xDSD Gryphon

DAC

Portable DAC/amps tend to be compromised because they focus on a great digital OR a great analogue section. But not both. The xDSD Gryphon is different. Just like its mythical namesake, it is two beasts in one.

From the Ultra-Res digital stage using the Burr-Brown MultiBit at the core to the PureWave analogue power section pumping out 1,000mW and other things in-between, it takes serious headphones to tame the xDSD Gryphon.

The xDSD Gryphon uses our PureWave amplification circuitry. It has 1,000mW at 32 Ohms. With a whopping max 6.7v output, bring on the high impedance headphones because the Gryphon will not break a sweat driving them.

This is plenty to drive all manner of headphones. The 4.4mm Balanced is the best for balanced playback. The 3.5mm S-Balanced will max SE headphones. And your premium high-sensitivity IEMs have not been forgotten either – iEMatch will cut out the hiss.

XSpace adds back the cavernous sound stage of recordings.

XBass II reinstates the missing bass from open-backed headphones or for recordings that you hanker for bass slam. Under XBass II you can select ‘Bass’ and/or ‘Presence’ so that the upper midrange frequencies are correctly added back into your favourite recording.

iEMatch – is our proprietary tech which reduces the annoying hiss from high-sensitivity headphones without losing any dynamic range.

With digital sources, users can choose between three bespoke digital filters via the on-screen menu: Bit-Perfect, Standard and GTO (Gibbs Transient Optimised), each having a fine-tuning effect on sound.

• Inputs: Wireless: Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, HWA, AAC and SBC Codec), Wired (digital): USB-C, S/PDIF co-axial, Wired (analogue): Balanced 4.4mm, Single-Ended 3.5mm
• Formats: DSD: 512/256/128/64, Octa/Quad/Double/Single-Speed, PCM: 768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/ 96/88.2/48/44.1kHz, DXD: 768/705.6/384/352.8kHz, Double/Single-Speed, MQA (Decoder): 384/352.8kHz, Bluetooth: Up to 96kHz
• DAC: Burr-Brown
• Battery: USB-C charging, BC1.2 compliant up to 1900mA charging current
• Line Section:
• Outputs: Balanced: 6.7V max. (variable), S-Bal (SE): 3.5V max. (variable)
• Output Impedance: Balanced: ≤200Ω, S-Bal (SE): ≤100Ω
• Headphone Section:
• Outputs: Balanced: 4.4mm Pentaconn, S-Bal (SE): 3.5mm SE
• Output Power: Balanced: >1000mW @ 32Ω, >74mW @ 600Ω, >6.7V max. @ 600Ω, S-Bal (SE): >320mW @ 32Ω, >40mW @ 300Ω, >3.5V max. @ 600Ω
• Output Impedance: Balanced: <1Ω, S-Bal (SE): <1Ω
• SNR: Balanced: <116dB(A) @ 0dBFS, S-Bal (SE): <115dB(A) @ 0dBFS
• THD+N: <0.005% (1V @ 16Ω)