Gryphon has undertaken a quest for absolute musical truth, remaining unconditionally faithful to the musical source. One of the most important lessons that Rasmussen learned as a painter is that too much of human perception is based on expectations, on what we think we know about things and not on what we actually see or hear.
In order to properly create the illusion of something real, we must first perceive the reality accurately and understand it in detail. This lesson is the philosophical cornerstone of Gryphon Audio Designs.
As the best possible reminder of the reality that the finest audio equipment must recreate and as an indispensable tool in the development of our products, Gryphon owns an extensive collection of first and second generation master tapes of studio performances in all musical genres recorded between 1956 and 1976 during the golden age of stereo recording. These tapes represent the closest approximation to live performance, which for Gryphon is the only reliable reference. No CD or LP comes close to these original recordings for dynamics and resolution. These recordings are a valuable tool that forces Gryphon engineers to work to a higher standard than designers who only have access to ordinary commercial releases.
Gryphon also works closely with a professional recording engineer whose concert recordings allow the frequent opportunity to attend a concert and then listen to the recording immediately after. With the concert experience fresh in mind as an absolute reference, the critical evaluation of home equipment takes on new dimensions, which are reflected in the exacting standards to which every Gryphon product is designed.
Since 1977 Burmester Audiosysteme has been manufacturing high-end audio components of unsurpassed quality. From the very beginning the objective has been to create a perfect blend of highest-quality sound, technological innovation and timeless design. Highly trained technicians assemble all Burmester components by hand in its Berlin factory. Because “Made in Germany” is a label that is taken very seriously by Burmester. Burmester’s research and development department constantly strives to not only keep up with the latest advances but to set its own trends and standards. From the first design sketch via a number of prototypes to the final product shipped from the Berlin factory: each component that bears the Burmester name has been developed in its entirety in-house. As an audio pioneer, Burmester has created a number of legendary components that have become icons of the high-end audio universe.
The JADIS Company is the fruit of the profound passion of André Calmettes, who has devoted his spare time to researching the most precise musical reproduction in order to get back the emotion felt during a concert. With passion, he has created prototypes which make a great impression in the audiophile circle, and it was unanimously considered superior quality as compared to the best amplifiers at that time.
Encouraged by this success, he decided in 1983 to rationalise his production and participate to the fundation of the JADIS Company. In the beginning, the amplifier was manufactured unit by unit, from the original plans, but quickly Mr Calmettes turned out his own technicians, who were able to produce electronics in accordance with his philosophy.
The quality of these amplifiers is, for the most part, provided by their output transformer. With an original conception and being as good as indestructible, it gives the amplifier absolute stability, whatever the load may be. Entirely made within the JADIS Company in Villedubert, it is wound by hand and then it is poured into a special resin, guaranteeing maximum soundproofing and thermal stability. As for the power, the specifications are amazing: the maximum acceptable power is 2500 W before saturation.
Being the only ones in the world which respect these specifications, the JADIS amplifiers give fantastic dynamics as much in the bass tones as in the higher trebles. They present a total lack of coloration, and most of them work in pure class-A.
For these reasons, it constitutes the ideal amplification system for all acoustic speakers, whatever the impedance curve, the type of functioning, or the efficiency may be.
Audio Technology Switzerland S.A. was born on January 1st 2012 when the Audio division was spun-off from the Kudelski Group as an independent entitiy. The company is located in Romanel, some 8 km north of Lausanne. Still owned by the Kudelski family, ATS continues the traditions of precision engineering and audio excellence that has been the trademark of the NAGRA brand for over 60 years.
ATS designs, manufactures and commercializes NAGRA products, in the Professional Audio, High-end Audiophile and Security and surveillance markets. Our worldwide network of affiliate companies, distributors and dealers offer sales, support and service for all NAGRA products.
We maintain the tradition of producing extremely high quality products for all our customers, and adhere to international norms such as RoHs and CE and do everything we can to protect the environment.
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Founded in 1987 and developped by a group of passionate, Métronome is one of the highest audiophile brands. Along the years, the handcrafter company built loudspeakers, amplifiers, and the reputed CD players which made the world class reputation of the brand.
For several years, Métronome strengthens its position onhigh-resolution music, proposing integrated DAC and CD players as well as converters adapted to the latest formats. It's our constant commitment to be close to your needs and your audiophile practises.
Métronome designs and handcrafts all their production, in order to provide you perfectly built devices with the fantastic "Métronome sound". Every device is controled by our engineers so that its performance is always the best.
With our worldwide presence, our partners are dedicated to demonstrate our devices in real conditions. We hope you will appreciate their manufacturing quality and exceptional musical performances.
With over 30 years in both IT technologies and valve-based circuit design, Collin Shin founded Waversa Systems in 2012. The name is a combination of the words “Wave” and “Versatile.” Over the next eight years, he integrated technology used in telecommunications, military, medical and security applications. He applied them to novel approaches to the various software and hardware aspects of digital audio design, including chip design and manufacturing, with cutting-edge in-house technologies used in both Waversa products and partner companies.
Digital technology is rapidly evolving, and Waversa Systems is continually changing and evolving, pushing the envelope in unique ways. As such, each post in this subforum will cover one novel approach with periodic updates, to provide a central go-to informational reference thread.
Waversa Systems has a pretty significant role in our portfolio - so many of our customers are streaming high resolution music these days. We all know to care about what sort of streamer we are using, but few people give thought to the backbone of your streamer - the network. The WRouter and WCore are two of the most significant products on the market, and we can’t more highly recommend it.
