Incredible L1

[bonzo75]

Sorry, the point is not that if you play another recording if I prefer CH or gryphon, it is whether the color is retained or not on Gryphon as compared to CH. You know which is more transparent if different recordings sound more different as compared to samey.

 

[Tango]

His system does sound more engaging with the Gryphon from those videos.

 

[abeidrov]

OK guys, just for Kedar

 

[abeidrov]

And another one.

 

[JackD201]

Hi Aziz did you have any copyright issues when posting to youtube? If so, how did you get around it please?

Your playback sounds excellent regardless of amps used by the way.

 

[bonzo75]

Thanks Aziz, I preferred the second in the Waltz (think that's the gryphon), and the first in the Mood Indigo, though here the difference I found minor.

 

[abeidrov]

Hi Aziz did you have any copyright issues when posting to youtube? If so, how did you get around it please?

Your playback sounds excellent regardless of amps used by the way.

Thank you, Jack! Normally I do not have any copyright issues. For example, YouTube says “copyright claim” in case of the last 4 videos, but does not block them. Unless you post some Elvis records or Led Zeppelin or similar, you should be fine.

 

[abeidrov]

Thanks Aziz, I preferred the second in the Waltz (think that's the gryphon), and the first in the Mood Indigo, though here the difference I found minor.

Number 1 amp is Gryphon, number 2 - CH. To be honest I did not expect CH to be so good today. It must be the breaking in thing.

 

[John C]

Number 1 amp is Gryphon, number 2 - CH. To be honest I did not expect CH to be so good today. It must be the breaking in thing

Both sound great! I was surprised to notice a pretty audible difference between the two. I prefer the sound of the CH hands down based on those videos. Thanks for posting.

 

[LL21]

Interesting...I definitely preferred the treatment of harp/strings around 0:45 - 0:55 in Video 1 of the classical piece above and felt that 1 gave more body/swing to the overall presentation. I also felt the swell from the orchestra underneath around 1:00-1:10 benefited from it.

At the same time, you did not need that swell from underneath (particularly bass) in the Mood Swing where the CH did a nice job and certainly the video revealed more detail in the bass presentation than in the 1st video.

And yes, overall more similarity than differences all things considered. You clearly have two amazing amps from which to choose!

 

[JackD201]

That's the thing when we are comparing the good stuff. Often times it is just a matter of what part of our psyches are triggered

I like how the Gryphons take a piano and make it foundational in a piece and makes you swooooooon in ecstasy while I also like how the CH's take the strings and pulls you in from your solar plexus into pre-orgasmic intensity with the same piece LOL.

Like I said, excellent playback either way. Do you like to swoon or involuntarily make funny faces? I dunno about you guys but to me those are awesome choices

 

[abeidrov]

I must confess: the first 2 Chopin videos were recorded with 2 different cable sets. Gryphon was done with Transparent Ultra (XLR and speaker cables), and CH - with High Fidelity. Unfortunately, I could not use Transparent with CH as the Transparent XLR cable was too short. The last 4 videos were recorded using High Fidelity cables.
Anyway, I thought it would not matter much, but now I think probably High Fidelity cables are too forward sounding, especially for Gryphon. I definitely prefer Transparent cabling in case of Gryphon and just wonder how it would sound with CH monos

 

[LL21]

I will say having owned TA for over 15 years and Gryphon for over 12 years...they do go well exceedingly well together. That said, my [personal] observation is that you get to clearer, more extended treble starting at TA Reference and above. If you really like Gryphon and TA...and decide to stay with this pairing, you might wish to consider going with TA Ref...even their older models MM2 are exceptional.

 

[Tango]

Thanks Aziz, I preferred the second in the Waltz (think that's the gryphon), and the first in the Mood Indigo, though here the difference I found minor.

Dude. Your ears are getting rusty. I havent listened to stereo for months I could still tell which is Gryphon which is CH from those vids.
I didnt know Covid has effect on ears.

 

[tima]

I listened to the waltz from the Nutcracker for both amps. Amp 2 sounded a bit more transparent with better articulation of the horns and basses. Tonality on the woodwinds seemed a bit skewed upwards - it sounded slightly artificial. Amp 1 was a touch warmer but did less harm.