Again, So? I have heard Vitus many times now and the result is that I don't find the sound very appealing. I don't need a compare for this. I have heard wonderful and also somewhat boring demonstrations with Kondo...mostly wonderful. Jadis has also been a mixed bag and the only one I have found to sound consistently good is the relatively affordable Defy 7 in various versions. The JA30 is also good. I haven't heard one of their SETs (but the 300B measurements in Stereophile make even a SET lover cringe) but would love to hear the 845 model someday.
I have compared Vitus Masterpiece pre with Boulder 2110 and Wavac pr-t1 in my system, driving Boulder 2060.
Vitus was relatively sterile, very unappealing, complete absence of musicality.
Boulder was awesome, a real contender that i could live with, and extended highs above and bass below my reference points. Which as a confessed bass freak, should have been decisive.
And yet, and here I'm in agreement with others who prefer a valve pre amp and ss power amp, the tone and musicality of the Wavac was unsurpassed.
In the next fortnight i have a dealer bringing the Vitus Masterpiece monoblocks here, i will report back, but I'm not holding my breath.
In conclusion, you really do need to hear a 2100 series power amp from Boulder. They are simply head and shoulders beyond anything else i have experienced; such exquisite delicacy combined with awesome power in the service of absolute musicality