Gryphon Diablo & Dartzeel CTH-8550

Kiwi, I would not agree with 'clinical and lean'. In fact I would say it has a slight warmth once run in, but agree it is leaner than the Gryphon. A question of taste. I would not match it with very lean sounding standmounts for eg. I compared extensively and found the Gamut had a clarity that I found irresistible. Would love to hear the Burmester. Have heard a couple of Vitus amps and liked their monoblocks more than the integrated I heard (relatively speaking), but that was probably a system issue. They are all great products! Try at home if you can.

Hamburger: I for one would be interested in your thoughts re. the boulder and the vitus ri-100.

Hi Russell, I have not tried the Boulder and Vitus yet. But I will be listening to a friend's Vitus SIA-025 soon.

look forward to reading about your impressions, Hamburger. Enjoy

Hi Lloyd,
I heard the Vitus SIA-025 for about 2 hours, but it's really difficult to tell as it was a totally unfamiliar setting. It would have been fun if I could audition the Gryphon Diablo and Vitus RI-100 within the same room. Too bad, no such luck!
Cheers