Gryphon Audio Designs • Legato Legacy Phono Stage
A solid-state phono stage that pushes "analog's performance and technological boundaries."



As a reasonably well-read audiophile, I know Denmark for Hamlet, Niels Bohr and Gryphon Audio Designs, though not necessarily in that order. I've been acquainted with Gryphon Audio for more than a decade, the introduction coming at THE Show when it was held at the St. Tropez Hotel, next door to the Alexis Park and the CES. For many reasons, those were truly the good old days, not the least being that Gryphon assembled some very ambitious systems and hasn't exhibited in Las Vegas since. There is also no distribution of the company's products in North America, making it more difficult for those of us here to follow the brand -- and there has been a great deal worth following. While Gryphon Audio introduced new line-topping electronics a few years ago, this fact is somewhat misleading, because any Gryphon preamp or amp is a final destination point for audiophiles, both in terms of performance and price. The same is true for Gryphon's lineup of speakers, its sumptuous-looking CD players, and the subject of this review -- the fully balanced, dual-chassis, dual-mono Legato Legacy phono stage.................

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