone much further down the road. As for the earlier post wondering about the power issue, these things are beasts. I have a huge room 33x60x13 and have the Focus Master II and they rock very hard. I have had Krell, I have the Pass 350.5 and the Karan 450. The Pass 350.5 comes closest in the bass but the 100 watts of pure class A of the Vitus is just remarkable. Hope this helps. G

Greg,
What about SL100 preamp that you mentioned in your review?
What is your impression about it and when can we expect your review of that unit?
Thanks!

Gregger,

I'm not sure that comparing the Gryphon Encore to the $50K Vitus monos. is a fair comparison. The Antilean monos are much more on par with the Vitus in terms of price and performance. Which is best will depend on the listener's preference.

I agree with Osgorth on the Boulder gear. The 2060 was pretty phenomenal with those Rockport Altair speakers at CES '07.

To readers, I humbly suggest another to check out is the upcoming Karan 1500watt monos, which are based on the 450 stereo amp. Gregger thought the 450 was the greatest thing ever for at least a month.

>>I'm not sure that comparing the Gryphon Encore to the $50K Vitus monos. is a fair comparison. <<

While it's true that it's not fair to compare these two specific amps, I think Greg's comments do answer the initial question of whether Vitus is "truely in the league of Gryphon, Boulder, Fm Acoustics, etc". I do agree that it does come down to personal preference, but IMHO they are deserving of being on the same short-list of comparably-priced amps from Boulder, Gryphon, Halcro, etc.

(disclaimer: I'm a Focus Audio dealer (Focus is the NA importer for Vitus), and I'm currently investigating becoming a Vitus dealer)

Thanks guys for the first impressions, the models I'm looking for (and are fair to compare) are the VA SS101 vs Gryphon Antilleon Sign. vs Boulder 1060series. Not the big monoblocks mentioned but their stereo (alas over 85kg) mates.
With Vitus in this category you can even used it as integrated and/or use a tube preamp and make rellevant conclusions or use it for different music genres, even for digital or analog equipment.

The speakers: Amati Anniversario, the room 8x5 sq. meters, Europe.