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    Please offer opinions of my sound

    What do you think of the quality of the sound of vocals on my system. This is Dame Janet Baker singing a snippet entitled Where Corals Lie from Elgar’s Sea Songs. Dame Janet Baker
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    Probably moving to Europe, how do I change my system?

    It looks like we will be moving to Europe. I can’t convert the voltage on my Gryphon Colosseum so I will be selling it. I can convert the Pandora but I might sell it and buy the Diablo 333 to simplify. My wife is adamant about pushing my speakers up against the wall in a new apartment so...
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    Audioquest Niagara question - use in Europe?

    I run all of my gear plugged into a Niagara 5000 power conditioner that is plugged into its own dedicated 20A line. This gear includes a Gryphon Colosseum amplifier plugged into one of the high current outlets and all of my sources and Gryphon Pandora preamp plugged into the other outlets. If...
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    Please help me debug a channel problem

    So, tonight, the right channel went out on my stereo while playing my tuner which is connected to a DAC. I switched to streaming to the DAC and the channel stayed out. I am running a recently repaired Gryphon Colosseum and a new to me Gryphon Pandora. My heart sank thinking it was the amp...
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    Help with Valhalla 2 1.75m DIN/LEMO tonearm cable

    I have a 1.75m DIN/LEMO Nordost Valhalla 2 tonearm cable that did not work out when I tried to used with a Pandora preamplifier and my Michell Gyrodec. Is this cable specifically for the Gryphon Pandora? How many preamps have a LEMO input on their phono sections? Should I get it reterminated...
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    Digital recorders - Denon DN-900R

    I just ordered a Denon DN-900R digital recorder. Denon DN-900R Product page Back in the old days of two channel, we all had tape decks and we had a lot of fun making tapes. I don’t want to go back to tape, so, I have decided to go this way. Does anybody have a digital recorder? Does anybody...
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    Help me connect Accuphase T-1000 tuner to Formula

    Hello, I have purchased an Accuphase T-1000 tuner. It has a digital output which is a coax, 75ohm. What input on the Formula should I use? Do I need to order a short cable? From where? Here is some information on the tuner: https://www.accuphase.com/cat/t-1000_e.pdf
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    My next step - Pandora?

    Given the introduction of the Commander preamp, do you think some people will be selling their Pandora preamps? I can’t justify buying new Gryphon gear so I have to content myself with used gear. Given my system with Gryphon Cantata speakers, Gryphon Colosseum speakers, Aqua Formula DAC...
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    Crackle in the left channel of my Gryphon Colosseum

    Sadly, my Gryphon Colosseum has developed a crackle in its left channel. I switched the speaker cables at the amp and the crackle moved to the other channel. I then swapped the inputs from the preamp on the back of the Colosseum and the crackle did not move. From this, I have concluded that...
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    Gryphon Colosseum stopped working

    I bought a used Gryphon Colosseum stereo amp about nine months ago from a seller who was upgrading to the Gryphon Mephisto Solos. I consider the Colosseum to be a destination amp for me, I plan on keeping it for a long time. I use it to drive a pair of Cantatas. So, the amp has been running...

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