Overview
Towers of Strength, Towers of Beauty, Towers of Revelation
Never tempted by shortcuts or compromise of any kind, Gryphon Audio Designs has consistently pursued new levels of realism in music reproduction for nearly a quarter of a century. Through the years, the Gryphon name has come to stand for the world’s most revealing High End components with peerless finish and build quality to inspire lasting pride of ownership.
Now, the most comprehensive and intensive research and development project in the history of the Gryphon brand culminates in the launch of the Gryphon Colosseum Solo single-channel power amplifier.
Specification
- Independent mono chassis configuration
- Zero global negative feedback
- 96 high current bipolar output transistors (stereo pair)
- 680,000 μF capacitor bank (stereo pair)
- Fully symmetrical regulated low noise power supply for all voltage amplifying stages
- Premium polypropylene capacitors for local power supply decoupling
- DC servo coupling
- Gryphon Guideline Reference silver internal wiring
- Decoupled printed circuit boards and transformer castings
- Military spec. double-sided up to 105 µm copper printed circuit boards
- Two separate Holmgren toroidal transformers
- Separate power supplies for digital and analog circuits
- Gold-plated Swiss Neutric XLR balanced input
- Gold-plated custom-built binding posts
- Vacuum Fluorescent Display with 2 lines and 20 characters
- Adjustable display lighting (High, Medium, Low)
- Selectable Auto Power On/Off
- Selectable automatic Green Bias setting or manual Low/Mid/High bias adjustment
- Flash memory upgrades via PC
- Non-invasive protection system
- Unlimited custom side panel finish options
- EU CE approval
- Designed and built in Denmark
About the brand
Gryphon Audio Designs (Denmark) is the brainchild of Flemming E. Rasmussen and the fulfilment of a lifelong dream to allow the purest essence of the live music experience to be recreated in the home environment. Gryphon Audio Designs have achieved immediate and on-going global acclaim for state of the art performance, intuitive ergonomics and the stunning beauty of the cost-no-object Gryphon preamplifiers and power amplifiers. Rasmussen's background in fine arts and industrial design gives every Gryphon product a distinctive, luxuriant finish which arises organically out of the audio circuit design and the user interface for a truly unique integration of form and function.
Warranty Information: Preamplifiers/Phonostages - 5 years, Integrated Amplifiers - 3 years, Power Amplifiers - 2 years, Speakers - 2 years, CD players - 3 years (Lasers and moving parts - 2 years)
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