This Gryphon presents the music enthusiastically and with a pacey edge and flavour. It may not be the most uncoloured or most tonally accurate at the price, but it always delivers a compelling and attentiongrabbing view of the music and that, to me, is just as important. Be careful with partnering equipment though and remember my opening words of advice and never audition one that hasn’t rotated many, many discs or you may wonder what all the fuss is about. The Mikado may not be cheap, but it presents an attractive and stylish option.