Just picked up a Gryphon yesterday and am loving it. Thanks to my reading about it in advance, I quicky updated the firmware so now I can use the volume dial to change tracks. Really loving it so far with my Sennheiser IE600. It's comforting to know there's so much power in this handheld device if I happen to need it.
I didn't feel like waiting until some still undefined Spring/Summer date for North America so I took a chance and ordered it from hifigo. Took a couple weeks because of the city lockdown but it eventually arrived. Love it. Would be curious to know how it compares against the IE900 but didn't feel like it would be double the price good. Who knows, maybe a year or two from now I'll be curious enough to find out.
I went to iFI's website. Once you select the device you have and enter your Gryphon serial number you should see the device updates you can download. The instructions are included in the zip files.
I've been using my Gryphon with my Galaxy S10+ phone. Mostly been using USB but also started trying the Bluetooth connection. Haven't listened to it long enough to decide which one I like better. I also wanted to see if I could connect the Gryphon to my old Galaxy S7 Edge just to give myself some options but it has a micro USB and the Gryphon won't recognize my phone with the cable I'm using. Can anyone recommend a micro USB to USB C cable that they know will work for this?
can this replace my desktop heresy + modi 3+ stack? the headphones I own are LCD 2C, HE5XX, 177X GO, moondrop aria and KSC75X. the bluetooth feature and usb dac chip are really tempting and my headphones aren’t really that hard to drive. 1W would be more than enough to power them. Will the sound be as clean as my schiit stack? I’m tired of having to sit on my desktop and the advantages of having a portable device like the gryphon is quite appealing. should I get the xcan instead and keep my schiit stack?
I've been using my Gryphon with my Galaxy S10+ phone. Mostly been using USB but also started trying the Bluetooth connection. Haven't listened to it long enough to decide which one I like better. I also wanted to see if I could connect the Gryphon to my old Galaxy S7 Edge just to give myself some options but it has a micro USB and the Gryphon won't recognize my phone with the cable I'm using. Can anyone recommend a micro USB to USB C cable that they know will work for this?
Hi, I have been this cable with about 3 dac/amps, all worked. I have Samsung Flip 3. This cable lasted me so far 2 years with everyday usage. Google for a better price if you care.
However, you will use the cable the other way around, that might be the issue. I have never used it connected to a micro USB equipped phone. If I were you, LDAC is the way.
Hi, I have been this cable with about 3 dac/amps, all worked. I have Samsung Flip 3. This cable lasted me so far 2 years with everyday usage. Google for a better price if you care.
However, you will use the cable the other way around, that might be the issue. I have never used it connected to a micro USB equipped phone. If I were you, LDAC is the way.
can this replace my desktop heresy + modi 3+ stack? the headphones I own are LCD 2C, HE5XX, 177X GO, moondrop aria and KSC75X. the bluetooth feature and usb dac chip are really tempting and my headphones aren’t really that hard to drive. 1W would be more than enough to power them. Will the sound be as clean as my schiit stack? I’m tired of having to sit on my desktop and the advantages of having a portable device like the gryphon is quite appealing. should I get the xcan instead and keep my schiit stack?
I don't know if it would replace my desktop setup since I have a Mjolnir 2 and Gungnir MB amp and DAC setup and I do have some power hungry headphones (Argon Mk 3, HE-500), but I quite enjoy getting away from my desk while still being able to enjoy my music when sitting in my living room on the couch with just my phone, Gryphon, and IE600 IEMs. Since you use the word "replace", would you be selling your desktop rig to buy the Gryphon? It might in your case if you don't have any power hungry headphones. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything on the Gryphon with my portable rig. I was thinking of ordering a Hart Audio cable so I can try the 4.4 balanced connection with my Argons to test the abilities of the amp..
can this replace my desktop heresy + modi 3+ stack? the headphones I own are LCD 2C, HE5XX, 177X GO, moondrop aria and KSC75X. the bluetooth feature and usb dac chip are really tempting and my headphones aren’t really that hard to drive. 1W would be more than enough to power them. Will the sound be as clean as my schiit stack? I’m tired of having to sit on my desktop and the advantages of having a portable device like the gryphon is quite appealing. should I get the xcan instead and keep my schiit stack?
