Gryphon PowerZone

I know, I get your point, my friend! You’ve already convinced me to move the DAC to the front wall this year (and you were right), now I’ll have to struggle to rebuild the racks again if I have to reposition other components between the speakers… I fear you’ll win again sooner or later.

Fortunately the lack of funds permits me a few months of time to grasp a solid solution for that.

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Theoretically I could put the P20 nearby and disconnect things from the Powerzone to try to determine how much of an effect it has on different gear. But I really don’t care enough to find out. I prefer to just listen to music.

Someone will go through that process. Hopefully a reviewer who gets paid for that sort of thing.

Do you have more than 8 pieces of audio gear? I don’t have my turntable plugged into the PZ. Or my Ethernet to Fiber converter. Otherwise everything is plugged in.

Paul started with just his amp, MU1, Ethos plugged in. Later he plugged his 115v speakers and Subs into it as well. I haven’t used my subs since getting the PZ. They don’t seem useful.

So many possibilities…

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I’m assuming you all have read this review

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Yes. Post 55 in this thread. Al also posted it on another thread. The review is good and accurate.

It’s 1:24am Chicago time and I’ve finally broke free of my system. I have to be at work in 6.5 hours. The only positive I can think of living without a power zone is I will get more sleep.

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Currently I have DAC and amp on one rack on the front wall. All fed by a Puritan under the low shelf on the floor.

and PST, server/streamer, PSUs (switch and router) and TT+Phono Pre on another rack on the side wall, 7 meters far. All fed by a second Puritan.

I don’t want to build a big unique rack, for a bunch of reasons, sonically and aesthetically.

I might have soon another component in the equation, a Reference Digital Director.

This is the reason why I could build a new LOW larger rack that suits my needs, like that

Yes I’m a little bit OCD and I use an App to design my room!

In that way a PowerZone could feed: Amp, DAC + DD, PST. Essentially the digital rig (and the server/streamer too in future).

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Save yourself 2 outlets and get a Gryphon 333. You could save a couple more with an Ethos problems solved. The sale of the other gear would make this easy and you will be a happy camper.

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Mmmm if I’m lucky my current gear can be sold approximately at 1/3 of the money I spent! It would be a bloodbath!
Let me enjoy what I bought for a while… maybe one day…

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Paul could you clarify? Which Shuyata NR V1, Delta, Alpha, or Sigma? I assume the Shunyata was powering the PZ 3.10, followed by the AQ Dragon, or were you swapping PCs to the Ethos only? Confused in the Midwest.

Glad to learn the Shunyata did well, and was hoping for financial reasons the Dragon would not slay the Shunyata.

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Either move all your gear back into center like you had before, or don’t ever try GPZ because you may need two😆

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I tend to think only Shunyata Omega can compete with Dragon. However, Omega USB was quite superior to Dragon48 HDMI, but I’m comparing Apple to Orange here.

I was hoping the PZ3.10/.20 would diminish the significance of the PC servicing it.
Front Row fits my budget a bit easier than Stealth or AQ Dragon.
Now if Gryphon included a Vantas PC with the PZ, that would be nice.

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Unfortunately PZ doesn’t even provide a lamp cord, which is not good because they want you to get a cord that is worthy ($$$) to serve it.

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I’ll step in only because Paul may be late to respond as he is at work. The pc he has is a Shunyata V1 Sigma. He likes the Dragon better, considerably. He also has my Muon Pro system on loan and likes it much better than his cheaper setup and I’m sure he will update us.
As for the PZ in my system, I do not want to sound like a cult follower, but I can not question any of the reactions that Paul and Al have made. I thought, that after exhausting much time and money on upgrading digital and analog cables (especially the Sakra) that future improvements would be incremental, or, require the adoption of BAACH, or, required a bigger boatload of money.
The PZ is the closest thing I have heard to get rid of “digital” sound. Much like the Sakra experience, but possibly more, it simply makes music more musical. Instruments are fleshed-out within a more easily defined space. Better depth, and the high end extension and air is remarkable.
Bass is a tad tighter and deeper.
Ironically, being a power product, I did not sense a reduction in noise, producing a blacker background. It just seems to tell it like it is. I think certain manufacturers whose conditioners and cables use specific noise canceling schemes can sacrifice some detail for this goal but I don’t want to get in the weeds here.
The PZ is just fun. No analysis necessary. It just sounds right, particularly with un-doctored, acoustic instruments in known spots, like classical music, my bias and reference.
I only had a couple hours with it and maybe some warts would surface, but it was one of the few demos that I was racing to try every recording I knew by heart so I could hear it new again.

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Somehow you, and Luca of course, struck a cord with gear reviews more than others. Okay, when do I put down a deposit (Al?) for the darn thing? :laughing:

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“Slay” is a strong word. Like as in the Stealth V17 slays the AQ Fire it does! The AQ Dragon is notably better than the Shunyata V1. Open and cleaner soundstage. Most importantly it made the PZ sound very good with source components!

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Don’t want anything in front of me (remember I still have a big TT that would make the rack too high).
All my digital sources should be more than enough!

And a second PZ wouldn’t be useful, considered how rarely i use to play records (and you are the culprit as much as Vince!)

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Oh no Greg, you too now! I’ll suffer from PZ fever all fall…

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Sometimes patience is a virtue, but not one of mine.
Who knows, may maybe some bloom on the PZ rose will fade with age and we all will have a clearer perspective. I’m betting it gets better with age. Let the games begin.

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Thanks. From what I heard at Axpona, briefly I admit, the PZ 3 excelled even with a basic power cord compared to the system with a Vantas PC sans PZ. What I’d been hoping for is that the magic may be had with a lower level PC. I’d rather not layout long green for a Dragon or Stealth PC.

Currently the PZ 3.10 is in the cards, a new PC, maybe in 2025.
Ron seems keen on the Front Row PCs, so they have been on my mind, as now is the Dragon.

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