I have heard the Gryphon 333. It would be really hard to believe it can sound much better. I would love to hear the Soulution though.
Soulution 331 vs Gryphon Diablo 333
It's probably a long shot, but has anyone been able to do a direct or indirect comparison? I would like to hear your impressions of either. I'm looking to simplify my system, and these are the frontrunners I'm considering.
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Sooo...... I was able to demo the Soulution 331. All I can say is "wow'. It was paired with Magico A5s. The quality of the bass was most impressive; it was very clean and tight. The midrange and highs were magical, more so holographic. The placement of instruments and vocals was crazy (yes, the Magico's help). From what I recall, the Gryphon Diablo 300's bass output was far greater than the Soulution's, but it was not as refined. However, the Diablo did not come close to the Soulution's midrange and highs performance. I have auditioned many amps over the years, but I think this Soulution 331 is the best I have ever heard. I'm still trying to audition the Gryphon 333, but I can't unhear what the Soulution did to me! I will try not to be biased because I really love Gryphon. |
@jeffreyw we've had the 331 in our Family Room stereo for about 10 days. We've been listening to mostly Jazz streaming from Qobuz on our Aurender A30. My wife has commented on hearing details she did not hear before. Music is more 3-dimensional with voices and instruments further out into our room accompanied by a wide soundstage. Despite 120 wpc vs. my previous Ayre AX-5 Twenty [125 w/c], bass instruments / drums are much tighter, deeper in reach with much more detail and GRIP. I'm guessing the power reserves supplemented by 160,000 µF of storage capacitance is what's in play here. I'm blown away. Based on this experience, I am planning to upgrade my Office system replacing my Ayre KX-R Twenty Pre & VX-R Twenty Amp with the Soulution 312 Stereo Amplifier and the Soulution 760 DAC Converter. |
@jeffreyw BTW, here is another review of the Soulution 331 from hifi.nl. If your browser is Google Chrome, you easily translate fro Dutch to English: https://hifi.nl/artikel/34175/Review-Soulution-331-geintegreerde-versterker-wereldprimeur.html |
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