Amp Around 60 lbs Which Sounds Like A Gryphon 300

A new acquisition strategy?  Buying amps by weight.  It won't catch on.

When I needed a cheap Japanese SACD player decades ago before multi-players I told the dealer I didn't need to listen to them, they all sound the same (was wrong on that).  I just picked them up and bought the heaviest, assuming it would be better made and have better components.  It was, and is, a Marantz.

You can pick up a small class D amp and glue a bunch of bricks to it, thus achieving your 60 lb goal at much reduced cost.

Can't compare sound quality to the Gryphon, but the Boulder 866 weighs in at 54 lbs.

@swede58 Unfortunately, I did not compare the Gryphon Diablo 120 and Pass Labs INT-250 at the same time or same venue. So any conclusions one might draw from such a comparison are bound to be meaningless. Having said that, going by aural memory I liked the INT-250 a bit more. The Diablo had a more muscular, slightly darker sound. But it also had better transparency and resolution. The INT-250 had more of the tube-like bloom which I enjoyed. It also sounded bigger, but at the expense of ultimate transparency and detail. The 250 was also a bit warmer, which is my preference. From what I understand, a better comparison would have been either Diablo 120 vs PL INT-60 or Diablo 300 vs PL INT-250. But I never got a chance to listen to the Diablo 300 in my home. So take it with a grain of salt,

At the of the day, it really boils down to what kind of sound signature you prefer. For me, the Aavik U-280 kinda split the difference between the INT-250 and Diablo 120. It gives me a good dose of the Pass Labs warmth, bloom (though not to quite that extent) and the Diablo’s transparency and muscularity.

@arafiq Thanks, I have heard the Int 250 at a dealer and I own a Diablo 300 (driving Magnepan 3.7’s) but I was curious how the Pass compares to the Gryphon. Never heard an Aavik.