nyev
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| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 , my Makua arrived, and yes the holographic presentation is truly great. All issues addressed and there are major improvements on every performance dimension I can think of over the Tambaqui feeding the Essence directly. I really wasn’t e... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @roccl007 thank you for relaying your account of the Diablo 333 and I suspect the reviews won’t come until Gryphon sends units to reviewers and they have had at least a few weeks or preferably longer to evaluate. I’ve heard a few reviewers say the... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? Oh, one thing, I definitely notice quite a significant improvement after warming it up in high bias mode for quite a while. Not quite sure of the actual time yet but it’s over an hour for sure, at least by my ears. In the first hour and for some... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @62truck, @ricky64, I received the Essence in Tuesday and have been running it in continuously (despite Gryphon’s manual indicating it is fully run in in the factory). As absolutely fantastic as the Diablo 300 is, I do think the Essence is a step... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @62truck , there are two buttons under the front of the Essence amp, one that controls the bias level and one that controls the lights. On some photos of the Essence you can see two blue lights shining below the amp. These lights signal where the ... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? One advantage that the Diablo 333 (and my current Diablo 300 for that matter) has over the Essence is that I’ve read that the warmup time for the Essence in Class A mode is rather long. Many hours. However Gryphon has said that it takes only 30m... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 , this may be a flawed approach but currently I’m doing all I can to keep the DAC inside the analog preamp. This is because I have all Audioquest Dragon power cords and one very pricey Dragon interconnect. At this point, I am all Dragoned... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 , in your preamp journey, did you ever try the T+A SDV 3100 HV? It’s the same price as your Accuphase I think, and seems interesting as the embedded DAC in theory should be at the Tambaqui level or even better. And the preamp is analog. ... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 , thank you, and congrats on finding the right components to make your system click! I’ve heard others also say how the Essence amp can be that chameleon that takes on the character of other components. You saying that just now makes me... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 another thing, in case you’ve heard the Makua/Tambaqui combo with the Essence and found it to be too lean for your speakers or worse, no need to hold back and be polite - I’m not the sort to think just because I bought something that it’s... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @ricky64 I’ve ALMOST followed your path, just recently. I too have a Tambaqui. And with my new Audiovector R6 Arrete speakers, I actually now feel that the Diablo 300 has a touch too much bass and that touch of darkness - the same qualities that I... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @roccl007 , I think I know what you mean by the slightly syrupy sound, related to the Diablo 300. Not a negative on its own but I could seem how this could be compounded by other components with a similar effect. Best of luck with the Diablo 333... | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? Thanks All - New Router, CAT-8 Cables, Grounding Boxes, and THC - Got It! These are all great ideas that will likely improve sound quality (esp THC - what is that, “Total Harmonic Control” or something? Sounds promising. But none of these will ... | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? @audphile1 , I used to have the amp plugged into the PSM156 but have been running it into the wall directly for some time now, in a dedicated 20A line. While I prefer it plugged into the wall, I didn’t actually experience any loss of dynamics, en... | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? @tonnesen that is a very interesting option (running off of batteries). Are there any downsides to the SQ vs other more traditional alternatives? I did read a report from a fellow Audiogoner who had much experience with conditioners before goi... |