Have you been enjoying your Gryphon Diablo 120 integrated ?

@inna @bluethinker update.

I received the Gyphon Diablo 300 with the internal DAC module. Although the Luxman 590AXII is good, you guys are right. This beast now sounds better than the Luxman although I’m just running it in its basic configuration through the internal built-in DAC. The things i wished for, the Gryphon delivered. Music sounds more alive, more dynamic, notes sound more fleshed out, basically everything sounds clearer with better clarity and detail. The Luxman sounds softer and more subdued, more restrained as instruments sound slightly smeared and further to the back row.

I will surely need some time to properly evaluate the amp as I can run it in many configurations. I can run it directly from the wall outlet which I’m doing now, or I can plug it to a power conditioner as I used to do. I also have different mains power cables which I can use with the amp, and I can also connect my standalone DACs to it which will likely change the sound presentation.

It’s just 5 hours in and the amp has lived up to expectations in this very early stage. Music sounds more real and believable now. The bass is pumping, giving more foundation to the music. I’ll try my dedicated DACs with the 300 in about a weeks time. Even at this early stage, the Diablo has truly shown its class. It’s really a league above the Luxman.

@ryder Great to hear. It’s a fantastic amp 👌

ryder, congratulations. Luxman can't compete with Gryphon, top Accuphase maybe, not sure, it probably depends.

@ryder - Thanks for sharing the update! Wish I could have been there to witness the unveiling and to see your first impressions of the new amp first hand. In my mind, it is a step up from the Luxman 590axii. I’m stoked you are finding joy with it. 
 

I bought my Luxman without auditioning very many amps. I now find I’m trying to find a way to justify keeping it by trying to make it work in my office system. This might be harsh, but I almost feel the Luxman is best suited for a bedroom system where you want something intentionally without much of an edge…

Are you planning on selling the Luxman? Or possibly moving it to a different room? 

Thanks all. I’m delighted to have gone with the Gryphon.

@bluethinker I’m not decided yet on the Luxman. Apart from the 590AXII, I have another pre/power and an integrated which are unused. I don’t have the space to set up another system so I have surplus amps and another pair of speakers sitting quietly in a corner. My earlier intention is to swap amps and speakers once in a while when I get bored but figure out it’s not exactly a practical thing to do. Perhaps I’ll continue to keep all the amps before I decide if I will need to sell some.

I still love the Luxman and wish to keep it as a backup. I tried to set up a bedroom system but the speakers took up too much space and didn’t sound good due to limited placement options, so it’s a failed attempt. Smaller bookshelves which are designed for close placement to wall boundaries might work but I didn’t pursue with the plan and stuck with the main system in the living room.

I have vowed to stop getting new hifi and start selling the existing ones, sooner or later.