The Gryphon – Atlantis

Introducing a successor to the legendary Gryphon Cantata was not a step to be taken lightly. But with the development of the right tools and components and, above all, the enlightenment and inspiration of the Poseidon and Trident design experience, the time has finally come.

Drawing on proprietary, innovative technologies developed in connection with the famed Gryphon Poseidon and Trident loudspeakers, Gryphon Atlantis now takes its proud place in our line-up. By popular demand, Atlantis brings the legendary Gryphon musical experience to rooms of slightly more modest proportions while maintaining the same exceptional standards of musicality, build quality and stylish design.

Crucially, like every Gryphon loudspeaker ever built beginning with the groundbreaking Cantata, the Gryphon Atlantis maintains perfect phase at all frequencies at all times. This unique characteristic ensures the integrity and purity of the audio signal, providing new levels of insight into the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements that are the building blocks of music.

From its very earliest public appearances, experts and enthusiasts have agreed on the exceptional musicality of the Gryphon Atlantis: “With what I heard today from this entry-level Gryphon system, I know I could live happily ever after without thinking about another upgrade” (Soundstage USA, Munich High End show report).

A Firm Grip on Reality

The lineage of the Gryphon Atlantis is immediately apparent in the concave curved front that carefully positions the five drive units to create a direct angled, time-aligned system with identical distance from the acoustic center of each driver to the listener.

The Atlantis enclosures incorporate massive internal bracing and are filled with a combination of natural and synthetic damping materials to create an ideal, inert platform for the drivers and crossover. Considerable care has gone into the contouring of the baffle and driver surrounds to eliminate diffraction.

The substantial feet provide a rock-solid foundation that lends the Atlantis system a firm grip on musical reality.

Like all Gryphon loudspeakers, Atlantis is available in a wide range of custom finish options.

Exclusive Danish Drivers

The cone drivers are custom designed for low Q and minimal dynamic compression to our exacting specifications by an internationally respected Danish driver manufacturer. The tightly focused, ultra-linear triple-magnet system of the dual 5” midrange drivers ensures total control of cone motion. Specially developed surrounds match the geometry of the driver diaphragm and the fiberglass cone material is layer damped. Dust caps are non-deformable, low-mass and highly rigid.

The dual 8” bass units are specially developed to optimize bass quality and quantity in the precision-tuned reflex chamber that allows the drivers to achieve levels of bass extension and power normally found only in much larger systems.

Ceramic High Frequency Driver

The Thiel Accuton high efficiency, ferrofluid filled high frequency unit incorporates a 30 mm low mass concave dome made from an ultra-hard ceramic material with outstanding acoustic properties and. ideal pistonic motion well above the audible frequency band.

The drive unit’s extremely high internal sound velocity ensures very low distortion and virtually no coloration. The low resonance frequency allows a crossover frequency as low as 1.7 kHz for seamless integration with the Atlantis system’s high performance cone drivers. With very high resolution and excellent dispersion up to 32 kHz, the ceramic driver’s high frequency contribution ensures that the sparkle and vitality of the original performance is conveyed naturally and realistically in your listening room.

Battery-Powered Crossover

Assembled from the finest high current, low-loss components carefully selected for their sonic and electrical characteristics, the hand-adjusted Atlantis crossover network incorporates the finest available foil capacitors and low distortion, low saturation inductors with negligible DC resistance.

The electrolytic capacitors in the impedance correction circuit are pre-biased to maintain a constant charge in order to eliminate crossover distortion at zero electric potential, resulting in audibly enhanced stability and substantial gains in body, timbral color and image coherence. Operating the battery-biased crossover in “Class A” mode ensures a smoother, more richly detailed three-dimensional presentation.

The crossover connects to a power amplifier via custom designed Gryphon screw terminals that ensure a tight and durable electrical contact.

A Guided Tour of Atlantis

Living up to its namesake, the fabled lost city, the Gryphon Atlantis is host to far-reaching, advanced technologies, hand-crafted from the finest materials and assembled with unswerving dedication and attention to detail. Gryphon Atlantis offers low-level dynamic resolution, superior transient articulation and bass weight that enhance the involvement and realism of any musical source.

For your own personal guided tour of Atlantis, please feel free to contact your local authorized Gryphon dealer.

Crossover Frequencies: 250 Hz, 2,500 Hz, 4th order acoustical

Sensitivity: 90 dB/2.83V

Nominal impedance: 4 Ohm

Frequency Response: 25 Hz – 32,000 Hz, 3 dB (room dependent)

Dimensions (WxHxD): 39 x 118 x 72 cm

Weight: 85 kg (1 speaker)