Gryphon's Ultimate Reference CD Player just got better! As early as the Gryphon CDP 1 CD player in the late 1990’s, Gryphon introduced the world to the sonic improvements offered by upsampling long before others became aware of them. CDP 1 incorporated upsampling to 88.2 kHz, making it the world’s first CD player to do so. Now, Mikado Signature introduces the world to 32-bit/192 kHz upsampling. |
Taking Gryphon cornerstone philosophies of dual mono and fully symmetrical balanced operation where no one has gone before, Gryphon Mikado Signature is fully balanced throughout the digital domain as well, implementing two stereo DAC’s per channel in full dual differential mode. This configuration drastically lowers the digital noise floor and contributes to the expansive soundstage and sharply focused stereo image of the Mikado Signature.
Forget the Audio Research. Krell, and Wadia's - the Mikado Signature leaves them all for dead !!
Brings CD Performance to a whole new level, stunning.
"Why on earth would someone in their right mind spend a whopping $**k 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