Gryphon Siren
OVERVIEW
Three years ago, Gryphon forever changed Ultra-Luxe Audio with the introduction of Apex and Commander: a Power Amplifier and Preamplifier whose performance and sound quality represented significant improvements from all previous designs. Combined with our State-of-the-Art Kodo Loudspeaker System, Ethos DAC/Transport and Vanta cabling, Apex and Commander deliver a level of system synergy beyond all other High End Systems. The recent introduction of Gryphon PowerZone extended this excellence even farther, virtually eliminating AC Power issues. Now, the introduction of Siren, the Ultimate Phono Preamplifier, adds the next component to the world’s finest audio system.Those connoisseurs who understand the magic lurking in the grooves of the vinyl LP will find Siren the essential audio component.
FEATURES
- Electronics design by Tom Møller
- True Dual Mono configuration
- Four selectable inputs, one RCA and three balanced XLR
- Zero global negative feedback
- Selectable MC load impedance
- Selectable MC and MM load capacitance
- Selectable gain
- Extremely low noise
- Fully balanced circuit, a Gryphon phono stage innovation as early as 1994
- Fully discrete circuit
- EU CE approval
- DC servo coupling
- Select premium grade components.
- Premium massive Mundorf MCap® ZN capacitors used for local power supply decoupling
- MCap® ZN’s loss factor is ten-times lower than of metallized PP-film capacitors. Additionally, the mass inertia of the tin foil prevents oscillations in the benefit of transparency and spatiality.
- Fully regulated extremely low noise power supply for all voltage amplifying stages
- Ultra-short signal path
- Minimal internal wiring
- Infrared Gryphon remote
- Standby power consumption < 0.5W
- our-layer printed circuit boards with 70µ copper on all layers
- PCB-mounted sockets eliminate wiring and shorten signal path.
- Gold-plated Neutrik XLR sockets for up to three balanced Phono Cartridges
- Gold-plated phono sockets with Teflon insulation for one Phono Cartridge
- Huge power supply capacitor bank for each channel
- Massive Dual mono external power supply
- Separate linear power supply for both digital and each left/right analog circuits
- Firmware upgradeable via USB 2.0 socket on rear panel
- Separate mechanical chassis for Power Supply and Amplifier circuits
- Decoupled kerrock, bitumen and steel sandwich chassis bottom holding the sensitive amplifier and power supply Printed Circuit Boards, to prevent smearing of the fine audio details
- 4.3” TFT capacitive touch screen with 4mm hardened glass in front ·Intuitive menu structure
- 12Vdc link input and output
- Infrared Receiver input on rear panel mini jack socket
- Separate mechanical chassis for Power Supply and Amplifier circuits
- Designed and built in Denmark
SPECIFICATIONS
- Three Balanced XLR inputs each channel.
- One Single Ended RCA input each channel
- One Balanced XLR output each channel
- Input load Impedance MM: 47KW, MC: from 20W to 1600W in selected steps
- Input load Capacitance MM: 0pF to 608pF in selected steps, MC: 0pF, 220pF or 440pF.
- Output impedance: 50W
- Bandwidth: RIAA +/-0,1dB
- otal Power Supply Capacity, both unit’s: 74.000uF each stereo channel
- Gain: MM +38dB or +48dB @ 1kHz, MC: +58dB or +68 dB @ 1kHz
- S/N Unweighted 20-20kHz: MM: 86db @ 10mv, MC: 70db @ 0,5mv
- S/N A-weighted 20-20kHz: MM: 90db @ 10mv, MC: 74db @ 0,5mv
- Channel Separation: Infinite
- MENU-controlled functions:
- Moving Magnet (MM) or Moving Coil (MC) selection
- Additional +10dB Gain option, MM and MC
- Moving Coil load impedance and capacitance
- Moving Magnet load capacitance
- Input Naming
- Display Intensity: (100%-75%-50%-25% and Auto Dim ON/OFF)
- Restore Settings
- Infra-Red source
- MENU Exit
- Outer dimensions, W x D x H:
- SIREN unit:
- 480mm x 236mm x 455mm 18.9in x 9.3in x 17.9in
- PSU unit:
- 480mm x 236mm x 440mm 18.9in x 9.3in x 17.3in
- Net weight:
- SIREN unit:
- 30,4kg – 67lb
- PSU unit:
- 38kg – 83.8lb
- Shipping weight: Two crates; each 59 x 57 x 38 cm, respectively 45kg – 99lb and 52kg – 114,4lb