Goldmund Telos 3500 User Manual

USER MANUAL

GOLDMUND TELOS 3500

Mono Power Amplifier

Thank you for purchasing the GOLDMUND Telos 3500.
You have acquired the best Universal Power Amplifier ever made for professional and domestic
uses. Please take some time to read this manual. It may provide you with useful information to
make your pleasure of listening to the Telos 3500 even higher.

INTRODUCTION
GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 Mono Power Amplifier

Goldmund was founded in 1978 and has ever since been dedicated to the accurate reproduction of
sound and image.
At Goldmund, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry’s
most advanced technologies, including audio and video systems, home - networking and music
distribution.
The guiding principle at Goldmund is to produce the most precise sound with the least possible
loss of quality through the different stages. Goldmund will never adopt a technology before it is
sufficiently developed to satisfy the high quality standards we set. This is why Goldmund has often
rejected mainstream technologies and developed its own.

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W A R N I N G !

No connection or manipulation must be done
before reading those instructions. Damage of
the amplifier may result if the following
instructions are not consciously understood
and applied.

These extremely high quality amplifiers
possess new technical features which are a
necessity for accurate sound reproduction in
the best audio systems.

Only careful installation and use can provide
the satisfaction you are expecting.

The installation instructions must be carried
out in full and the mentioned precautions taken
to get the expected result and to avoid
impairing the amplifier’s performance.

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CONTENTS

1. UNPACKING p 5

2. CHOICE OF AMPLIFIER LOCATION p 5

3. CONNECTIONS p 6

4. AMPLIFIER CONTROLS p 7

5. SOUND QUALITY OPTIMIZATION p 11

6. SAFETY FEATURES AND MAINTENANCE p 12

7. TECHNICAL DATA p 13

8. BACK PANEL SCHEMATICS p 15

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1 UNPACKING

Note:

This packaging has been designed
specifically to protect your Telos 3500 in
transit. Use of alternative packaging is likely
to result in damage, invalidating warranty
cover.

2 CHOICE OF AMPLIFIER LOCATION

You will find in the GOLDMUND Telos 3500 box:

- The amplifier

- 2 power cords: 1 special one High Power, 1 regular one Low Power

- This manual
Please keep the packaging in case you need to transport the amplifier at a later date.

Warning

If you need to return the Telos 3500 to the factory or to your local representative for a
warranty repair, please note that it must be repacked in the original packaging.

The GOLDMUND Telos 3500 amplifier, as all high quality amplifiers, generates a large
amount of heat when driven at high levels and must be vented properly. It is mandatory to
allow a proper cooling of the heat sinks. Do not put temperature sensitive equipment on top
of the amplifier.

Due to its weight, and to maximize the effect of the built-in "Mechanical Grounding"
construction, the Telos 3500 is better located on the floor. Other very strong supports can
be used if they offer rigid transmission to the floor.

The Telos 3500 is built on four very hard conical feet to ensure proper vibration
transmission to the amplifier support. This evacuates all detrimental vibrations inside the
amplifier, following the famous GOLDMUND "Mechanical Grounding" principle.

Depending on the flatness of the surface where the amplifier will be located, you can adjust
the four round flat feet of the amplifier to allow full contact of the points with the support.

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