Very hard to compare, totally different animals. But in terms of features and audio quality, I would say yes—especially if you go for a set of balanced cables for your cans. 4.4mm pentaconn cables are easy to come by these days for just about any headphone. But even in the absence of this, the gryphon has more than enough power to handle your headphone listed. It also has a very fine analog bass and presence boost, and ifi’s implementation of the Burr-Brown chipset is very, very good.
One thing that might be of use is ifi’s headphone calculator on their website (https://ifi-audio.com/home-2/headphone-calculator/). It’ll allow you to search for your headphones and determine if you could benefit from the ieMatch toggle built in to the Gryphon.
I use the Gryphon as my portable, and the desktop setup I have listed under my signature. But I used to have a Schiit DAC setup, and I would say that the Gryphon sounds as good if not better. You can always try one on Amazon—they have a generous return policy.
So true. I have Xduoo XD05 Balanced and I only use LDAC (the highest quality one 900 kbps). No connection issues in the city.
In my opinion, when cruising through a busy city + sound of skateboard with hard wheels, the sound quality difference between using LDAC vs. cable must be really small.
On the other hand, listening to music in quiet environment (home) must make USB with FLACs definitely superior. Have not tried though lol.
I don't know if it would replace my desktop setup since I have a Mjolnir 2 and Gungnir MB amp and DAC setup and I do have some power hungry headphones (Argon Mk 3, HE-500), but I quite enjoy getting away from my desk while still being able to enjoy my music when sitting in my living room on the couch with just my phone, Gryphon, and IE600 IEMs. Since you use the word "replace", would you be selling your desktop rig to buy the Gryphon? It might in your case if you don't have any power hungry headphones. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything on the Gryphon with my portable rig. I was thinking of ordering a Hart Audio cable so I can try the 4.4 balanced connection with my Argons to test the abilities of the amp..
yes unfurtonately, the xdsd gryphon is a little out of my budget to get with my Schiit Stack, so I can only buy it after getting rid of my stack. I would use it as a desktop dac/amp as well. I find myself having to set on my desktop to enjoy my headphones which isn’t quite enjoyable, though the sound quality of my stack is incredible with lots of power. So yeah the gryphon WILL REPLACE my stack and should be my all rounder dac/amp. I love the xbass and xspace features, also my moondrop aria and ksc75x would benefit from the iematch SE. so it check all the boxes right? can it be used as a clean desktop setup in studio to produce music with my 2Cs modded? (added fazors + ZMF hybrid fenestrated pads. now they sound like the X with better stage).
So true. I have Xduoo XD05 Balanced and I only use LDAC (the highest quality one 900 kbps). No connection issues in the city.
In my opinion, when cruising through a busy city + sound of skateboard with hard wheels, the sound quality difference between using LDAC vs. cable must be really small.
On the other hand, listening to music in quiet environment (home) must make USB with FLACs definitely superior. Have not tried though lol.
From a Bluetooth perspective, my Galaxy S10+ seems only capable of aptx and the Gryphon is showing I'm just getting 44k. When I use it wired I'm getting 192K. I'm not sure I can really hear the difference when sitting at home listening. I probably wouldn't be able to notice the difference in quality on a slightly noisier commuter train. Also being able to keep my phone in my pocket with Bluetooth and just be working with my IEMs and Gryphon in the hand is much lighter and convenient.
From a Bluetooth perspective, my Galaxy S10+ seems only capable of aptx and the Gryphon is showing I'm just getting 44k. When I use it wired I'm getting 192K. I'm not sure I can really hear the difference when sitting at home listening. I probably wouldn't be able to notice the difference in quality on a slightly noisier commuter train. Also being able to keep my phone in my pocket with Bluetooth and just be working with my IEMs and Gryphon in the hand is much lighter and convenient.
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Looking forward to the same pairing aa well
