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enclosure incorporates a concave curved front to form a direct
angled, time-aligned system with identical distance from the
listener to the acoustic centre of each driver.
The realisation of this lofty goal demanded lateral thinking and
numerous labour-intensive, custom-built components specially
designed by Gryphon in close collaboration with the manufac-
turers of the world’s finest drivers.
The Mid/High-Frequency Module
The four 4” ScanSpeak Illuminator midrange units positioned
directly above and below the tweeter module are exceptional
designs with patented, low mass, well damped cones, low-loss
linear suspension, rigid, yet open construction to eliminate
compression, extremely long linear excursion and a patented
underhung neodymium motor system with copper caps for
minimal distortion.
The six 5” mid/bass drivers (three at the top and three at the
bottom) are the latest revision of Gryphon’s proprietary de-
sign, incorporating significant advancements in sensitivity and
reduced distortion achieved through the employment of cop-
per rings in the motor system, a larger magnet and an all-new
surround. Even the signal leads are arranged for symmetrical
loading of the cone.
The 11 drivers share the workload from 200 Hz to 25 kHz. The
mid/high tower is extremely efficient, 96 dB (1 Watt, 2.83V, 1
meter) with an impedance that never dips below 4 Ohms,
making the passive tower a very amplifier-friendly load.
Each of the 11 drivers is individually mounted in its own inde-
pendent baffle up to 34 mm and attached to a 22 mm sub baf-
fle breaking up the pathway through which vibrations would
otherwise be transmitted in a single, shared baffle. The indi-
vidual driver baffles are separated from the main baffle by a
rubber gasket which simultaneously acts as a seal around the
drive units to eliminate air leaks. The baffles are connected
only via bolts and rubber rings to minimize vibration transmis-
sion.
Each tower consists of a central tweeter module and two sepa-
rate mid/bass modules with five drivers each. Within these
modules, three mid/bass units and two midrange units are
housed in two separate, isolated chambers to prevent any un-
wanted interaction and reinforce the structural integrity of the
tower.
Separately, the modules are convenient to move and set up.
Once stacked and securely bolted together, they form an ex-
tremely rigid and highly damped enclosure, enhanced by the
distinctive wraparound shell.
The HF tower is sonically integrated by an uncompromising
crossover network based on the finest components available,
including Duelund air-core inductors, flat-wound Jensen cop-
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