Goldmund has launched what it describes as its “most superior amplifier ever”, the Telos 9800.
The brand new stereo amp delivers 1550 watts of energy into 8 ohms and is constructed round a completely new amplification platform. For the primary time in a Goldmund amplifier, the facility provide and amplification phases are bodily separated into interconnected items. This, says Goldmund, permits every to function below optimum circumstances whereas preserving the amp’s “mechanical and electrical integrity”.
Additional, the Telos 9800 additionally makes use of a proprietary energy administration system and the biggest capacitor financial institution ever developed by the corporate.
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Along with its custom-designed capacitors and transformers, in addition to a very redesigned amplification stage constructed round next-generation energy boards, the amp’s new platform guarantees “larger stability” and “distinctive loudspeaker management”.
When it comes to bodily connections, XLR and RCA inputs are joined by S/PDIF inputs and outputs, in addition to a quartet of binding posts.
The brand new amplifier incorporates Goldmund’s ‘Leonardo’ expertise, a sign processing algorithm which digitally realigns frequencies to scale back part distortions for higher time alignment and improved sonic realism.
Goldmund’s newest luxurious providing has been designed in collaboration with Cécile Barani, the identical designer who labored with Goldmund on its high-end Gaia speakers. With the Telos, precision-machined aluminium surfaces mix with discreet gold signatures in pursuit of, says Goldmund, a restrained but premium aesthetic.
The Telos 9800 is priced at £370,000 / €430,000 / $500,000. We referred to as the Goldmund Telos 690 amplifier we reviewed final 12 months “heinously succesful” however “hideously costly”, and that solely price a meagre £32,500 / $36,250 / AU$60,000.
Value-wise, the Telos 9800 is in a distinct league – and Goldmund will likely be hoping it is in a distinct league sound-wise, too.
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