The Gryphon Apex Stereo was placed in my reference system, replacing the Boulder Amplifiers 2060 stereo power amplifier that anchors this setup. The rest of the components consisted of Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit loudspeakers, Shunyata Research Alpha SP speaker cables, Delta IC interconnects, Alpha ...
Space? It's a very big amplifier Submitted by supamark on August 18, 2022 - 1:38pm They also make a mono version, the Apex Mono for those with more room. Personally, I have room for neither :( Mark Phillips, Contributor, Soundstage! Network Log in or register to post comments ...
The Gryphon Apex Stereo's maximum continuous power with both channels driven is specified as 210Wpc into 8 ohms (23.2dBW), 420Wpc into 4 ohms (23.2dBW), and 800Wpc into 2 ohms (23dBW). The Gryphon amplifier exceeded its specified powers into the higher impedances. With our usual definit...
I praised Gryphon’s packaging in my review of the Apex Stereo amplifier. The company’s wooden crates with their snaplock assemblies could be seen in droves. Tons of products were awaiting shipment to their lucky owners, all stacked and stored neatly in an inventor...
I praised Gryphon’s packaging in my review of the Apex Stereo amplifier. The company’s wooden crates with their snaplock assemblies could be seen in droves. Tons of products were awaiting shipment to their lucky owners, all stacked and stored neatly in an inventory r...
I was surprised that the deep bass drum wasn't as profound as through the amps I'm currently listening to for review. (Sorry, I'm not spilling the beans.) Since I can't imagine theGryphon Apexstereo amplifier ($103,500),Gryphon Commandertwo-piece preamplifier ($67,000 total)—Gryphon...
This review brings up a great topic. Jason's observations are that operating in Class A is way better for sound than in Class A/B for this amplifier. That's not anything new, and I don't question his take on this even a teeny bit. It's interesting to read his description of just...
Preamplifier: Audio Research REF 6. Power amplifiers: Dan D'Agostino Master Systems Progression monoblocks. Loudspeakers: Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia 2. Cables: Digital: Nordost Odin 1 & Odin 2 & Valhalla 2 (USB) & Frey 2 (USB adapter), Wireworld Platinum Starlight Cat8 and AudioQuest Di...