My brother, Randall, just purchased the Verastarr SSA-64 from Mike Powell and it is one beautiful amp inside and out. Visually, the front faceplate is stunning. From the WBT Platinum Topline Signature binding posts to the Silver Reference Power Cord, this is an amazing amp that has value written all over it even if it is purchased at full MSRP of $9,995.00.
This amp is powerful, musical and transparent. No evidence of it being bright and harsh. It has a warm tube like character.
The SSA-64 is a medium input impedence amp and we set it up with 3 pairs of MIT SHOTGUN MI-330 Medium Impedence one meter RCA cables. The RCA's were attached to the preamp outs of a Yamaha RX-Z9. The speakers utilized in this home theater setup are 2 pairs of Paradigm studio 100's version 3 and matching identical front and rear center channel speakers.
The speakers came to life with the Verastarr SSA-64 amp. All of a sudden, the speakers became much fuller. The bass noticeably deepened when playing music. The high notes were more clear when playing music. This amp rocks. There was a night and day difference between the Verastarr SSA-64 and the Yamaha. The amp section of the RX-Z9 was simply no match for the Verastarr SSA-64.
The Verastarr SSA-64 runs cool. To have 400 WPC at 8 ohms for 6 channels running cool to the touch is impressive.
After the Verastarr SSA-64 was hooked up via the MIT MI-330 cabling, we checked for speaker hiss. We could detect none. We checked for system hum and found none. More impressive results.
The Verastarr SSA-64 is warmer and more tube like than the Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD, which is a tad brighter. It is probably a touch warmer than an EAD PowerMaster 2000. This is probably attributable to the upgraded power supply and the upgraded and vastly larger REL-CAPS (6)connected externally to the 3 output boards. The Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD had much smaller REL-CAPS attached directly onto the 3 output boards.
The Verastarr SSA-64 has substantial dynamic headroom.
The Verastarr SSA-64 is an incredible solid state amp. It is powerful, musical and transparent. It is a step up from the Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD. It is a bargain when compared to the overpriced and overated Krell's, Classe's, Rowland's, Levinson's,etc.
We were fortunate to be able to purchase one at approximately half the full retail price of $9,995.00
This amp is powerful, musical and transparent. No evidence of it being bright and harsh. It has a warm tube like character.
The SSA-64 is a medium input impedence amp and we set it up with 3 pairs of MIT SHOTGUN MI-330 Medium Impedence one meter RCA cables. The RCA's were attached to the preamp outs of a Yamaha RX-Z9. The speakers utilized in this home theater setup are 2 pairs of Paradigm studio 100's version 3 and matching identical front and rear center channel speakers.
The speakers came to life with the Verastarr SSA-64 amp. All of a sudden, the speakers became much fuller. The bass noticeably deepened when playing music. The high notes were more clear when playing music. This amp rocks. There was a night and day difference between the Verastarr SSA-64 and the Yamaha. The amp section of the RX-Z9 was simply no match for the Verastarr SSA-64.
The Verastarr SSA-64 runs cool. To have 400 WPC at 8 ohms for 6 channels running cool to the touch is impressive.
After the Verastarr SSA-64 was hooked up via the MIT MI-330 cabling, we checked for speaker hiss. We could detect none. We checked for system hum and found none. More impressive results.
The Verastarr SSA-64 is warmer and more tube like than the Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD, which is a tad brighter. It is probably a touch warmer than an EAD PowerMaster 2000. This is probably attributable to the upgraded power supply and the upgraded and vastly larger REL-CAPS (6)connected externally to the 3 output boards. The Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD had much smaller REL-CAPS attached directly onto the 3 output boards.
The Verastarr SSA-64 has substantial dynamic headroom.
The Verastarr SSA-64 is an incredible solid state amp. It is powerful, musical and transparent. It is a step up from the Cinepro 3K6 SEGOLD. It is a bargain when compared to the overpriced and overated Krell's, Classe's, Rowland's, Levinson's,etc.
We were fortunate to be able to purchase one at approximately half the full retail price of $9,995.00