Posts with tag "Gryphon"

The second part of our extensive review of premium integrated amplifiers contains comprehensive conclusions and comparison charts, compatibility matrices, answers to frequently asked questions when choosing an amplifier - and, of course, a parade of winners.

Here is a thought experiment. You have somewhere between eight and twenty-two thousand dollars to spend on a single box that will anchor your entire audio system. One chassis. No separates, no rack full of interconnects, no second mortgage on power cables. Just an integrated amplifier, a pair of speakers, and whatever source you prefer. The question is not whether you can find something good at this price - you can, easily. The question is which kind of good fits your system, your room, your music, and frankly, your personality.

There's a particular kind of madness that sets in when you start shopping for an integrated amplifier between three and seven thousand dollars. Below this range, compromises are obvious and expected - you're choosing which corner to cut. Above it, you're in statement territory where the law of diminishing returns applies but the equipment is unambiguously excellent. But here, in this messy middle, is where the real arguments happen.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Gryphon Audio Designs has released a limited edition Gryphon 40 integrated amplifier. This unit pays tribute to the original vision of company founder Flemming E. Rasmussen and incorporates the modern design approach of Tom Møller.