Comments on: Impressions: The Gryphon Audio Kalliope 8x DSD DAC

By: David W. Robinson

David W. Robinson — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:12:00 +0000

In reply to Philip O'Hanlon.

Glad to, Philip. The Kalliope is a great design with fine execution.

Let me know when the Kalliope arrives there. I'd be glad to hear your first impressions.

BTW, email me about that Ellington *Liberia* to DSD that I heard in your room....

Dr. David

By: Philip O'Hanlon

Philip O'Hanlon — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:19:00 +0000

Thank you Dave for such a great review with beautiful photography! Merging Technologies' professional tools are utilized in all major concert halls. So glad to see NADAC made it to your coveted list. We often say that Merging Technologies delivers the purest, lossless playback from recording studios to homes. Now with Gryphon Audio's Kalliope, we are able to broaden our DAC offerings to reach a wider group of discriminating music lovers.

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By: John Phelan

John Phelan — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:11:00 +0000

Every DAC today is 'DSD' - it's just a sampling rate on playback. '8 times DSD' is 512fs - slower than many DACs of a decade ago, which were running at 768fs. Today, most audiophile recordings are high-bit PCM, released in Red Book CD. Some hi-rez downloads are available. But very few DSD recordings are made.