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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 original 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
conventional audio components.
As audiophiles, the members of the Gryphon design team are
constantly reminded to keep their priorities 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 sound-staging, ambience and concert hall
dimensions are necessary components. Dynamics and an
unambiguous sense of instrument location even in the loudest
passages are also high priorities. To achieve these objectives,
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
accumulated experience and share our abiding passion 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 company
employing cutting edge technology and common sense in the pursuit
of the purest musical experience. We feel that the gryphon is an
appropriate symbol for our high sonic goals.
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