Thanks for sharing your experiences with Gryphon amplification, it's certainly worth considering..
Much appreciated
Sam
Hi Sam,
Good luck. I hope i did not come across as trying to push Gryphon (particularly since you were inquiring about Vitus)...as much as i was just using my own experience with Gryphon as a positive proxy for what Vitus and Wilson might do together. I am told Gryphon shares many qualities with Vitus, and thus I hope my own very positive experience with a powerful Class AA amp (similar to Vitus) and Wilson are helpful to you.
In fact, i have a friend who used to own Colosseum monos (and Wavac 833 Mk IIs)...and eventually changed both in for Vitus Masterpiece Reference monos.
I believe that the Alexias have some particular loading/impedance points along the sound spectrum (you'll find them in various reviews/articles no doubt) where a very high current, high quality amp will be able to manage those exceptionally well.
For my own particular musical tastes (which are both classical ensembles, jazz...but also blues, large scale choral, Hans Zimmer soundtracks...and then deep house, electronica...)...the ability to drive the big Wilsons (which frankly dont need a lot of watts per se) effortlessly makes life a lot of fun.
I also like the fact that since i really enjoy my Gryphon...its ability to drive just about anything gives me long-term optionality in terms of speakers. The more i get to know my big Wilsons, the more l am likely to keep them long-term...but i have always liked the mighty Arrakis which is a beast of a speaker that (unlike the Wilson) will not fare as well on high-quality SETs. and by having an amp like the Gryphon, i am able to consider the Arrakis, the Kharma, the big Magicos and not have to worry about amps.
Hope that helps. Good luck.