Gryphon Antileon Revelation Help

[Solartiger]

The Commander is a beast, no comparison to Pandora. I moved from Pandora to Commander. The difference is HUGE.

The Zena is very different sonically, if you go the Zena route use Zena pre and Zena monos. This is a very very nice combination.

I have not heard the new Antileon Revelation, but I love my Antileon Evo mono blocks. Commander and Antileon is a dream combination.

 

[JiminGa]

The Commander is a beast, no comparison to Pandora. I moved from Pandora to Commander. The difference is HUGE.

The Zena is very different sonically, if you go the Zena route use Zena pre and Zena monos. This is a very very nice combination.

I have not heard the new Antileon Revelation, but I love my Antileon Evo mono blocks. Commander and Antileon is a dream combination.

Zena monos?

 

[Solartiger]

Replace Zena with Essence in my comment. Sorry.

 

[CJmooney]

I know Zach well. He spent 3 days here a couple of years ago with Todd and Gale setting up my Orions. I’ll message you when they come back out here in November/December.

Hey, just another shout out for great setup service by The Sound Environment in Omaha, NE. I recently moved, and TSE packed and setup my Sasha DAW's in my new dedicated room. Zach and Gale are outstanding at what they do and I am lucky to be able to call them friends. Also, a shout out to Todd from TSE. He did the final positioning and voicing of my Sasha's to the room. He is very meticulous, has a great ear and I believe he is one of the best setup guys around. He's also a super nice man and again, I'm lucky to call him a friend. I've been a customer of TSE for 50+ years, I used to ride my bike to their original site in Lincoln, NE when I was a kid. There are a number of of really great high end systems in the Omaha area, and the common thread for all these is The Sound Environment. Omaha is a little "Mecca" in the midwest, lol.

 

[nonesup]

The Commander is a beast, no comparison to Pandora. I moved from Pandora to Commander. The difference is HUGE.

The Zena is very different sonically, if you go the Zena route use Zena pre and Zena monos. This is a very very nice combination.

I have not heard the new Antileon Revelation, but I love my Antileon Evo mono blocks. Commander and Antileon is a dream combination.

Do you think the Essence Preamplifier would be a good match for the Antileon Revelation?

 

[JiminGa]

Do you think the Essence Preamplifier would be a good match for the Antileon Revelation?

It would be ok. I’ve used a Zeno with an Evo. Personally I’m interested in seeing what replaces the Pandora sometime ( I hope) in 2026. You can get a used Commander in the 40-45k range when they come up from time to time if that’s in your price range.

 

[nonesup]

Could you tell me which unit gets hotter in a Commander, the PSU or the Control Unit?

 

[Solartiger]

Both units don’t get very hot, the Commander doesn’t consume lots of power. The power supply unit is a bit warmer on the hands than the Control unit.

I had the Pandora before. While the Pandora is certainly a potent pre amplifier, the Commander plays entirely in another league. If you can manage somehow to get your Antileon Revelations to be driven by the Commander, it will blow your mind. The Antileon will become much bigger and stronger.

 

[nonesup]

Well, my plan was to replace my Gryphon Essence amplifier with an Antileon Revelation, but… I came across the opportunity to buy a used Commander and I made the payment this morning, so the Revelation will have to wait. My idea is to put the two Commander units in a StandArt cabinet, as shown in the picture, but I was worried that they would generate too much heat and that the ventilation wouldn't be sufficient.

 

[nonesup]

At the moment