Reviews
"Why on earth would
someone in their right mind spend a whopping $12k on a CD player that
doesn’t play SACD or DVD-A discs, and doesn’t play their
favorite DVD’s? First, the short answer: because it sounds so
damn good".- Review Extract
"its ability to soundstage—is laterally as well as in terms of
instrument height—better than I would have believed possible.
The energy level is high, but yet relaxed when it needs to be. The utter
transparency and quietness of its drive mechanism allows for much more
information to be revealed. The surefootedness of the bass along with
its quick stops and starts shall be the Mikado’s claim to fame.
No matter the format, analogue, digital, SACD, DVD-A, the Gryphon Mikado
will shine through playing back 16/44 Redbook. If you’re an equipment
nut I don’t suspect you’d buy a player that doesn’t
support a multitude of formats. If you’re a music lover first
and foremost, then you owe it to yourself to experience the same sense
of excitement as I did when I put on my first CD through the Mikado."
- Review Extract
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Specifications
- Four Dual-Differential 24 bit/96 kHz AKM Digital-to-Analog Converters with separate regulated power supplies
- Upsampling to 24bit/96 kHz for enhanced sonic performance
- Modular digital audio sections for possible future upgrades
- Two custom-built, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators with better than 5 parts per million accuracy
- Modified Philips CD-Pro 2 transport with all-metal chassis
- True class A, fully discrete analog circuits with no negative feedback
- First-order analog filter with silvered Mica capacitor
- +/- 20 VDC regulated voltage supplies for best THD and noise suppression in analog sections
- Four separate custom-built toroidal transformers for digital and analog sections
- Completely isolated power supplies for digital section and transport/display
- 15,000 microFarad power capacitor banks per channel
- True Dual Mono Configuration
- Ultra-short signal path with minimal Internal wiring
- Four-layer printed circuit board with silver surface for optimal signal transfer
- Balanced analog outputs with PCB-mounted gold-plated Swiss Neutrik XLR sockets.
- Single-ended analog outputs with custom-made PCB-mounted gold-plated phono sockets
- Balanced 110Ohm AES/EBU and 75Ohm S/PDIF digital outputs
- Fully remote controlled operation
- Designed and built in Denmark
