Here's an interesting amp from a swiss company I've never heard of.

"The Telos 600 mono power amplifier ($22,900 each) delivers 600 watts via Goldmund's JOB 5 amplification circuit. In addition to the traditional analog inputs, the Telos 600 will also accept digital S/PDIF input and provides S/PDIF output. The Telos 600 is said to have an ultra-wide bandwidth (DC-3Mhz) and feature extremely low time distortion and "very accurate transient reconstruction." The Telos 600 achieves its very high power from ten separate high-speed transformers and 40 specially designed ultra-low-impedance capacitors and newly designed MOSFETs. The Telos 600's "revolutionary" protection circuit uses no output relay and exhibits an incredibly short 10-nanosecond response time."

Huh, so is it just me, or does that make no sense whatsoever? Why would there be digital inputs into an analog amp? Is there a DAC inside?

Anyway, priced at $23k EACH (including the rap-superstar discount), the Goldmunds are the current reference amps for their whole extensive lineup of equipment. While they make an incredible-looking CD-player, their loudspeakers are just...ugh, go and witness the pain for yourself.

Goldmund Audio [Via Sound Stage]