Peavey CS-800S
Little is documented about the Peavey CS-800S. Surviving information on this specific variant is essentially nil. The Archive has found no production years, no specifications, no design details and no contemporary press coverage. The model number suggests a variant of Peavey's well-known CS-800 professional stereo power amplifier. That unit was introduced in the mid-1970s and widely advertised as delivering 400 watts RMS at a price under $1,000, which Peavey claimed at the time was under a dollar per watt. Modern Recording (November 1977, p.15) described the original CS-800 as "the most versatile high performance power amp available" in its price class
No source the Archive has located records what the "S" suffix meant on the CS-800S. It may have indicated a cosmetic revision, a modified input section, a special OEM configuration, or a later production run with component substitutions. Those are guesses, not facts. No service manual, schematic or owner's manual for the CS-800S has surfaced in our search. The unit appears to be uncommon even among Peavey's sizable pro-audio catalog, and no current market data or collector consensus exists.
If you own a CS-800S or have documentation for it, the Archive would welcome a contribution.
- CS-800S differences from CS-800: Undocumented
- Production years: Unknown
- Original price: Unknown
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