Hey Mixalis,
"yes" our combos are very nearby :O))) and "yes" the gryphons are something very special - I do like them very, very much.
This moment I am using the Kharma Supreme Reference speakercables - they are wonderful - smooth, wide, with exactly the body I was missing before.
If I am right, you are thinking about combing your Kharmas with a sub. I do not think it is necessary - I do think the problem in your system might be the valhalla speaker cable. I have not compared the Kharma cables to the Valhallas in one system, but I have auditioned the Valhallas in an other system. The Valhallas are very briliant in the highs but do have much too less body and less bass. In my opinion it is not a good idea to combine them with the Kharma Speakers.
Maybe you will also have the possibility to try some different powercords - I do like the Acoustic Zen cords, but have not tested them with the Gryphon. At all there are huge differences between powercords - I have tested a lot - and it is possible to get the best out of "your" system with the perfect cords for "your" units. But it is also possible to castrate a system with the wrong cords.
I am a big fan of the Purist Audio Dominus powercord - this moment I do have two of them - in my opinion it is one of the very best powercords to buy - but a couple of moths before I was using them in my whole system - CD, Pre, Amp - and the sound collapsed. I bought an Electraglide for the Pre - and the sound was PERFECT!!! In my opinion the Dominus is the very best powercord for the CD player (we have tested a lot of players with the Dominus - Audionet, Gryphon, Densen, Rega, Hegel, Lindemann,... always with the same result - the Dominus is definitely the best powercord for a CD player) and in most cases it is also the very best powercord for the Amp and for the Integrated, but in my special case it was the wrong cable for the Pre.
The "filter" I am using is the Purist Audio >Extension Box Rev.B< - it is perfect - there is a black background and much air between the instruments. When comparing the Purist Audio Dominus cables to other cables, I do always think there is something like a "Dominus effect" - something magic - and it is the same with the Extension Box.
At all I am very, very happy with my system - and with the cords I found for my system ;O))).
How about your Mikado audition???
Happy Listening to you too my friend
Thomgoo
