GOLDMUND TELOS 360 - Universal Power Amplifier - 8
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SOUND QUALITY OPTIMIZATION (Ctd.)
5.2
THE GOLDMUND “MECHANICAL GROUNDING”
In the GOLDMUND TELOS 360 amplifier, GOLDMUND has, as in other of its Ultimate Line
components, fully implemented an optimized vibration evacuation path. This is called by
GOLDMUND: "Mechanical Grounding". The perfect adjustment of this evacuation provides
the Telos 360 with an extraordinary dynamic capability and transparency, especially on low
efficiency speakers.
To get all the benefits of this design, the TELOS 360 must be located on a very rigid
support, or better directly on the floor, to be directly coupled with the building’s rigid
construction. Try various locations until you find the most rigid one. Avoid any decoupling
material, carpet especially, even between the furniture and the floor. Use the four pin-point
feet to couple the amplifier to the supporting furniture or to the floor.
With a very top system, the sonic improvement when the proper grounding is found is
obvious and worth the effort.
5.3
SPEAKER POLARITY
Even if you have a phase inverter on your preamplifier and have carefully selected the
proper line phase (see next paragraph below), there is a possibility to further increase the
sonic quality of your speakers by reverting the polarity of the speaker cable amplifier
termination. Line phase and speaker polarity interfere with each other however. We
therefore advise careful experimentation with all the combinations in order to arrive at the
best solution for your installation.
If your preamplifier has an absolute phase inverter, this will interfere too. If it has not, don't
forget the result will depend on the source, as most records and CDs have been recorded
without care for the absolute phase. Be patient…
