Gryphon TABU AT INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER, TABU AT User Manual
TABU AT
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
By Gryphon Audio Designs
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INTRODUCTION THE GRYPHON TABU AT INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
* True Dual Mono configuration
* Fully discrete construction
* Zero negative feedback
* Full remote controlled operation
* Motor-driven analog ALPS volume potentiometer
* Custom C core transformers
* Military spec. double-sided printed circuit boards
* Balanced inputs with PCB-mounted gold-plated Neutrik XLR sockets
* Single-ended inputs with PCB-mounted gold-plated WBT Phono
sockets
* Extensive mechanical decoupling minimal internal wiring
* Ultra-short signal path
* Frequency-independent damping factor
* Optional phonostage module
* Non-invasive protection system
* Designed and built in Denmark
Breaking the rules
There seems to be along-standing tacit agreement among
manufacturers of audio amplifiers as to exactly at which price and
quality level the integrated amplifier must cease to exist and give way
to separate preamplifier and power amplifier components, Many socalled high end designers refuse to even seriously consider the
notion of an audiophile integrated amplifier.
At Gryphon, our engineers decided to break these unwritten rules
and see what would happen when we applied our skills to pushing
back the performance envelope in a true high end integrated
amplifier.
The Gryphon Tabu AT is the end result of these efforts, making
audiophile performance available at a new level of affordable cost
and minimal complexity.
One step down from no compromise, build-it-now-and-calculatethe-price-later separate audio amplifiers, the Gryphon Tabu AT
clearly demonstrates the viability of the integrated amplifier as a high
end concept. Because the Gryphon Tabu AT is a properly designed
unit from the ground up, savings from building on a single chassis
do not have significant negative impact on performance and the
advantages of shortening the signal path substantially by eliminating
a number of signal junctions such as sockets, plugs, soldering points
as well as an expensive exposed interconnect are indisputable.
Naturally, the electrical and sonic compatibility of the preamp stage
and power output section are assured, Although this may seem a
trivial point, it is definitely not a foregone conclusion when
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