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- Page 3 Gryphon Essence Stereo / Mono Power Amplifier Owner’s Manual...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
The Gryphon Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
Page 5: Introduction
(Hi-Fi News & Record Review magazine, UK) The Gryphon Genetic Code The genetic code of all things Gryphon is derived from what one writer defined as: “a code of perfectionism, the likes of which I’ve only ever seen at the Bugatti atelier in Alsace or at the great watch houses in Switzerland. -
Page 6: In The Very Best Company
In the Very Best Company In virtually every area of consumer goods, including such diverse fields as fashion, motoring, furniture, wine and spirits, there exists a revered top tier of luxury and excellence, a small, yet crucial, High End segment populated by innovative leaders who march to the beat of a different drum with scant regard for mundane concerns such as mass production or cost . -
Page 7: The Man Behind The Brand
OCC (Pure Crystal Ohno Continuous Casting) cable technology outside Japan . Gryphon Audio Designs was founded in 1985 as an offshoot of 2R Marketing . The first product, the now legendary Gryphon Head Amp, grew from a one-off spare time project developed only for the designers’... -
Page 8: The Gryphon Story
The Gryphon story is extensively documented in two volumes, The Gryphon Unplugged: 25 Years of Gryphon Audio Designs (2010) and The Art of the Gryphon: Form and Function in a Spiritual Union (2015), a sumptuous photo gallery of Rasmussen’s designs. -
Page 9: The Gryphon Master Tape Collection
The Gryphon Master Tape Collection In the Gryphon listening rooms, we have over the years had exclusive access to a unique library of original master tapes of recordings made during the Golden Age of studio engineering from 1956-1976 . Unlike conventional commercial LP releases, these master tapes capture the dynamic contrasts and subtle inner harmonic structure of the musical event, forcing us to work to a higher standard in our efforts to maintain the integrity of the original musical performance . -
Page 10: Exterior Design
Exhaustive investigation underlies the selection of every component part and many original, proprietary components are custom-built exclusively for Gryphon . Because what is left out is just as important as what goes in, an absolute minimum of internal wiring is included . -
Page 11: Placement
AC Voltage Your Gryphon unit is especially made for the AC voltage of the country to which it has been shipped . If the voltage has been changed, the warranty is void and the product may be unsafe or malfunction . -
Page 12: Burn-In And Warm-Up
Burn-In and Warm-Up Your Gryphon unit has been thoroughly tested and burned in before shipping . Performance will continue to improve during the first 40 – 50 hours of normal use . After this period, optimum performance will be reached approximately 45 minutes after turn-on . -
Page 13: Essence Manual - User Instructions
User Instructions ON/STB touch button: ON/STB symbol is red when the Essence is in standby mode . (If the Gryphon Logo blinks three times in STANDBY mode, after activating the ON/STB touch button, this indicates incorrect mains voltage .) Turn-ON procedure: Turn ON source components, Turntable, CD-players, etc . -
Page 14: Essence Power On
Figure 2. Essence Power in the default ON Standard mode Essence Power ON After activating the ON/STB touch button, the ON/STB symbol lights green . The Gryphon Logo and the blue light bar blink for approximately 25 seconds before they both are constantly illuminated . -
Page 15: Changing Lightbar Mode
Essence Power Figure 3. Mode switch Bias switch Changing Lightbar Mode The lightbar serves as an amplifier mode and bias indicator . The Essence mode setting is toggled with the Mode switch at the bottom, left side of the Essence, see Figure 3 . - Page 16 Essence Power To be able to see the current Essence lightbar mode, the lightbar’s white light changes status when toggling the Mode switch . See the three illustrations on the next two pages: Figure 4. Lightbar indicating Standard mode 1 Standard mode 1 is chosen, when the left segment of the lightbar lights up white .
- Page 17 Essence Power Figure 6. Lightbar indicating Stealth mode 3 Stealth mode 3 is chosen, when the complete lightbar lights up white .
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Page 18: Changing Bias Setting
Essence Power Changing Bias Setting Bias setting is changed (toggled) with the Bias switch at the bottom, right side of the Essence . See figure 3 on page 13 . Figure 7. Essence in Bias Low Bias Low is active when the lightbar is all green . Essence runs in Class A/B in this setting . Figure 8. -
Page 19: Green Bias
Essence Power Green Bias If you own a Gryphon preamplifier with Green Bias output, you can connect the Green Bias cable and thus enable the Essence Power amplifier to automatically change bias with reference to the current position of the preamplifier’s volume control . -
Page 20: Rear Panel Connections, Stereo
Rear Panel Connections Figure 9. Essence Stereo connections, seen from rear panel From top: Right and left stereo channel XLR inputs . Pin 1 . Ground Pin 2 . Positive Pin 3 . Negative Right and left stereo channel +/- speaker terminals . Main fuse holder: 100-120Vac: T 10A / 250V 220-240Vac: T 5A / 250V... -
Page 21: Rear Panel Connections, Mono
Rear Panel Connections Figure 10. Essence Mono connections, seen from rear panel From top: Mono channel XLR inputs . Pin 1 . Ground Pin 2 . Positive Pin 3 . Negative Mono channel +/- speaker terminals . Main fuse holder: 100-120Vac: T 10A / 250V 220-240Vac: T 5A / 250V Mains input socket:... -
Page 22: Features & Specifications
Features and Specifications • Dual Mono configuration • Zero global negative feedback • 20 (Stereo) or 40 (Mono version) very high current bipolar output transistors • 440,000 µF (Stereo) or 880,000 µF (Mono version) capacitor bank • Balanced dual differential class A input circuitry followed by a high-speed voltage amplifying Class A stage •... -
Page 23: Error Indication
Error Indication The Essence lightbar also serves as a possible electrical error indicator . Figure 11. Lightbar indicating error in Left channel Figure 12. Lightbar indicating error in Right channel Two different error situations can be indicated: An overheat temperature error is indicated when the lightbar is blinking red slowly . A DC/HF error is indicated when the lightbar is blinking red rapidly . -
Page 24: Gryphon Keepsakes
Gryphon business card holder, designed by Georg Jensen The Gryphon Sculpture, created by sculptor Kaj Hansen, individually sandcast, polished and hand-finished Gryphon carpet, 2x3m or 1 .5x2m Book The Art of the Gryphon: Form and Function in a Spiritual Union, 140 pages photo gallery... -
Page 25: Warranty& Support
10 days of purchase. Alternatively, you may wish to register online from our website. www.gryphon-audio.com To confirm your warranty registration, you will receive a little Gryphon token to welcome you to the family of Gryphon owners. -
Page 26: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions 1 . Read these instructions . 11 . Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer . 2 . Keep these instructions . 12 . Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when 3 . Heed all warnings . unused for long periods of time . -
Page 27: Notes
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