Gryphon Audio Designs
A Danish maker of high-end amplifiers and loudspeakers, founded by Flemming E. Rasmussen in 1985 and based in Ry.
- Founded
- 1985
- Founded by
- Flemming E. Rasmussen
- Based in
- Ry
Pictures © Gryphon Audio Designs, from gryphon-audio.dk.
Why it is renowned
Gryphon's first product, the Head Amp, drew a Japanese distributor at the 1986 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago.1 Its amplifiers are built in dual mono and are heavily biased towards class A.1 The Diablo 333 integrated amplifier was reviewed in Stereophile in the United States and in Hi-Fi News in Britain.23 Most are black, with black acrylic front panels.4
The story
Flemming E. Rasmussen studied painting and graphic arts at the Aarhus Art Academy, taught for ten years and designed for a sportswear maker before founding 2R Marketing, an importer of high-end audio.1 Gryphon Audio Designs grew out of it in 1985, and in 1993 the import business was closed so he could work on Gryphon alone.1 Every product is designed and made in Denmark, at the factory in Ry, and each unit is tested and auditioned by ear before it leaves.14
Works
Antileon A pure class A power amplifier from Gryphon, made in Denmark since 1995 in a line of versions that now ends with the Antileon Revelation.
Apex Gryphon's flagship pure class A power amplifier, introduced in 2022 in stereo and mono versions.
Diablo 333 An integrated amplifier of 333 watts a channel from Gryphon, successor to the Diablo 300, with optional phono and DAC modules.
Head Amp A moving-coil preamplifier for record players, Gryphon's first product, made from 1986 to 1994.
What to know it by
Sources
- Heritage, Gryphon Audio. gryphon-audio.dk, read 28 September 2026.
- Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo 333 integrated amplifier, Stereophile. stereophile.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Gryphon Audio Diablo 333 Integrated amplifier, Hi-Fi News. hifinews.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Gryphon Audio Designs, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
- Gryphon Audio. gryphon-audio.dk, read 28 September 2026.
Checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.