Gryphon Colosseum- How good?

Ron,

thanks for your post...few people are as experienced as you in Gryphon amps from the looks of the many different models you've owned/used. How would you highlight the differences between Antileon stereo and mono? I own the original Antileon (non-Sig) and run a pair of Sonus Faber Strads with them. Your thoughts on mono with them are appreciated!! (Was using CJ Act 2 and am expecting to move to balanced with new ARC Ref 5...thoughts welcome here as well!)

jzach--

2 years ago i got the colleseum monos, paired with the mirage preamp. as both ron and larry alluded so elloquently,the mirage preamp is in a diferent level of performance and should be mated with the colleseum amps, either the stereo or the monos.
at the time this combination was driving the venerable rockport hyperions, with exccelent results.
the colleseums' sound is sweetand smooth with refined power and coherency across the frequency, and with seductive mids to boot....
last year i replaced the hyperions with the tidal sunrays and added a colleseum stereo amp to run them in a bi- amp mode with an actie x/over. the stereo version retains all this maginificant sound of the monos albeit with a bit less of resolution and power (and i do mean a tid bit less!),as to be expected.
every so often we all come across a product that is just right, in every aspect- sonically and visually- imho, and expereince, these latest offerings from gryphon, are such products!

Rlapporte and Ozy, thanks for your input, could you tell me the speed of Colosseum? I love lighting fast power amp!

http://www.avguide.com/blog/the-best-stereo-system-ive-ever-heard

Quanmer,

The Colosseum is definitely more agile than the Antileon in the treble. it is not close, and i own and love the Antileon. i just managed to get a second hand Colosseum and am now thinking of selling the Antileon.

The Colosseum presents speed with true capability...so rather than feel like you're driving 190 in a golf cart going downhill and about to fly apart at the wheels...its like you're doing 600mph...in a jet which is just idling.

as a result, you get speed, but it is delivered to easily and effortlessly, you dont realize it. until of course you go back to another amp.