Gryphon Audio

Mephisto Stereo, one of the top models in the Gryphon's product line, reflects all the company's developments over its long history.

Apex works in Class A. This has been a tradition for Gryphon Audio Design since 1991. Its developers don't see any other circuit topology. A special feature of the amplifier is the presence of branded Gryphon terminals for connecting speakers. They are suitable for bare wires, banana connectors, petal tips, etc.

Apex works in Class A. This has been a tradition for Gryphon Audio Design since 1991. Its developers don't see any other circuit topology. A special feature of the amplifier is the presence of branded Gryphon terminals for connecting speakers. They are suitable for bare wires, banana connectors, petal tips, etc.

Apex Mono is a device with 128 high—current bipolar transistors, a battery of capacitors with a capacity of 2,080,000 UF, four toroidal transformers with a capacity of 2,000 VA, which are custom-made. The amplifier weighs 900 pounds and provides 1,800 watts per ohm load.

The Antileon EVO Stereo is a two-channel power amplifier from the Danish company Gryphon Audio Designs. It belongs to Class A amplifiers. However, on its front panel there are 3 buttons for selecting different gain modes: Bias H, Bias M and Bias L, switching to Class A mode (150 watts), to the boundary between A and AB and AB mode (50 watts) respectively.

Gryphon Audio Designs Antileon EVO Mono is a low–voltage, high-precision, hand-assembled transistor mono amplifier from the Danish company Gryphon Audio Designs. This monoblock has a power of 175 watts at 8 ohms and, thanks to its original technical design, is capable of reproducing a signal in the 0-350 kHz range, with the most uniform frequency response in the audible range.

The Gryphon Essence Stereo is equipped with a capacitor bank with a total capacity of 440,000 UF and weighs 45 kg. There is no global negative feedback, a servo drive is used for direct current communication. The design, of course, is balanced, a full-fledged "double mono". A specially manufactured shielded high-current toroidal transformer with separate windings for the left and right channels was used.

Gryphon Audio Essence Power Mono has the widest bandwidth - the frequency response of the amplifiers ranges from 0.5 to 350,000 Hz with an error of 0-3 dB. The output power reaches 50 watts for an 8 ohm load, 100 watts for 4 ohms, and 190 watts for 2 ohms.

The base for the Commander was the "dual mono" circuit, which was previously used for Pandora preamps. The novelty also received a single-stage A-class buffer built on two transistors and one resistor. The Commander's important features include zero feedback and a reduced noise level several times when compared with previous Gryphon Audio products.

The Gryphon Audio Essence Preamplifier is equipped with a pair of XLR connectors and three RCA inputs. The internal wiring is completely missing - all the circuitry is mounted on printed circuit boards. Microprocessor control allows you to fully customize the Gryphon Audio Essence Preamplifier "for yourself" by selecting the maximum signal level, starting values and calibrating any input within 8 dB.

With a battery of capacitors with a capacity of 90,000 UF per channel, Gryphon Pandora has enough energy reserve to power most integrated amplifiers or power amplifiers. The excess power supply ensures reliable control, wide dynamic range and signal purity without any restrictions. Additionally, the Gryphon Pandora power supply provides energy to an external unit or an embedded Gryphon Legato Legacy phono corrector board.

So, what can Gryphon Zena flaunt? First of all, the traditional "double mono" balanced design for the Danish company and work in pure class A with zero feedback. The rotating regulator of the Athena model has been replaced with a discrete one with 43 steps of 2 dB each. The element base, as usual, is ultra–high class - SMD metal-foil resistors, Pickering relays.

The new Gryphon DAC-3 digital-to-analog module in this model is based on the Sabre ES9039PRO DAC chip from ESS Technology. Seven user–selectable digital PCM filters are implemented here, as well as a full range of digital inputs - USB-B, AES/EBU, coaxial BNC and optical Toslink.

Optionally, you can install a DAC board that accepts signals via AES-EBU or SDPIF — up to 32 bit/ 192 kHz, via USB from a computer — up to DSD 512 (128 on Mac and 512 on Windows) and PCM 32 bit/384 kHz. However, it will not be possible to install an optional MM/MC phono corrector at the same time as the DAC module.

