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- Page 1 Mephisto Solo Owner´s Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents: Introduction....... The Gryphon....... The Man......Made in Denmark....Musical Objectives....The Gryphon Master Tape Collection......Design Principles....Exterior Design....Manufacture and Assembly. Using Your Gryphon..AC Voltage......Burn-In and Warm-Up..Balanced Connections..Choice of Cables....Care and Maintenance.. -
Page 3: Introduction
Gryphon Audio even in the loudest passages Designs of Denmark. Your new are also high priorities. To Gryphon unit has been painstak- achieve these objectives, ingly designed to re-create the Gryphon products offer excep-... -
Page 4: The Man
The Man Following the immediate suc- cess of the Gryphon brand, all Gryphon Audio Designs is the import business was phased out brainchild Flemming in 1993, so that Rasmussen Rasmussen and the fulfillment of could dedicate his efforts entire- a lifelong dream to allow the ly to Gryphon. -
Page 5: The Gryphon Master Tape Collection
70 micron to work to a higher standard in traces of the highest purity. our efforts to maintain the integri- Gryphon is located in beautiful tranquil sur- roundings. ty of the original musical per- formance. - Page 6 Gryphon research into the detri- cies with no difficulty ensures lin- mental effects of magnetically ear phase across the audible fre- induced distortion (MID) has led quency range.
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Page 7: Exterior Design
By lavishing attention on each ship that contribute to the totality aspect of the circuit and fully of the Gryphon concept can only understanding the purpose and be fully understood and appreci- behavior of every single part of ated up close and in person. -
Page 8: Manufacture And Assembly
AC Voltage aspect of development and pro- duction, and the members of our Your Gryphon unit is especially conscientious staff diligently fol- made for the AC voltage of the low each Gryphon model from country to which it has been initial concept to early prototype, shipped. -
Page 9: Balanced Connections
Balanced Care and Connections Maintenance All Gryphon products use the Gryphon products are handcraft- AES standard for balanced con- ed by individuals who take great nections. pride in the high level of fit and 1. Ground finish which we achieve. To 2. -
Page 10: Gryphon Mephisto
40 High current bipolar output not degrade amplifier perform- transistors pr. channel ance. Unlike other high power 500,000 µF power capacitor amplifiers, Gryphon's no com- bank per channel promise pure Class A topology Flat frequency response to allows the Mephisto to offer high... -
Page 11: Circuit Topology
Circuit Topology The Gryphon Mephisto utilizes a completely independent trans- Power is the name of the game former and power supply for and the Mephisto is equipped to control circuits, effectively pre- take on even the most vicius and venting digital noise generated nightmarish of speaker loads. - Page 12 Class A going to happen next on the performance. recording. Auto-biasing can by Green bias in the Gryphon nature only respond to some- Mephisto allows the user to thing that has already happened select the amount of Class A at...
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Page 13: Protection
PURE CLASS A performance. ly isolated transformer housing The Mephisto user who do not The faceplate is machined from own a Gryphon preamplifier can a solid 40 mm black acrylic access the programmable bias block. A LED display provides system manually. -
Page 14: Installation
1 Warranty card on thick carpets. The feet also 1 green bias cable allow you to push the amplifier across the floor without lifting it. If anything is missing or dam- aged, please contact your Gryphon dealer immediately... -
Page 15: Power Cords, Ac Polarity
When the amplifier is ready the Mephisto without these devices Gryphon logo will stay on and 2 before making your decision. green indicators will be on Remember to listen for correct for 15 sec. -
Page 16: Green Bias
Use to keep circuitry in amplifier ready for listening without initial Green Bias warm-up. If left in inactive in L bias for longer periods, use the If you own a Gryphon preampli- mute function, too. fier with the green bias link, The Mephisto will... -
Page 17: Rear Panel Functions
The Mephisto protection System Rear Panel Functions Gryphon has designed a unique Speaker terminals comprehensive system with no The binding posts are custom circuit breakers in the signal designed by Gryphon. The spe- path. -
Page 18: Fuses
Mephisto will power down imme- TURN-OFF PROCEDURE: diately: Normal operation can 1. Turn off power amplifiers. resume when the error condition 2. Turn off rest of the system. is corrected. PLEASE ALWAYS TURN OFF OR MUTE OVERHEATING: POWER AMPLIFIER When excessive heat is detect- BEFORE CONNECTING OR ed, the thermal sensor will react DISCONNECTING... -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
Requests for support directed to our will not start up. service department will be forwarded to In the best Gryphon tradition we your dealer. *Check error indicators on dis- have spent a huge amount of We can not offer direct support. -
Page 20: Warranty
"naked" design inspection. as it was intended. The retailer, distributor or manu- facturer of the Gryphon shall not Enjoy… be liable for consequential dam- age arising from the use, misuse or failure of this product, includ-...
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