Audio Element is an authorized VTL (Vacuum Tube Logic) dealer serving Southern California. VTL preamplifiers and power amplifiers are available for audition at our Pasadena showroom at 117 E Union St.
Call (626) 793-7229 to schedule a listening session.
They were the first to recognize that high power is required for accurate reproduction of music in the home. VTL made the first very high powered amplifiers in continuous production, the de Luxe 500 in 1987 and the 1000 watt monoblock in 1990, followed by the MB-750 and Wotan MB-1250 in the mid 1990’s. Today their Siegfried Reference Monoblock Amplifier using their proprietary Auto Bias and Fault Sensing technology and a fully regulated power supply has captured the unique position as the first high power tube amplifier that uses an automatic control system to adjust the bias of the tubes and detect and report tube faults.
Since the beginning VTL has consistently made user friendliness a top design priority, to bring the beauty of tube amplifiers accessible to more equipment owners. With the introduction of the VTL proprietary Auto Bias and Fault Sensing system to their Signature and Reference amplifiers, VTL has made a bold step forward in bringing user friendliness to high performance vacuum tube amplifiers. This system encompasses logic-controlled automatic biasing which continually checks each tube for optimal performance, and an array of fault-sensing diagnostics that alert users to the operating status of each tube. This “smart tube” technology puts an end to the guesswork formerly inherent in large tube amplifiers, making this new generation VTL amplifiers much easier to use and maintain.
Many of the distinguishing design choices made in the early VTL days are still made in the latest VTL models. The VTL design philosophy – keep it simple, keep it compact – has proven to yield reliable and consistently well regarded products throughout the last two decades. The VTL philosophy translates to the following design criteria – use simple circuits, pay attention to detail, use high quality parts, and use the best tubes. Fewer parts, and less complex circuits yield the pure tube sound of VTL.
VTL — Vacuum Tube Logic — was founded by David Manley in 1986 and is now run by Luke and Bea Manley from their facility in Chino, California, making VTL one of the very few American tube amplifier manufacturers operating entirely domestically. VTL’s lineup spans from the acclaimed TL-2.5i preamplifier to the legendary Siegfried Reference monoblocks, widely considered among the finest amplifiers ever made. VTL amplifiers deliver the warmth, dimensionality, and harmonic richness that tube technology provides at its best, combined with engineering rigor and reliability that makes them practical for everyday use. Many VTL owners have kept their amplifiers for decades.
They believe that it takes extra muscle in the electronics for a room acoustic to approach the recreation of the live musical event. Most modern speakers fully develop their potential only when they are controlled with high-powered amplifiers
Music is complex, and they seek the musical purity that comes from a simple circuit path built with premium parts. They offer the full frequency response, so you get all the music with few electronic distortions.
Pure tube design, a short, simple circuit path; a big, well-regulated power supply, and a first-class, well-matched output transformer. Simplicity in design offers clean, pure sonic reproduction and ease of use for the listener.
VTL is one of the very few amplifier manufacturers we trust with Wilson Audio speakers at the highest level. The synergy between VTL tube amplification and Wilson’s time-aligned, dynamic speakers is something our customers return to consistently across long listening sessions.
Hear dCS at Audio Element in Pasadena or Carlsbad.
Call (626) 793-7229 orbook a listening session at audio-element.com/contact.
