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Gryphon Guideline Reference XLR Cable. We have for sale a Gryphon Guideline Reference XLR Cable. This cable is pre-owned and is a 1 metre pair. This cable sold new for around 1700 when new. Tested and in perfect working order. Price includes UK PandP.
This is a buyer’s market for this category right now, and £499 looks like a strong deal against the used spread: it sits well below the £3,699 25th percentile and far under the £6,992 median. For a Gryphon cable, that makes the asking price look unusually friendly rather than merely fair.
The appeal here is straightforward: Gryphon’s cabling is generally bought by people who want a refined, low-noise, high-resolution link in a system already capable of showing the differences. A clean 1m pair at this level is the kind of accessory that can be a very smart upgrade if it’s genuine, well-kept, and terminated correctly for your setup; at this price, the main thing to verify is condition and fit, not value.
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Gryphon Audio Designs emerged from Denmark in 1985, founded by Flemming E. Rasmussen as a passionate offshoot of his distribution company, 2R Marketing. What began as a spare-time project—a compact, dual-mono phono preamplifier known as the Gryphon Head Amp—quickly gained acclaim after debuting at the 1986 Chicago Consumer Electronics Show. Japanese distributors snapped it up, and the audio press hailed it as a "Best Buy," propelling Rasmussen to establish Gryphon as a dedicated entity by the early 1990s, free from import distractions. The brand's name draws from the mythical gryphon, symbolizing the fusion of lion-like power and eagle-like grace in music reproduction.
Gryphon specializes in uncompromising high-end electronics, starting with its legendary class-A phono stages and evolving into high-power amplifiers, preamplifiers, and integrated systems. The company expanded into full-system solutions with the 2002 Cantata stand-mount speakers, followed by flagship models like the massive Poseidon in 2004. Today, its portfolio encompasses speakers, the groundbreaking Apollo turntable—a collaboration with Helmut Brinkmann and Ortofon—and even cables, ensuring every link in the audio chain aligns with Gryphon's neutral, optimized design philosophy.
Positioned firmly at the pinnacle of high-end audio, Gryphon commands respect among discerning audiophiles for its visionary engineering and sonic purity, often setting benchmarks since its inception as one of Europe's earliest true high-end pioneers. Rasmussen's team-driven approach yields products that prioritize musical essence over compromise, attracting buyers who demand reference-level performance in home systems.
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