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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Wow! They look huge. Any impressions yet?
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    When I visited the Gryphon store in Singapore I was surprised at how large the speakers and amps were. Impressive.

    Mike's look good.
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Congratulations Mike, they look amazing!!

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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Beautiful addition Mike!
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Awesome Mike!
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Don't look, Dan!

    Too late.
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Am looking forward to hearing Mike’s impressions
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    I heard the Gryphon Pantheon speakers driven by the Diablo 300 amp all three days at RMAF last October. They sounded fantastic. Phil was playing his favorite reference recordings. I must say I was super impressed.

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    Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    The Pantheon’s are large, dominating speakers. They are not only tall, but very very deep. The d’appolito design places two 8 inch woofers on the top and bottom (porter at the back), along with two 5 inch midrange drivers along with a super fast AMT Tweeter.

    The bass woofers and mids are enclosed in man made enclosures inside the speaker which significantly reduces cabinet vibrations.

    The speakers are rated flat down to 25hz (-3db) and they definitely don’t lack for bass and have no issues pressurizing the 19 x 25 room in the store.

    I’ve spent some time already dialing them in and as anyone who’s worked with an AMT tweeter before, knows, the AMT demands careful attention to get just right. The laser is your friend here. Off axis listening is excellent, no doubt due in large part by the AMT tweeter.

    I’ve played some orchestra pieces and was very impressed with the scale at which they imaged.

    I plan on letting them run for about a week straight to get broken in. But so far, color me VERY impressed.


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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Quote Originally Posted by Alpinist View Post
    I heard the Gryphon Pantheon speakers driven by the Diablo 300 amp all three days at RMAF last October. They sounded fantastic. Phil was playing his favorite reference recordings. I must say I was super impressed.

    Ken
    and at RMAF those speakers were missing the outboard footer assemblies so were not optimal. whichever dealer that had them prior to RMAF had forgotten to ship those. so Philip had to use generic footers.

    agree they were still very nice sounding.

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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    very, very nice... would love to hear some organ music on those !!

    btw, i think i have seen smaller speaker stacks at a Who concert.
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Awesome. They look great
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Wow 😮 .......they look amazing........shame they won’t fit in my suv.....and I live sooo
    close by............. yeah and da fact I have a Diablo 300 ........ohhhh what a pity....
    But there is hope.....I have a Sunroof.....humm...would look weird going up I-75.
    Well maybe not as weird as the time you loaned me those Avantgarde Trios and we tied one of them to the luggage rack.
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Lavigne View Post
    and at RMAF those speakers were missing the outboard footer assemblies so were not optimal. whichever dealer that had them prior to RMAF had forgotten to ship those. so Philip had to use generic footers.

    agree they were still very nice sounding.

    I was not familiar with Gryphon and walked into that room and was very impressed as well, and went back each day.

    Aside from a gripping dynamic sound from a hotel convention room, I remember in place of the grill cloth looked like rubber tubes or something, and thought that was trick as the whole system.


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    Very nice, Mike! How long is the break in? I assume you’ll upload a video or two when you’re ready?

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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Quote Originally Posted by kzhtoo View Post
    Very nice, Mike! How long is the break in? I assume you’ll upload a video or two when you’re ready?
    Thanks Khin. Going to give them a couple hundred hours. I’ll definitely post some videos.


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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    The clip with Hadouk Trio on my iPad with headphones is so good that it gives you some insight into how great they must sound.
    Definitely looking forward to hearing these, but most likely they will be sold before I get that chance!
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Thanks Mike, it is fantastic how you let us experience the interesting equipment halfway across the world!
    I know it is very early days, but could you say at least directionally, how do Pantheons compare to Magico M speakers you had a chance to hear?
    Many thanks again for the service you are doing to our community,
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    Quote Originally Posted by GiorgioNuvolari View Post
    Thanks Mike, it is fantastic how you let us experience the interesting equipment halfway across the world!
    I know it is very early days, but could you say at least directionally, how do Pantheons compare to Magico M speakers you had a chance to hear?
    Many thanks again for the service you are doing to our community,
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    But I like strawberry ice cream -- what does that mean?
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Quote Originally Posted by the professor View Post
    But I like strawberry ice cream -- what does that mean?
    Get both.
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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Avantgarde?

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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Those look huge!


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    Re: Gryphon Pantheon Speakers

    Quote Originally Posted by the professor View Post
    But I like strawberry ice cream -- what does that mean?
    Avant-Garde Trio’s!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    It’s like vanilla vs. chocolate ice cream, and if any one would like to see which they prefer, they should come for a visit.
    What a great reply :-)
    Thanks, the videos you shared sound very promising!
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    Chocolate = Gryphon
    Vanilla = Magico

    ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJR View Post
    Chocolate = Gryphon
    Vanilla = Magico

    ?

