SAS Audio Labs^TM

Morton, Illinois (10 miles east of Peoria)
Established January 1, 1997 by Steve Sammet
Where Music Comes Alive ^TM

10A, Atmasphere, AudioKinesis System

Tube Amplifiers, Tube Preamplifiers

Click 7A Kit    10A   11A

12A   25 PPT Amp 50 PPU Amp

Welcome to SAS Audio. Since Jan 1, 1997, SAS Audio has manufactured the highest quality reference products that not only sets the standard in Audio reproduction, but also near perfect reliability status. The founder, Steve Sammet, has not only the education but also decades of experience in analog audio design.

So how is SAS Audio actually different from the rest? A different design philosophy, how I choose parts, reliability, and reasonable price.

When it comes to the design,

• SAS Audio uses a five stage filtered power supply, not two or three stages, in my 10A and 11A preamplifier designs to absolutely minimize noise and RF in the B+ rail.


• A totally separate power supply for each stage of my components to prevent frequency dependent feedback through a common power supply.


• As linear a power supply as possible to minimum reactance, for the highest fidelity. We don't compromise.

No other manufacturer, that I know of, tackles all these problems, at least not all at once.

Parts quality is also paramount if optimum sound quality is to be achieved. A great design using poor quality parts is not a great product. Just because a resistor is metal film does not insure optimum reproduction. Each part is individually checked for minimal artificial sonic character, in absolute terms.

Reliability is extremely important as no one wants down time. The additional expense of repair, the possibility of down stream components being damaged is something no one should have to deal with. Only one nine year old 10A line preamplifier (intermittent solder connection) and one 11A tube preamplifier (noisy military grade resistor) have had a problem.

Only when a new finished design sounds truly superior and is extremely reliable do I offer it to the public.

Of course, a great price is another extremely important consideration. When one builds a superior, properly designed component that eliminates redundant, sonic robbing stages, and the associated parts, and no warranty repairs which adds cost, the price can be exceptional. I also sell direct thereby saving the customer many thousands of dollars.

My philosophies and designs have stood the test of time as customers and reviewers have favorably compared the 10A and 11A linestage preamplifiers to over 46 high price and highly respected brands, and were preferred.

I hope you check out my entire site for more information.

Basic Design Philosophies:

1. I believe in a minumum number of correctly designed stages. Afterall, each stage deteriorates the music in and of itself.



2. I minimize all forms of distortions. Not only harmonic/intermodulatioin distortions, but any sonic signature. This includes hum, noise, masking distortion, lack of dynamics, colorations, soundstage etc.



3. I am not part of any establishment, clique, or for the moment craze. I am independent using different, solid concepts to create unique designs without being accountable to anyone else or group.



4. I use the best tubes for the design, not try to fit the design and parts to the tube. Huge difference.

Guarantee/Warranty

I provide a 30 day money back guarantee on preamplifiers, 14 days on ICs. The 10A tube preamplifiers have a 5 year warranty, and the Reference 11A tube preamplifier has a 7 year warranty. 1 year warranty on tubes for all preamplifiers. (Guarantee/Warranty, Return Policy).

Auditions

I would love to have you stop by and audition my components/system. Simply call or send an email with the date and time. Please allow a day before auditioning. (Directions)

Acknowledgements

Each page is designed to help educate the consumer when purchasing gear. From time to time, other articles and products will be added; so stay in touch.
I would like to thank God for inspiring the designs and parts used.
The articles covering theory require a special thanks to Walter G. Jung for discussions and his articles entitled "Picking Capacitors". Without these articles and discussions, these pages would be of lesser quality.
Thanks to Svetlana and JJ for allowing us to use their vacuum tube graphics on our site.

SAS Audio Labs
503 W. Jefferson St. Suite 2
Morton, Illinois USA 61550 (10 miles east of Peoria)
TEL: (309) 263-0736
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST Monday - Friday
Auditions on weekdays, nights and weekends available
Email, sasaudio@omnilec.com

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*copyright©: 12-28-1996 Updated 1-9-2012. All contents of this page article (except Sovtek, JJ, and Svetlana Tubes) are copyrighted. Any and all designs and schematics, layouts of all our components, term "lead to lead wiring", "lead to lead connecting", "we make music come alive", "we make music truly come alive", and "the last watt is as important as the first watt" are copyrighted. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be reproduced without written permission from Steve Sammet at SAS Audio Labs.