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’


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    • 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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Larrykell: Could you describe you search for a preamp and if you compared the Ambrosia to anything else?

Have you considered getting Ampzilla 2000's instead of rebuilding old SUMO gear?

I remember years ago listing to a friends Ampzilla amps and thought they were really organic, but now wondering if there would be a lack of resolution compared to what I'm running now.

The suggestions about the Squeezebox and upgrades are correct. Otherwise there are some DAC's with USB connections that are making great strides for computer audio. I used a Bolder Audio upgraded Squeezebox and Ultimate powersupply.

Love the system Mix!!

cytocycle