    I don't think chocolate and vanilla are meant to describe the particular character of a speaker's sound - merely to indicate the degree of difference in character between two different speakers.
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    You guys do realize when you ask me those questions, it’s a no win situation!

    As my friend Jon says, “don’t step on that third rail. And those asking never buy either anyway.” LOL.

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    I was trying to be funny. Gryphon Diablo is rich, sweet and detailed. So extrapolating to the speakers... Magico is clean and transparent. IMHO at least.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    You guys do realize when you ask me those questions, it’s a no win situation!

    As my friend Jon says, “don’t step on that third rail. And those asking never buy either anyway.” LOL.

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    Hence my recognition of the great answer! But it is too hard not to ask as it is so intriguing and there are very few who have had the experience of both. Hope you can understand, and do not hold it against me :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by GiorgioNuvolari View Post
    Hence my recognition of the great answer! But it is too hard not to ask as it is so intriguing and there are very few who have had the experience of both. Hope you can understand, and do not hold it against me :-)
    Happy Easter!
    Oh no, I would have asked the same thing! But if you can come visit, then you can really hear both in a proper setup.


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    Oh no, I would have asked the same thing! But if you can come visit, then you can really hear both in a proper setup.


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    You would be surprised, but I am actually seriously considering coming across the Atlantic to listen and also hear what you would have to say about what to pair the incoming MSB Select with (using Naim Statement as amplification)...
    Are you by chance coming over to Munich?
    (apologies to all for being completely off topic)
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    Quote Originally Posted by GiorgioNuvolari View Post
    You would be surprised, but I am actually seriously considering coming across the Atlantic to listen and also hear what you would have to say about what to pair the incoming MSB Select with (using Naim Statement as amplification)...
    Are you by chance coming over to Munich?
    (apologies to all for being completely off topic)
    Best, JN
    I’m still debating on Munich (I went last year). I’ll probably skip this year and take a short trip to Nashville with my wife. She’s always wanted to go.

    You have a Select II incoming? Wow. Congrats. You will love it. It’s on another planet in terms of performance.

    By pairing, do you mean amp or speakers?


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    Quote Originally Posted by GiorgioNuvolari View Post
    You would be surprised, but I am actually seriously considering coming across the Atlantic to listen and also hear what you would have to say about what to pair the incoming MSB Select with (using Naim Statement as amplification)...
    Are you by chance coming over to Munich?
    (apologies to all for being completely off topic)
    Best, JN
    Giorgio: on the off-topic part, there’s a bunch of Sharks going. Please join us for dinner Friday night in case that suits your schedule.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    I’m still debating on Munich (I went last year). I’ll probably skip this year and take a short trip to Nashville with my wife. She’s always wanted to go.

    You have a Select II incoming? Wow. Congrats. You will love it. It’s on another planet in terms of performance.

    By pairing, do you mean amp or speakers?


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    I have a Naim Statement amp, and MSB Select with Femto 33, renderer and dual power supplies coming by May. I am looking at M series Magicos as the first choice. To start with, I will use Q1 that I currently have. I really want to see how they will sing...
    Best, JN

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    Quote Originally Posted by GiorgioNuvolari View Post
    I have a Naim Statement amp, and MSB Select with Femto 33, renderer and dual power supplies coming by May. I am looking at M series Magicos as the first choice. To start with, I will use Q1 that I currently have. I really want to see how they will sing...
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    Congrats! May I ask the dimensions of your room?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kuoppis View Post
    Giorgio: on the off-topic part, there’s a bunch of Sharks going. Please join us for dinner Friday night in case that suits your schedule.


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    Thank you, I will try to arrange my schedule!
    Looking forward, JN

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    If I was seriously considering Magico Ms I would buy a plane ticket to test at Mike’s. One day...
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    Congrats! May I ask the dimensions of your room?


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    Sounds like M6 to me. Mike?
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    Sounds like M6 to me. Mike?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AJR View Post
    If I was seriously considering Magico Ms I would buy a plane ticket to test at Mike’s. One day...
    I will listen to M3 with Statement in London in a few weeks, but you are absolutely right - having a listen to M3, potentially M6 and Pantheons is worth almost any ticket...
    I will have to figure out how to make some business with Mike to make it worth his while - not easy as I am in Europe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    bingo! You’re hired!


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    No kidding - I figured as much, myself!

    :-)

    By the time M-P pair came to where I live, I would have to add ~32% in customs, excise and VAT, making the M6 sourced locally a more attractive proposition.

    Best, JN

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    Are those Gryphons Ported ...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by a.wayne View Post
    Are those Gryphons Ported ...?
    Yes they are according to their webpage: "Ported enclosures with extensive internal bracing"

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