{"id":167334,"date":"2023-08-11T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=167334"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:55:28","slug":"goldmund-telos-8800-the-ultimate-all-in-one-power-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/goldmund-telos-8800-the-ultimate-all-in-one-power-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldmund Telos 8800: The ultimate all-in-one power amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss brand\u00a0Goldmund\u00a0, a well-known manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, founded in 1978 and based in Geneva, has introduced the flagship\u00a0Goldmund Telos 8800\u00a0monoblock power amplifier .\u00a0The manufacturer claims it is\u00a0<i>&#8220;one of the most powerful amplifiers in the world, setting a new performance standard and delivering unrivaled power and groundbreaking innovations that take the listening experience to the next level.<\/i>\u00a0&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/74_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new Telos 8800 monoblock has been upgraded both aesthetically and technically.\u00a0Without visible screws, with a distinctive stone-textured side panels and a seamless cabinet construction, it highlights the technological prowess of this extraordinary amplifier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/75_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Goldmund Telos 8800 monoblock is equipped with a significantly larger output stage cooling radiator.\u00a0To dissipate the heat generated by the power supply of the amplifier, an additional 17 cm wide radiator is placed inside the case, the side walls of which act as heatsinks for the output stages. The Telos 8800 has an all-analog circuit for maximum thermal safety and protection against short circuits.\u00a0If any problems are detected, the monoblock is instantly disabled to protect both the speakers and the amplifier itself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/76_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The output stage of the Telos 8800 all-in-one is class A\/B, delivering an impressive 1.4kW of power when driven into an 8 ohm load with less than 1% harmonic distortion.\u00a0According to the manufacturer, Goldmund&#8217;s design goal was to create an amplifier capable of driving very low impedance acoustics with low distortion.\u00a0Numerous improvements have been made, including an increase in the output power of the transistor stage.\u00a0Thanks to the use of four pairs of output transistors in each arm (16 transistors in total per block), it was possible to achieve a significantly higher return compared to the previous Goldmund T5500 NG model.\u00a0In addition, the power supply uses a larger capacitor bank &#8211; four massive capacitors with a capacity of 15,000 microfarads each.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/77_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Goldmund is already accepting orders for the production of a Telos 8800 monoblock , which will cost 320 thousand Swiss francs , which at the current exchange rate approximately corresponds to $365.000.<\/p>\n<h3>Goldmund Telos 8800 specifications:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum power:\u00a01400W (RMS) at 8 ohms \/ 1% THD<\/li>\n<li>Damping factor:\u00a0600 at 1 kHz\/8 ohms<\/li>\n<li>THD:\u00a0&lt; 0.005% from 20 Hz to 20 kHz at 30 Vrms output<\/li>\n<li>Gain:\u00a035 dB, +\/- 9 dB (adjustable in 3 dB steps for each input)<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Range: 117 dB<\/li>\n<li>Inputs:\u00a0XLR analog balanced, RCA analog unbalanced, RCA digital input and output connectors, RS-232 control port<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (W\u00a0x\u00a0H\u00a0x\u00a0D):\u00a042 x 113 x 47 cm<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a0265 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss brand\u00a0Goldmund\u00a0, a well-known manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, founded in 1978 and based in Geneva, has introduced the flagship\u00a0Goldmund Telos 8800\u00a0monoblock power amplifier .\u00a0The manufacturer claims it is\u00a0&#8220;one of the most powerful amplifiers in the world, setting a new performance standard and delivering unrivaled power and groundbreaking innovations that take the listening experience [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/goldmund-telos-8800-the-ultimate-all-in-one-power-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":167356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-167334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}