Arrakis 2

NorthStar

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This is absolutely delightful.
...And do you have any comments on the sound quality upgrade?

Source used? Music you like listening to?
Tell us how the sound relates to the pictures, in your own words, please?

Cheers,
Bob
 

LL21

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Only a matter of time! i knew it! how's it sound? i am waiting to get more feedback from BigPond on his new Mephisto monos which are now driving his Alexandrias. (CECTLOX - AN DAC 5 Signature and ARC Ref Anniversary Pre). With the well documented combination of Gryphon and Rockport...i can only imagine when you take the titans of both firms, lassoo them with Transparent Opus cables (which Rockport also uses)...and use an AN DAC 5 Sig as the voice...and place it in a designed room...
 

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I wonder how he thought they compared to the Gryphon Poseidens...did he say?
 

LL21

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as in the Boulder amp thread...another example of the owner/founder flying over to see a customer who spends 6 figures on equipment...the cost of the ticket is well worth it in the context of building a relationship with such a customer...and getting repeat business... this buyer had 2 sets of Colosseum monos and has already upgraded one set to the mephisto monos...and still has another set to go...
 

LL21

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I already hate him! :)

To be very honest, if it were not for people like this, there would no second hand market of super-high end SOTA products. And i would not have the system i do now. Thank goodness for people who can afford to take the first hit on depreciation...and keep buying new SOTA equipment!!! ;)
 

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Quote :GRYPHON boss Flemming E.Rasmussen is listening, and Flemming, said: "This is the best sound I never heard before"

never should be ever i suspect

The room seems to have not much absorption
Is that a cello pre next to the listener???









Cool picture : one of the big names in high audio listening to one of his (co)designs , i bet when he says that , its very much true .
In the listening/demonstration rooms of rockport you see gryphon among others.
Its a shame its not being demonstrated in holland , ah well with such "socialist" taxlaws what you expect:D
 
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flez007

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I don't care that much for the cars, but the Mephistos are just a hard test for my kindness! :)
 

JackD201

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I don't care that much for the cars, but the Mephistos are just a hard test for my kindness! :)

Hey! I drive one of those cars :mad: granted it is the cheapest of the four by FAR! Come to think of it the C63 AMG might be his butler's car. LOL.
 

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Flemming with the owner and his wife.

Check out at all the cars - including a Veyron.

is that the most interesting man in the world?
 

JackD201

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is that the most interesting man in the world?

I don't know about that but he definitely seems to know how to enjoy the fruits of his labor! Covered faces aside, I spy young hands on his wife. :rolleyes: That's gotta be the cherry on the sundae eh? :cool:
 

andromedaaudio

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Although i do love good music and good audioequipment , i would drive of in the buggatti if i had to choose and turn on the carstereo :D
I don't care that much for the cars, but the Mephistos are just a hard test for my kindness! :)
 
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LL21

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Can anyone comment on the sound? Even if its just the sound of the Arrakkis in another system? I have only read a few posts over the years about how great the Arrakis is...and then recently someone posted they felt they preferred the latest Wilsons to the latest Rockports...thanks for any comments!!!
 

Rocco I.

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One of my favourite dream speaker.
 
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LL21

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Yup! It is probably 1 of only 2 speakers i would dream of trading for at this moment.
 
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