This elite new amp stack looks like it was ripped straight from WALL-E, and
it costs half a million dollars

Date:
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Description:
The Telos 9800 amp costs $500,000, and is designed to look like "a piece of contemporary architecture".

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Elite Swiss audio specialist Goldmund launches Telos 9800 amplifier Looks like Eve from Wall-E Costs $500,000 / 370,000 (around AU$705,000) You can get Wall-E toys for about $10, but if you want a huge-scale prototype model of Eve (which also plays your music), it'll cost you a little bit more

I jest, of course. Swiss home audio company Goldmund has unveiled the Telos 9800, a new amplifier which looks inspired by the Pixar movie or, to my
eyes, one of the robots from Love, Death & Robots' Three Robots episodes.
This amplifier costs $500,00 / 370,000 (about AU$700,000), so it's a lot more expensive than a toy and let me be clear, this is no toy. It's a serious product for hi-fi enthusiasts-slash-audiophiles and a luxury item, to be
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What does Telos mean? According to a brief Wikipedia search (after a brief Google search, in which AI Overview gave me something totally irrelevant), it's a term Aristotle used to refer to the intended end state of a natural creature. Deep. The power tower (Image credit: Goldmund) In our case, the Goldmund Telos 9800 is the end state of your home hi-fi set-up, and not just because it'll blow every last penny out of your budget. You may like Focals gone for 'formidable' with its new wireless speakers, and I think Whovians will be first in line Marantz' beautiful new stereo amp and matching CD
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It offers a whopping 1,560W of power at 8 ohms, with a built-in transformer (9.7kVA capacity), to avoid frying your hi-fi kit.

As you'll see in the images, there are two stages of the Telos: one is a
power supply and the other is the amplifier, connected but not pressed up against each other. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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It connects via XLR or RCA, with S/PDIF input and output too.

As you can imagine from the pictures, this thing is pretty huge. It's 1.367 meters tall, with a base of 50 x 50cm. The unit weighs 360kg too, so if
you're ordering one, you really do need to factor in shipping and delivery costs.

Ultimately, it's not built for the average home hi-fi set-up. It's built for the "money no object" buyer, and for those of us unburdened by delivery
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