Preserving the traditions of previous generations of Gryphon speakers, Gryphon Pantheon includes specially developed constant phase technologies to ensure that all drivers are in phase at all frequencies at all times, eliminating harmful effects, allowing Gryphon Pantheon to recreate the original acoustic sound with holographic realism and final resolution.

The Gryphon Trident II is an iconic speaker system for many audiophiles. Active bass (4 x 8'), ultra-fast high-frequency speaker Air Motion Transformer, almost two meters tall.

Each clock tower of this speaker contains eight 8-inch custom-designed drives and an integrated amplifier with a constant power of 1000 watts. It was specially created for these drivers. The maximum power of this speaker is approximately 4,000 watts.

Gryphon Ethos is designed in a unique triangular case and is equipped with a top-loading mechanism. "On board" is a pair of ESS SABRE ES9038PRO chips with the ability to receive (there is also a USB input) signals up to PCM 32/384 DSD512. Proprietary asynchronous upsampling to such parameters is also possible on a CD. The Gryphon Ethos output stage operates in pure Class A.

Like the Apex and Commander, the new Siren boasts four—layer printed circuit boards with copper tracks 70 microns thick - that's more than twice as thick as competing components. The board contains the best components that can be obtained at the moment, including Mundorf MCap ZN capacitors, Vishay low-inductance resistors, matched transistors from ROHM and ultra-low-noise transistors from ZETEX.

This model is based on the Legato phono corrector, representing the optimal "double mono" scheme for better channel separation.

The top version of the phono corrector from Gryphon is Legato Legacy. The aluminum two–block housing (8.5 and 11 kg), the innovative stabilized power supply, the balanced "dual mono" design, the absence of internal wiring, fully sealed printed circuit boards, zero negative feedback and direct current communication - all this ensures outstanding sound. The Gryphon Legato Legacy sound has everything you need – and more. Absolute sterility in pauses, holography and exquisite timbres.

The new Gryphon DAC-3 digital-to-analog module is based on the Sabre ES9039PRO DAC chip from ESS Technology. Seven user–selectable digital PCM filters are implemented here, as well as a full range of digital inputs - USB-B, AES/EBU, coaxial BNC and optical Toslink.

The Gryphon Kalliope digital-to-analog converter, named after her, in addition to supporting the PCM audio format with parameters up to 32 bits / 384 kHz, is one of the few devices of this type capable of receiving a DSD stream. This know-how using pulse-density modulation at sampling rates up to 6.144 MHz, previously used in the production of SACD audiophile discs, continues to live on in the form of an ever-expanding library of files with the highest resolution available to consumers today.

The DAC provides higher power output compared to its predecessor: 2 x 300, 600 and 950 watts at 8, 4 or 2 ohms compared to 250, 500 and 800 ohms for the same load from Diablo. The inclusion of the power parameter in the specifications when operating on a load with a resistance of 2 ohms indicates that the amplifier is ready to control the most complex reactive load, the impedance of which can drop almost to the level of a short circuit.

This device is an ideal choice for installation in the Diablo 120 integrated amplifier. After installing the DAC, the Diablo 120's display informs you about the active digital input, the sampling rate, the PCM/DSD format, and the selected digital filter setting.

The Zena DAC Module is a high-performance digital-to-analog conversion module from Gryphon. This model was developed primarily for collaboration with the proprietary Zena amplifier. The module is based on the ESS Sabre ES9018 32-bit chip with a sampling rate of up to 384 kHz (PCM), which supports all modern digital audio formats. Supports DSD64 and DSD128 (DSD256/512 for Windows).

Compared to the Ortofon MC Diamond on which it is based, Gryphon’s Black Diamond DLC stands out visually with its rich black DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating. The DLC-TR SLM-coated titanium used in the Black Diamond DLC was developed by Gryphon in collaboration with the Danish Institute of Technology and offers tangible sonic benefits: the speed of sound transmission and resonance of titanium is doubled from 9,000 meters per second to 18,000 meters per second. Gryphon thus claims to achieve a level of clarity, detail and musicality that is unachievable in any other way. Full specs coming soon.