My House Rig

by larrykell on Done For Now
Room with system
Gryphon Colosseum amplifier
Gryphon Pandora preamp
Gryphon Cantata speakers
Aqua Formula DAC
Accuphase T-1000 FM tuner
Accuphase DP-65V CD player
Denon DN-900R
Michell GyroDec Turntable
Niagara 5000 power conditioner unit
Gryphon Cantata Q controller
Degritter Mark 2

Description

Amplifier: Gryphon Colosseum
Preamplifier: Gryphon Pandora

Niagara 5000 Power Conditioner

Sources: Michell GyroDec turntable, Aqua Formula DAC driven by a Mac Mini, Roon integrated with Tidal and Qobuz, Accuphase DP-65V CD Player, Accuphase T-1000 FM tuner.

Recording: Denon DN-900R

Record cleaner: Degritter Mark 2
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Room Details

Dimensions: 12’ × 12’  Small
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Gryphon Colosseum
    A beast of a Class A amplifier. 160wpc
    • Gryphon Pandora Preamp
    Pandora preamp with phono stage.
    • Gryphon Cantata
    An amazing speaker that is engineered for small rooms, with a Q controller to tailor bass response.
    • Gryphon PSC Speaker Cable
    Planar Speaker Cable - gold embedded in silver, the cables I assume Gryphon used when developing the Cantata. Seemed like the right choice.
    • Michell Engineering Gyro SE turntable
    A wonderful turntable. A beautiful object.
    • Gryphon Q Controller
    Allows user to select three different Q levels depending on the liveliness of the room.
    • Nordost SPM
    Transparent.
    • Aqua Formula
    A nice sounding DAC, paired with a Mac Mini running Tidal and Qobuz integrated under Roon.
    • Accuphase Laboratory, Inc T-1000
    An amazing FM tuner with digital output.
    • Accuphase Laboratory, Inc DP-65v
    CD player
    • Denon DN-900R
    Solid state recorder. Why not?
    • Niagara 5000
    Power conditioner unit
    • Degritter Mark 2
    Ultrasonic record cleaning machine

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Those speakers always make me smile when I see them, I bet they dont have that "box" sound that I cant figure out how many self proclaimed audiophiles love, have fun on your path!

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