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audio codecs such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. At launch the SSP-800 will accept these formats when

By designing the DSP as a replaceable module, Classé has guaranteed the SSP-800's longevity in an evolving

support for video technology such as 36-bit Deep Colour Video, and has the technology and bandwidth to

The provision of ten channels gives users an impressive selection of options: for example two channels can

It's a high-definition world, and no home theatre processor worthy of the name ignores the rise of new

being developed specifically to decode these new codecs inside the SSP-800. Once it has been developed

The SSP-800 maintains the acclaimed Classé touchscreen control of the SSP-600 it replaces, but adds video

The SSP-800 is obviously a serious piece of home theatre equipment, but as with all Classé products, music

is of the most superior standard, and gives the SSP-800 a style that makes it stand out from the rest of the

be configured for additional subwoofers, or as mirrors of the front left and right channels for bi-amping, or

playback. This allows users to watch source material on the touchscreen display separately from any screens

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allowed to bypass all the analogue-to-digital, DSP, and digital-to-analogue stages. And only when the SSP-

Importantly, it will also be offered as a free upgrade to owners of original samples.

800 proved itself to be an exceptional stereo preamplifier did the research team turn its attention to the

that are connected, and it does so in anything up to and including 1080p high-definition!

even to supply a stereo system in a separate room. Five-band parametric equalization is provided for each

performance comes first. So it's no surprise that the SSP-800 does something that no multichannel processor

Finally, as part of Classé's Delta series, the SSP-800 is a work of art in itself. The acclaimed curved casework

of the channels to help tune the system. After testing various automated systems, Classé decided that a

accommodate all current and proposed next-generation video sources.

high-end AV crowd.

to the satisfaction of the Classé engineering team it will be included in future samples of the SSP-800.

market. Customers like to buy high-end equipment secure in the knowledge that it's not going to be

decoded inside a Blu-ray player and fed via HDMI as multichannel PCM. However, a new DSP module is

The SSP-800 is also incredibly flexible and custom installation friendly, and boasts a highly impressive four

has done before: it performs as well with music as a dedicated stereo DAC and preamplifier.

In fact, it was conceived as a high-performance multichannel preamplifier, with two-channel sources

combination of accurate measurement and human judgement.

manual system provided the best route to consistently optimum results, the attainment of which relied on a

connections, and there are both balanced and single-ended connections for all ten channels.

usurped next season. In addition to the replaceable DSP and video upscaling to 1080p, the SSP-800 offers

processor's decoding capabilities.

HDMI1.3a inputs for audio and video sources. These are backed up with optical and coaxial digital audio