Gryphon Kodo, Руководство пользователя

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fiers born for one purpose only, to be a perfect match for the
speaker’s bass drivers, electronics and cabinet volume to an
extent unrivalled by any conventional passive loudspeaker
using external amplification.
Active Crossover Bias
In addition to increasing low-frequency extension for a given
cabinet volume and improving bass control by direct-coupling
the amp to the drivers, the Gryphon active approach also pro-
vides permanent 28 V biasing of crossover capacitors, origi-
nally introduced in the Gryphon Cantata. The considerable
benefits include improved stability, body, tonal colour and
image coherence.
This extraordinary level of coordination and integration en-
sures an exceptional degree of bass control all the way down
to those crucial subsonic notes that are felt more than heard.
The signature of a Gryphon active deep bass system is ab-
solute control with none of the sluggishness of more conven-
tional systems.
It should be noted that the Kodo bass towers, as with the Posei-
don and Pendragon, are not ”subwoofers” in any conventional
sense as they cross over at a higher point and, therefore, re-
quire more careful placement relative to the HF towers. This
must not be compared with old-school systems such as the
four-tower infinity´s that are often seen positioned with the
bass towers some distance away from the HF columns.
Room-Adaptive Q Controller
Essential to the exceptional deep bass performance and out-
standing room integration of the Gryphon semi-active bass
system is the Gryphon Q controller, ingeniously designed to
exploit what others narrowly regard as a problem: an acousti-
cal phenomenon known as room gain, i.e. the fact that in any
room, the enclosed space will reinforce response below the
room resonance frequency by 12 dB per octave. Since loud-
speaker system response rolls off by 12 dB per octave below
the loudspeaker’s resonance frequency, the Gryphon Q Con-
Amplifier module for 1 bass
tower
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