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| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? Hi Morg111, just to be clear unfortunately it is the mc452 I will be testing at home as my dealer doesn’t have the 462 as a demo yet. My assumption is that the 462 may be slightly better than the 452 but not leaps and bounds, and if I did buy Mac... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? So I’ve started step one of the process: purchasing the Bryston 4B3 and breaking it in (at about 80 hours in now). I have a 30-day return window which is very helpful.Next weekend I will be borrowing a McIntosh C2600 and MC452 (they don’t have a... | |
| I listened to the Gryphon Diablo today , what an experience ! On a related note, I did read in a pro review (can’t recall which) that the Diablo’s DAC module seemed to have some small degree of midrange coloration. So maybe that’s where the warmth comes from, if you were using the DAC. Could also explain w... | |
| I listened to the Gryphon Diablo today , what an experience ! Thanks Denon1, that makes sense. A little warmth is fine by me. Although, I had a hearing test recently and apparently I’ve hit the age (41) where our ears start to taper off in response to higher frequencies. I’m told it is normal and this hap... | |
| I listened to the Gryphon Diablo today , what an experience ! Denon1,Would you be able to expand on what you mean when you say the Diablo is a bit “dark”? Others have said this and yet others have said they wouldn’t characterize it as such. By dark do you mean warm-ish, but not quite warm?The Diablo is on ... | |
| jRiver id for FLAC storage and playback? Sorry, you are right, it doesn’t look like you interpreted my question correctly due to my wording.By USB to DAC I mean connecting, let’s call it the media server, to the DAC.When I say “short of connecting a computer” what I meant was a full, gen... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? Thanks inna I thought the story a bit odd too. They said that amps have a standard behaviour when clipping and when they were driving the Diablo to the max for testing purposes in the shop the Diablo suddenly “fell off a cliff” unlike typical amp... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? DDafoe inna and cytocycle, thank you as well, that was very descriptive and helpful!My dealer offered me a 6 month old demo Gryphon including both DAC and phono modules, for $19K (converted from my Canadian price to USD). The unit is currently bac... | |
| DC Offset Blocker/Killer - where to buy in the USA Thanks for the explanation Erik. So I have two issues to figure out... I wonder what the odds are of the buzzing issue persisting if I upgrade to the Mac 462... I’ll be demoing the 452 shortly so I will find out then. If the buzzing continues ... | |
| Gryphon Integrated or Seperates for $20K Pre/Power budget? Audiotroy, I’d be interested in auditioning T&A, but yes it’s a bit beyond my budget, which as is is already beyond what should be my budget :-)You mentioned the Gryphon Diablo 300 sounds a bit “dark”. Can you expand on what you mean by this?... | |
| DC Offset Blocker/Killer - where to buy in the USA Ok will do. Only one source attached and it’s an Arcam DAC.Would a bad source really cause the buzzing though, which sounds similar to the OP’s issue? | |
| DC Offset Blocker/Killer - where to buy in the USA After reading this thread, I am second guessing a similar issue I’m having with an old Arcam P85 where I’ve noticed it buzzing, and the corresponding A85 integrated which has been switching off intermittently with a message that reads “DC Offset -... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? Thanks for sharing your experience, and you comparison of the Bryston vs Pass. Will be be very interesting to see how the Gryphon Diablo 300 compares.... | |
| Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300? Thanks for the input! I will have a Mac tube pre-amp on hand for my demo as well as a Bryston Pre-amp, so those will be good to mix and match.To be honest I’m not sure where I fit on the spectrum of engaging/detailed vs warm and non-fatiguing. A... | |
| Gryphon Integrated or Seperates for $20K Pre/Power budget? Thank you for the thorough explanation and characterizations of the Mac And Griffin sounds.Based on what you are saying it seems like the “Uber-integrates” makes sense. Losing flexibility of mixing and matching pre and power amps is not a big dea... |