Goldmund Telos 670 Integrated Promises Uncompromised Performance

The Telos 670 slips beneath Goldmund's Telos 690 in the range, and we're told that the new integrated is pitched at "discerning listeners who seek fewer audio components without sacrificing sound fidelity."

Boasting 250 watts of power at 8 ohms, the heart of the Telos 670 is Goldmund's proprietary 'Telos' amplification tech with a Class A/B circuit designed to achieve a wide bandwidth and ultra-low distortion with enough power to drive passive loudspeakers with "effortless authority".

Furthermore, Goldmund states that this new design ensures a "pure, uncompromised musical reproduction, even at the most demanding power levels" and that we should expect excellent dynamics, timing and spatial accuracy alongside stunning low-end precision. The latter skill Goldmund puts down to the Telos 670's reduced output impedance that is said to enhance micro-dynamics and prevent woofer overshoot, resulting in tighter, more defined bass.

Around the back, the high-end amp features single optical and coaxial inputs, as well as five RCA analogue inputs and a USB Type B port. The Telos 670's digital module, meanwhile, can handle PMC files up to 32-bit/384kHz alongside DSD128.

The Telos 670's 16x44x39 cm [HxWxD] aluminium chassis has been built to provide electromagnetic shielding to protect the internal components. Meanwhile, the "joint-free" 10mm aluminium casing and 30mm-thick radiator chassis ensure "absolute thermal stability" without the need for active cooling.

The Swiss firm tells us that the mass-optimised structure, alongside the unit's conic feet, ensures stability while channelling vibrations away from the internal electronics to further preserve sonic clarity across the frequencies.

The Goldmund Telos 670 is available now in either a micro-blasted grey or optional black finish, priced at around £19,000 (20,000 CHF + tax). That's actually quite the discount when compared with the Telos 690, which is priced at £32,500 | US$36,250 | AU$60,000.

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