Introduction
Welcome to the global family of
proud owners of fine audio
components from Gryphon
Audio Designs of Denmark.
Your new Gryphon unit has
been painstakingly designed to
re-create the sound of live
music taking place in its origi-
nal recorded space. Every
Gryphon product is designed
to cater to the needs of the most
discerning music enthusiast
with sumptuous styling and
superb user-friendliness which
elevate it above the
mundane world of con-
ventional audio compo-
nents.
As audiophiles, the
members of the Gryphon
design team are constantly
reminded to keep their priori-
ties straight. We are not
involved in “hi-fi” for its own
sake, but strictly as a means to
an end, in the service of our
life-long love of the live music
experience in all its sonic and
emotional glory.
Our higher goal is to bring to
the listener a “You-Are-There”
sensation. In taking up this
challenge, the Gryphon
designers go back to basics to
analyze the essential nature of
the live music experience. For
us, an awareness of soundstag-
ing, ambience and concert hall
dimensions are necessary com-
ponents. Dynamics and an
unambiguous sense of instru-
ment location even in the loud-
est passages are also high pri-
orities. To achieve these objec-
tives, Gryphon products offer
exceptional speed and agility
along with seamless coherence
in the time domain.
Since 1985, Gryphon Audio
Designs has quietly gone about
the business of creating fine
home audio components.
We know that you will
appreciate and enjoy the
benefits of our accumu-
lated experience and
share our abiding pas-
sion for music.
The Gryphon
In Greek mythology: A fabled
creature, half-lion and half-
eagle, combining the power of
the “King of Beasts” with the
grace of the “King of Birds”. The
guardian of the source of gold
and protector of the Dionysian
cup of infinite wealth.
In the real world: An acclaimed
Danish audio engineering com-
pany employing cutting edge
technology and common sense
in the pursuit of the purest
musical experience. We feel
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