Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus Audio SIA-025 mk II

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Hi all,

Wanting to hear from owners and anyone who have auditioned either or both the Gryphon and VA on how each other would compare head to head- strengths, weaknesses etc.

Speakers I am looking to drive are YG Acoustics Carmel 2 or Rockport Atria II.

Thanks.


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Heard extensively gryphon300. Super integrated, a lot of dynamic.,actually explosive dynamic! You might think sometimes it s not reflecting real sound!
Warm, detailed, it has it all, but in my taste it might still lack some magic!
Never hear sia 25, but something inside is telling me the latter is in different league in terms of musicality and magic!


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I owned an SIA-025 for a year. I've owned a lot of amps. Mc, Spectral, Pass, Rogers, a Vitus RI-100, and my current T+A. I wasn't a fan of the 025. Found it too "warm" actually. Quite "slow" and "syrupy." I haven't heard the Gryphon, but I suspect it would be the better choice. The good news is, if you choose the 025 , they are very inexpensive, given the release of the 030 (as I'm sure you know). Good luck!!! P.S. you may want to give the T+A PA3100HV a listen......
 
Dguitarnut said:
You will miss the Vac tube Pre.
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I am thinking about driving the YGs with the VAC poweramp and the existing line stage.

The reason I mentioned this was because I can get the VA / Yg auditioned together.


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The Gryphon Diablo 300 and Vitus 25 are both integrateds with built in Preamps and you wouldn’t use the Vac Preamp is the reason I said you would miss tubes. I don’t remember if you can bypass their preamps and only use the amp section.
 
Dguitarnut said:
The Gryphon Diablo 300 and Vitus 25 are both integrateds with built in Preamps and you wouldn’t use the Vac Preamp is the reason I said you would miss tubes. I don’t remember if you can bypass their preamps and only use the amp section.
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Is the vac pre that good?


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Dguitarnut said:
The Gryphon Diablo 300 and Vitus 25 are both integrateds with built in Preamps and you wouldn’t use the Vac Preamp is the reason I said you would miss tubes. I don’t remember if you can bypass their preamps and only use the amp section.
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I will miss that VAC pre but haven’t decided on which direction to go- sell or keep.


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Love my Diablo 300 with Magico S3s. Better than a lot of separates that I previously owned.
 
Dth31 said:
Haha! Keep VAC preamp, buy Gryphon Antileon Stereo amp. Awesome combination. :celebrate008_2:
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Funny you mentioned that, I was speaking to the Gryphon dealer about the Antileon Evo.


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I wish the D300 was within my budget. My budget is about 2/3 of the way there but then I have to purchase a DAC, phono stage, and streaming stuff. That puts the D300 pretty well out of reach for me. But I think there is enough top notch stuff out there that is within my budget ($12,500), I'll find something about as good. Lots of outstanding gear to pick from. I'll get to audition a D300 in October. So, at least I'll get to hear how it stacks up against other top shelf stuff. But, from what I've read on the net, the D300 is pretty hard to beat from about any aspect.
 
bluegrassphile said:
I wish the D300 was within my budget. My budget is about 2/3 of the way there but then I have to purchase a DAC, phono stage, and streaming stuff. That puts the D300 pretty well out of reach for me. But I think there is enough top notch stuff out there that is within my budget ($12,500), I'll find something about as good. Lots of outstanding gear to pick from. I'll get to audition a D300 in October. So, at least I'll get to hear how it stacks up against other top shelf stuff. But, from what I've read on the net, the D300 is pretty hard to beat from about any aspect.
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If you like the 300 sound, we can look at the 120.


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bluegrassphile said:
I wish the D300 was within my budget. My budget is about 2/3 of the way there but then I have to purchase a DAC, phono stage, and streaming stuff. That puts the D300 pretty well out of reach for me. But I think there is enough top notch stuff out there that is within my budget ($12,500), I'll find something about as good. Lots of outstanding gear to pick from. I'll get to audition a D300 in October. So, at least I'll get to hear how it stacks up against other top shelf stuff. But, from what I've read on the net, the D300 is pretty hard to beat from about any aspect.
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The Hegel H590 might tick all your boxes.
Powerful amp, good preamp and brilliant DAC all in one package.
Streaming capabilities onboard too, more to be expected via a software update in autumn (Roon).
 
Mike said:
If you like the 300 sound, we can look at the 120.


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Yep, I haven't forgotten about the D120. It's definitely on the list. I'll want to try the D300 you currently have just to hear it. That should give me a pretty good idea what the D120 sounds like. There are going to be some tough choices to make. Nice problem to have.
 
Dth31 said:
I heard your VAC preamp and Antileon Evo Stereo amp with Magico M3's. STUNNING combination.
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I am considering the Gryphon Antileon Evo so I can keep the VAC in my setup.


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bart said:
The Hegel H590 might tick all your boxes.
Powerful amp, good preamp and brilliant DAC all in one package.
Streaming capabilities onboard too, more to be expected via a software update in autumn (Roon).
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The H590 is at the top of my list. And I've heard it sounds superb with Harbeth speakers. Great synergy between those two components.
 
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