gryphongryph

Responses from gryphongryph

Best DAC’S $5k to $15k
I think for really evaluating a dac one really have to know the system and lived with it for a while.  
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
Those are great speakers for sure, Dynaudio are known for liking power, what amp are you using?  
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
Yes voices are marvelous too, of course if one is more to heavy metal or elecronica then other speakers will fair better. I don’t think I will ever get rid of my ls5/9 except maybe for the Graham LS5/5, but I have to win the lottery first 😂  
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
People have to remember that the BBC designed speakers are a engineering tour de forces of a concept where no budget was ever an constraint. I think most people bad mouthing the BBC design, have never heard un amplified instruments being played. ... 
Volumio Rivo
I don’t want to talk bad about a product, but if you only can use Wi-Fi then look somewhere else, I have so many problems with drop outs, the funny thing is that Roon sometimes sees the Rivo, but the Volumio can not see it? Have not had chance to... 
DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ??
After thinking about a new dac for over a year I have decided on the Audial DAC S5b. Why you could ask? It uses a very old chip. But that is one of the reasons, these chips were abandoned because they were very expensive to manufacture. Also in m... 
Supratek Owners Thread
My understanding was that the noise when using the remote was because the it’s a high gain pre!  
Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget
Any speakers from the BBC family would fit nicely, I have the Graham Audio LS 5/9, can listen to them all day without fatigue, I am very sensitive to upper middle and treble, another brand is QLN, great speakers.   
ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI 6 DX MKII
They get great reviews in Scandinavia, it’s a well liked brand, although the prices has risen quite a bit lately.  
Supratek Owners Thread
Mine does the same, scratching sound when using the remote, totally quiet when moving it manually.  
Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing?
No, that is not the usual case, audio gear depends very much on the designer of your gear and your taste, some designers are just better than others. A lot of the high end gear, you pay mostly for the box, not what is inside, especially big power... 
Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120
The Graham speakers are an endgame speaker if you can manage without the deep bass, it does mid bass wonderfully, like hearing the bass player in a jazz recording, it sounds very nice, but the speaker doesn’t go down far below 50 in your room, but... 
Low gain dac!
A late update 😜 my hifi has been in a calm state so to speak the last years, the attenuators worked much better between the dac and pre than between the pre and power amp, but getting a Schiit Multibit which has maximum output of 2.0V RMS today I ... 
Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120
No, sorry to disappoint you, running Supratek Cabernet pre into a Belles Class A power amp. Used to have QLN Signature speakers a long time ago, I was in a lengthy email conversation with the designer when he started the QLN brand again. Had a go... 
Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120
Can I ask what amp you use with your QLN?