Atilla Owner´s Manual
Table of Contents: Introduction....................... The Gryphon....................... Atilla................................ The Man.............................. Made in Denmark............... Musical Objectives............... The Gryphon Master Tape Collection............................ Design Principles................ Exterior Design................... Manufacture and Assembly. Using Your Gryphon......... AC Voltage.......................... Burn-in and Warm-up.......... Placement..................
Dynamics and an unambiguous sense of instrument location even in the loudest passages are also high priorities. To achieve these objectives, Gryphon products offer exceptional speed and agility along with seamless coherence in the time domain. Introduction Welcome to the global family of proud owners of fine audio components from Gryphon Audio Designs of Denmark. Your new Gryphon unit has been painstakingly designed to re-create the sound of live music taking place in its original recorded space.
Following the immediate success of the Gryphon brand, all import business was phased out in 1993, so that Rasmussen could dedicate his efforts entirely to Gryphon. The Man Gryphon Audio Designs is the brainchild of Flemming E. Rasmussen and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to allow the purest essence of the live music experience to be recreated in the home environment. Flemming E.
Gryphon product exists for one simple purpose: to bring the user closer in the never-ending quest for a more natural and convincing musical illusion. to work to a higher standard in our efforts to maintain the integrity of the original musical performance.
ucts utilize conductor tracks a mere 35 um thick, Gryphon employs at least 70 um traces of the highest purity. present in large amounts can actually increase TIM distortion. All Gryphon preamplifiers are designed with zero negative feedback. Gryphon power amplifiers apply negative feedback judiciously for improved linearity and bandwidth.
ty, a short signal path and a unity of purpose with a single, welldefined objective: musical purity. electrical interference. Meticulous attention to such issues makes a significant contribution to the relaxing, open and transparent Gryphon sound. In the interest of ultimate fidelity, tone controls, balance controls and other unnecessary components have been banished from the signal path.
organically out of the audio circuit design and the user interface for a truly unique integration of form and function. a product will encounter in transit. The product is placed on top of a very large loudspeaker which plays a special CD with low frequencies which simulate the vibrations of an airplane. Each unit “travels” the equivalent of 40 round trips from Denmark to Australia before leaving the factory.
The master On/Off switch on the Atilla is placed on the underside of the unit near the front. approximately 45 minutes after turn-on. With the exception of Class A power amplifiers, we recommend leaving your Gryphon components powered up at all times. To access the Menu, press Menu. MENU will appear in the display and the Atilla will mute its output. CONTINUE will blink in the display. To enter the Menu, press Monitor.
create. If a custom name has already been assigned to this input, it will be displayed. To select a character (letter, number, symbol, empty space or punctuation mark) for the first position, continuously press one of the Volume buttons until the desired character is displayed. Press Input Up to move to the next position, then use the Volume buttons to select the desired character. Repeat for each character in the name.
CD – DVD – DSD – TUNER – TAPE – PHONO – DAT – MINIDISC – AUX Menu to select the next menucontrolled function. Setting Start-Up Level When the name which you wish to assign to the input is displayed, press Monitor. The name is now stored in memory and will be displayed each time you select that input. NAME INPUT will appear in the display. You can go back to step 1 above to name another input or press Menu to select another menucontrolled function.
repeatedly until the desired level of brightness blinks. The display will immediately change to the selected brightness, unless you have selected OFF. If OFF is selected, the display will turn off after you exit the Menu. Press Monitor. The selected brightness level is now stored in memory. BRIGHTNESS CONTROL will appear in the display. Press Menu to select the next menucontrolled function. line. NO will blink.
CAUTION: When Input 3 is set up as a dedicated AV connection, the Atilla’s volume control is automatically set at a fixed level. The signal from the surround processor goes to the Atilla power amplifier section and MUST be calibrated and attenuated by the surround processor. ured as a dedicated connection which bypasses the Atilla volume control and should ONLY be used with a source which has its own volume control, such as a surround processor.
Balanced Connections Choice of Cables Because your Atilla integrated amplifier is a high-resolution Gryphon audio device, it will immediately reveal the characteristics and possible limitations of the other components in your system, as well as those of the interconnects and loudspeaker cables used to connect your system. Wiring should never be utilized as "equalizers" to correct errors elsewhere in the system.
with a damp cloth. Some product made for treatment of vinyl interiors in cars may be useful. Test the product on a non-visible surface, before using any fluids. This warranty remains valid only if the serial number of the unit has not been defaced or removed and if repairs are performed only by authorized Gryphon dealers or distributors. Acrylic surfaces should only be wiped with a very soft, dry cloth. Small scratches may be removed with fiberglass polish. Fingerprints may be removed with a damp cloth.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Hazardous live AC Do not expose the unit to dripping water or moist. Placement: Do not place your Atilla on top of any heat producing products, such as power amplifiers or DACs. If you place the Atilla inside any Hi-FI furniture or cabinets, there must be a clearance of a minimum of 10cm (4 inches) above the product and a minimum of 5cm (2 inches) along the sides. To allow a flow of cooling air the back of the cabinet must be open.
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