Gryphon Pendragon User Manual
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A Message from the Founder
By Flemming E. Rasmussen,
CEO, Gryphon Audio Designs
As the thirtieth anniversary of Gryphon Audio Designs looms
large on the horizon, it is as good an occasion as any to look
back and reflect on how we came this far, on what we have
achieved and what we have learned.
It is now widely acknowledged that Gryphon has built its repu-
tation on a singularly iconoclastic approach to the design of lu-
xury High End home audio equipment, perhaps best
described in the kind and generous words of audio critic Ken
Kessler, “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. It is the result of not accepting the no-
tion of compromise, on any level.”
In retrospect, the history of Gryphon Audio Designs has been
an exploration of the complex art of simplicity, taking as our
conceptual foundation the words of Albert Einstein, widely re-
ferred to as Einstein’s Razor: “The supreme goal of all theory is
to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few
as possible without having to surrender the adequate repre-
sentation of a single datum of experience.”
Fortunately, during the Gryphon’s lifetime, dedicated music lo-
vers in ever increasing numbers have come to demand more
from their home entertainment systems in recognition and
appreciation of the crucial musical contribution of natural, un-
doctored, realistic sound that conveys the integrity and full
emotional impact of the original performance.
More and more, serious listeners recognise the validity of the
Gryphon approach: A loudspeaker must not be an instrument
or an interpreter with a voice of its own, only a neutral conduit
that lets us hear what is there, no more and no less, for better
or for worse.