After using Krell Amps, Mark Levinson Amps, B&W Matrix 800 Loudspeakers, Avalon Eidolon Diamonds and several others i fell in love with the Wilson Sound when i heard Wilson Grand Slamm's with Audio Research Amps at my dealer.
I could not believe what i was hearing the sound actually sounded real. I purchased the Grand Slamm's on the spot but have since upgraded to Alexandria's.
Now upgraded to Audio Note Dac 5 Signature.
2012 upgraded to Gryphon Mephisto Pure Class A Mono's weighing 240lbs each and Audio Research Reference Anniversary Pre-Amp.
Roxy54 - i [believe] Bigpond is getting the Gryphon Audio Pendragon flagship speaker system which is 4 towers...2 bass towers (cones) and 2 6-foot ribbon towers.
WOW-WOW-WOW!!! BigPOND...that is truly BIG news!!! Congrats! I am sure you have read the review on Mono and Stereo recently from Dato Han. I actually emailed him about his new Pendragons recently.
When are they arriving? Congrats!!! Very, very, VERY excited for you!
Just wanted to let you know i also picked up a (2nd hand) Burmester 948...fantastic. Really enjoy it and for me, significantly better than the Nordost Thor and Transparent Audio power conditioner i used to use. So that's Zanden digital/CJ GAT/Gryphon Colosseum and Wilson X1s...i am clearly following in your greater bigger footsteps!!! Hope you continue to enjoy your magnificent system.
Congrats!!! Enormously good transport. I have heard the Metronome Kalista Ref, not the Ultimate. And the Kalista Ref is the best transport i have heard...incredible.
Great to see you on the forums. Yes, 108kg...EACH! I have spoken to a few folks about this amp...all the transparency of the Colosseum (probably more frankly)...but with an intense sweetness that the Antileon had (and ...but unfortunately that also came with a slight darkness/heaviness flavor.
How is your system? I hear you on room variations and your ceiling height which you have mentioned before. The good thing is the Maxx's give you some flexibility on that.
Still considering my digital very carefully, on my end.
If you do buy the mighty Mephisto...congrats!!! I used to own Antileon and now own Colosseum (both second hand). I had the Antileon on my equipment rack...4" of birch ply that was on top of 1" of slate directly onto floor. The Colosseum wont fit since it's vertically oriented as you likely know...so just on the wood floor and have not experimented.
I agree with your comparison of Gryphon to tubes...i owned a CJ tubed amp before i went with Gryphon many years ago (Antileon was my first Gryphon). I spent several months looking through all my options...and originally was convinced i was looking for high powered tubes...there is an entire Thread i started (powerful tube amp for SF Strads)...
...and in the end, i went with Gryphon Antileon. The comparison i made was that it maintained all the midrange magic of the CJ...and bettered it in bass control, detail, decay, extension and nearly every other element.
And the Colosseum is far better than the Antileon...;0
can only imagine how the Mephistos must be! Enjoy!!! And Congrats!
whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big Pond!!! Congrats!!! that is sensational! the mighty mephistos!!! and monos!!! Woo-hoo!
I am really happy for you. I am still loving my X1/Grand Slamms and over the course of the last year went from CJ ACT 2 and Gryphon Antileon to CJ GAT and Gryphon Colosseum. I still have my Zanden DAC...and am now just focusing on finding a second-hand Zanden transport.
so a set up on a parallel path...though you have gone over the mountain!
Did you compare the Mephistos to the Colosseum? i would love to know more about them...you are the first person i know who has heard them, let alone actually owns them!
