Printed circuit boards are
assembled by a supplier
of precision military and
medical equipment with
strict standards of quality
control and pre-inspec-
tion of components.
Chassis parts are manu-
factured by a specialist
chosen solely for the out-
standing quality of work-
manship. In every aspect
of every Gryphon prod-
uct, the same stringent
standards of excellence
apply.
Following a 48-hour burn-
in, each product is tested
again, before being sub-
jected to Gryphon’s cus-
tom-developed transport
simulator which simulates
the inevitable shaking that
a product will encounter
in transit.
Correct AC polarity con-
tributes greatly to opti-
mum performance. If you
are not using a three-pin,
non-reversible power
plug, please experiment
with the orientation of the
9
plug for optimum per-
formance.
Burn-In and Warm-Up
Your Gryphon unit has
been thoroughly tested
and burned in before
shipping. Performance
will continue to improve
during the first 40 – 50
hours of normal use. After
this period optimum per-
formance will be reached
approximately 45 minutes
after turn-on. With the
exception of Class A
power amplifiers, we rec-
ommend leaving your
Gryphon components
powered up at all times.
Balanced Connections
All Gryphon products
uses the AES standard for
balanced connections.
1. Ground
2. Positive
3. Negative
We recommend the use of
dedicated balanced
cables. Avoid the use of
adaptors as they degrade
performance.
Choice of Cables
Because your Kalliope is a
high-resolution Gryphon
audio device, it will imme-
diately reveal the charac-
teristics and possible limi-
tations of the other com-
ponents in your system, as
well as those of the inter-
connects and loudspeaker
cables used to connect
your system.
Wiring should never be
utilized as "equalizers" to
correct errors elsewhere
in the system. Instead, any
error should be corrected
at the source, so that inter-
connects and loudspeaker
cables can be selected
solely on the basis of
sonic neutrality. For this
reason, we employ
Gryphon's own range of
interconnects and cables
in every stage of the
design of every Gryphon
product.
Care and Maintenance
Gryphon products are
handcrafted by individu-
als who take great pride in
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