Integrated amplifiers are ten a penny, but not when you get into five figures. Often, at this point, consumers and manufacturers pivot toward pre/power systems, pursuing gains in performance and functionality in favour of the simplicity that comes from a one-box design. Yet high-end integrateds do exist, as illustrated by the Diablo 333, starting at £24,500, from Denmark-based Gryphon Audio.
Is there something in the water in Denmark? The country certainly seems to have an outsized influence in the world of hi-fi audio, with Gryphon joined by well-known companies Copland, DALI, Dynaudio, Lyngdorf, Raidho, Scansonic, System Audio and Tangent, among others. And Gryphon Audio, headquartered in the central town of Ry, arguably stands out from its countrymates thanks to the breadth of a catalogue that runs through pre, power and…
