Does the Gryphon Antileon EVO stereo amplifier go for sale on the used market?


I heard the Gryphon Essence with it's preamp at a stereo convention. It sounded so good. But it is crazy expensive. Also, I think I need more power which would lead me to the Gryphon Antileon EVO stereo amplifier. Does this ever go on sale on the used market? And what is the build quality of the Gryphons to where if you buy them used with the risk level?

dman777

Check out HifiShark.com and look at the Sold/Expired tab, this gives you an idea of how many have been listed and a ballpark price range. 

They are quite difficult to find in the used market but they do appear from time to time, as Zlone said, check Hifishark.

I was thinking though... used they go for 25k. That is pretty large gamble since you don't know really who you are buying from and what condition it really is in. 

´´...don't know really who you are buying from and what condition it really is in. ´´

You are wright. On the other hand , you have $15000 to make it like new.

You may ask the serial number from the seller and contact the companie to know if it has been serviced.. Would a dealer accepted to make complete verification before you buy ?

 

Gryphon amplifiers are superbly well made. However, I would prefer to buy pre-owned from an authorised dealer offering a warranty.

Yes they do as I just sold mine. I bought mine gray market from the far East. Its a great amp and during my two years with it, it never even thought about an issue. It's a beast of an amp and too big for me at this point. It gives a feeling of unlimited power. I moved to a pair of Accuphase A300s, and am also delighted with them.

As for concerns about either buying a broken amp or a counterfeit amp, I feel strongly that if you ask the seller to send you a video of the amp running through it's diagnostics with the seller mentioning your name on the video to prove it's current I think you will be fine. That diagnostic program would be really hard to fake and it tests lots of parameters, even the polarity of the two power cords. In the last 4 months there have been 3 EVOs on US audiomart, 19 to 25K, you actually would have 22K to work with to get it right if there were a problem. In my case I was a different customer than the person paying 41K plus sales tax at a dealer. I wouldn't have been able to experience the EVO in my system as a retail customer. It's not like I was thinking "do I buy a new one for 45K or buy one for 23K used/gray". Gryphon didn't lose a customer they never had.