To understand the nature and difference between the Pendragon and other 4 piece systems, it is important to understand that the bass towers are not subwoofers in traditional sense, because they cross over at a much higher frequency point, explaining why Gryphon recommend their set-up to secure...
Gryphon states that the Swiss Lemo connector was chosen to allow superior balanced operation, the XLR alternative, is crude in comparion
It would be a shame not using the Legato in balanced mode because a cartridge is born balanced, but you can make a conversion cable from a single ended phono...
The Gryphon binding post can be used with Bananaplugs , Spades and bare wire.
Largest surface area is provided by bare wire and crimped spades. Gryphon only offer spades.
Masterchief,. Sorry, you got it all wrong. Rasmussen sold his last shares This year.,. Valdemar Børsting is the sole owner,.He and Thomas is the same person. Lyngdorf did not "save" Gryphon, but purchased some shares in the hope that Gryphon could support NAD with some Gryphon technology...
Yes Ron, you are correct, it was Mod Squard with their Tiptoes, later it was Pin Points out of the Nederlands, Gryphon used in on their first preamplifier in the eighties, YBA, Goldmund and many others used them too. Nobody has a patent on the idea and today there are many versions of them...
That could depend on the preamps ablllity to drive 2 outputs or perhaps a long capacitive cable. ( some tube preamplifiers may not like it ) Given the low frequency area of operation from the towers, any sonic signature is quite unlikely.