Gryphon Pendragon User Manual
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“The reason we make products is to finance our research and
development. This is our true passion.”
In August 2004, the final fruit of Project 30 was unveiled, Gryp-
hon Poseidon. Lavishly built by even the most extravagant
High End standards, the exquisitely finished Gryphon Posei-
don offered expressive musical communication and a gripping
sensation of involvement in the performance as it unfolds.
Gryphon Poseidon redefined loudspeaker performance in
such crucial areas as sonic continuity and integrity, allowing
the listener to create a more vivid mental image of the musical
event with a greater sense of wholeness and consummate
ease.
Followed by the more accessible Trident, Atlantis and Mojo sy-
stems, Poseidon immediately established Gryphon Audio De-
signs as a force to be reckoned with in the field of High End
loudspeakers.
Enter the Pendragon
Now, Gryphon Pendragon builds on what has gone before, ex-
ploring the complex art of simplicity even further in the ser-
vice of music.
The Pendragon is a three-way loudspeaker system consisting
of four separate enclosures, all 199 cm tall, coincidentally (?)
the same height as Mr. Rasmussen himself. The distinctive
string grille design is courtesy of Sonus Faber of Italy and is
used with their kind permission.
The sculptural towers are built just down the road from Gryp-
hon by a woodworking company specializing in custom design
work for recording studios and musicians. Their staff includes
several musicians, who combine a perfectionist approach to
their craft with an open mind to untraditional solutions. Ras-
mussen frequently tested the limits of their open-mindedness
in executing an undertaking on the grand scale of the Pendra-
gon, while maintaining structural and aesthetic integrity.
Assembled using proprietary techniques, Pendragon offer a
service unique in the audio field: access to virtually unlimited
personalised custom finish options not only at the time of ori-
ginal purchase, but also at any later date to keep pace with
evolving personal style and interior décor.
Available panel options are limited only by the customer's
imagination. However, requests may not include rain forest
wood or any endangered, restricted or illegal materials.
assembly of bass towers