Circuit Topology
Power is the name of the game
and the Antileon is equipped to
take on even the most vicius and
nightmarish of speaker loads.
The output section uses Sanken
bipolar output devices which
have demonstrated extreme reli-
ability in addition to outstanding
sonic performance. These tran-
sistors can be calles upon to
deliver momentary peak power
of 4,000 watts per channel with-
out overload. Each of the 40
transistors is bypasses with indi-
vidual film capacitors. The sepa-
rate driver section has its own
supply from individual windings
on the custom-made toroidal
transformers. Unique mechani-
cal designs ensures optimal
thermal tracking between drivers
and output devices. The driver
section features its own gener-
ous bank of proprietary Gryphon
capacitors.
The power capasitor bank is an
astounding 400,000 uF array of
capacitors.
Negative feedback is minimal
and DC coupling employs DC
servo circuitry. Internal wiring in
the signal path is kept to an
absolute minimum. The input
wiring is Gryphon Guideline
Reference single crystal solid sil-
ver cable. Only balanced inputs
are provided.
Unique even in this price range,
the Gryphon Antileon utilizes a
completely independent trans -
former and power supply for dis-
play and control circuits, effec-
tively preventing digital noise
generated by these circuits from
reaching the amplifier circuits.
Gryphon proprietary speaker ter-
minals accept bare wire, spade
lugs, banana connectors or any
combination.
Because of the considerable
power consumption inherent in a
Class A design, the Gryphon
Antileon constantly monitors AC
voltage status Variations caused
by heavy industry in the daytime
may also be registrered by the
display.
Class A
True Class A operation has
always been a Gryphon bench-
mark, simply because nothing in
our experience can match the
sonic glories of pure Class A.
Unfortunately, true Class A is
even rarer today than when we
introduced the DM100. Rising
consumer awareness has forced
some manufacturers to stop
making outrageous unsub -
stained claims of Class A power
ratings that only exist in the
fevered imagination of some
marketing "expert".
Still, there is a growing number
of so-called "new" Class A
topologies based on automatic
biasing which, simply explained
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