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Description :
The Gryphon Callisto 2200 takes a minimalist approach to circuit design based on minimal internal wiring, a passive preamplifier stage and select bipolar transistors. It incorporates flexible menu-controlled functions, including selecting a source name from a pre-programmed list or customizing a name up to 8 characters long. A connection port is fitted for computer access to future flash memory upgrades to be installed by the Gryphon dealer. What makes the Callisto so 21st Century, and what make it a hit with those fully at ease with the world of computing, is the heavy use of microprocessor-control, including the operation of the passive volume potentiometer.
Gryphon understands that most people want 'high perceived value'. Beyond offering terrific build quality and gorgeous styling, Gryphon has also managed to be innovative, while sticking to a philosophy of dual mono construction, huge and well-managed power supplies, and extreme user friendliness. The Callisto 2200 integrated amplifier encapsulates all of this. A unique AV throughput allows the power amplifier section of the Gryphon Callisto 2200 to be used with a separate surround processor. This unity gain connection preserves the integrity of the Gryphon Callisto 2200 signal path for uncompromised stereo listening, while taking full advantage of the superior Callisto power amplifier for surround listening.
Gryphon has gone to great lengths to ensure optimal operating conditions for the output transistors. The output stages employ a double push-pull configuration of complementary high-speed Sanken transistors for each channel. High slew rate ensures correct handling of ultra-fast musical transients, even at high levels. Wide power bandwidth extending beyond 350 kHz ensures linear phase across the audible frequency range and the absence of negative feedback completely eliminates intermodulation distortion. The Gryphon Callisto 2200 delivers constant high current, regardless of impedance or frequency, for supremely transparent sound, exceptional musicality and prodigious dynamic capabilities.
In the listening tests, all of which indicated a marriage of both great finesse and a sense of unlimited power, a delicious juxtaposition evinced only by the finest components. What was curious, though, was the 'valveness' of the sound, amusingly ironic given that the Gryphon is so far removed from vintage sensibilities as is possible, and that the bass was deliciously dry and well-damped. Which makes the punch line even more amusing.
Specifications :
Frequency Response...........................20Hz – 20kHz, +0.0 / -0.2dB.
...........................0.25 – 250kHz, +0 / -3dB.
Input impedance..................................10 kOhms
Av Input impedance.............................47 kOhms
THD+Noise.........................................1kHz < 0.05%, 20kHz <0.25%.
Signal to Noise....................................< -100dB “A-weighted”
Gain...................................................38dB.
Input sensivity.....................................700mV.
Input sensivity.....................................AV-input : 1V.
Output Power......................................2 x 200Watt in 8 Ohm.
......................................2 x 400Watt in 4 Ohm.
......................................2 x 600Watt in 2 Ohm.
Output voltage.....................................RMS : 40 V
.....................................Peak to Peak : 113 V
Output impedance................................0.028 Ohm
Power consumption..............................Idle : 200Watt.
..............................Max : 1400Watt.
Dimensions(w x d x h)..........................48.5 x 41.5 x 17.5 cm
Weight................................................24 kg
Miscellaneous :
XLR Inputs...........................................Yes
Remote...............................................Yes
Made in...............................................Denmark
Condition.............................................9 / 10 (Good Condition)
Product information :
http://www.gryphon-audio.dk/content/product.asp?ProductID=7
http://www.gryphon-audio.dk/files/classics/callisto2200.pdf
Reviews :
http://hometheaterreview.com/gryphon-callisto-2200-integrated-amp-reviewed/
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/integrated-amplifiers/gryphon-audio/callisto-2200/prd_336818_2717crx.aspx |
