Just for what it worth:
I auditioned Vitus SS 103. I cannot say it is absolutely neutral like Gryphon Mephisto or top Boulders. For me it sounded even warmer than CH, though it can be different speakers and room. Still both I am describing as a "BIT" warm. Luxman 1000 and D'Agostiono Momentum...
In my personal opinion both those factors are present with CH setup:
- as I mentioned initially clarity and details level on 10 series were amazing, nothing to compare with. I suppose that why it sounds so musical and fluid.
- and for me it sounds a tiny wormer than completely neutral Boulder 3000.
Nope, unfortunately I was not able to find Dartzeel available for audition in US. Their US distributor bluelightaudio did not respond on that question and that was obvious red flag on that brand.
Vice-versa. CH Precision 10 series is most forgiving system in my experience. Even worst records sounded pretty pleasant with it.
D'Agostino Momentum and Luxman 1000 are second most forgiving setups, but still there were some unlistanable tracks that were fine on CH.
The comparison is not too fair as I auditioned Gryphon and CH systems in very different rooms and with different speakers. My personal impressions:
1. Gryphons had amazing woofers control and speed. That is very showy \ spectacular setup. Again, huge scale, second only to CH M10 monos (which are...
I was lucky to visit Sunil (Sunny Components) this weekend to listen to L10 \ M10 monoblocs with Vivid G1 Spirit. Thank you so much Sunil for your huge effort on switching so heavy Stenheim Ultime to similar to mine Vivids!
In short – that was the best High End system I ever heard (and I heard...