SARASTRO
OWNER’S MANUAL
R.5.0
March 2005
VERITY AUDIO
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considered as an obvious choice to achieve limitless speed,
efficiency and precision. Qualities that any top-performance
sound-reproduction device should exhibit.
The midrange is also a wide-bandwidth component. It is band-
passed to cover a wide spectrum eliminating any crossover
point within the most sensitive human ear listening area. It
possesses a high sensitivity of 93 dB, a very linear frequency
response, and a speed that easily pace with the tweeter
velocity. Its inherent speed and high bandwidth characteristics
make sure that your attention is always focused on music. It
makes the Sarastro coherent, homogeneous and focused all the
time.
The midrange have been developed by Verity Audio and
AudioTechnology. Over years, these drivers proved to be
extremely reliable.
Without any doubt, the Sarastro is an exquisite loudspeaker
that truly offers an effortless sense of realism throughout any
home audio software collection. It’s a luxurious piece of
engineering and furniture that integrates state-of-the-art
components, an investment for years of enjoyment.
Woofer Module
The Sarastro bottom cabinet shapes the indispensable air
volume needed to reproduce the very first octaves. It is driven
by an impressive custom-made 11-inch woofer developed in
association with AudioTechnology.
This 11-inch unit is tightly designed to fit with the Sarastro
requirements. It was thought for high-performance home audio.
It differs substantially from those typical drivers commonly
used for professional sound and found in several expensive
high-end products. Being optimized for high power handling,
the later often exhibits very poor low-frequency reproduction
qualities. Conversely, the Sarastro 11-inch woofer is by-design
flat down to the lowest octaves. Because of its Bessel fourth-
order tuning, it cleverly incorporates a 6dB room reinforcement
characteristic to flatten the frequency response down to 20 Hz.
The room-reinforcement and tuning combination result in a
very modest cone displacement for minimal distortion.
Simply said, the Sarastro delivers a high-resolution down to
the lowest octaves. This precision opens the door to an
astonishing sound intelligibility. Why is that ? Because it
perfectly merges top-to-bottom frequency information in a
limpid whole. In other words, the hiss of a background-
recorded fan couldn’t be clearly recognized if its associated
low frequency rumble wouldn’t be well defined. This
resolution is bringing true realism to your listening experience.
It supplies you with a tremendous amount of detail regardless
of your recording venue.
The woofer cabinet is inner reinforced to damp and control
parasitic energy. It is ported with a 4-inch aluminum flared-
vent. It is powdered painted to increase air-dynamics.
Four custom-made decoupling and adjustable spiked-cone
devices are firmly fixed to the bottom. They isolate the cabinet
from the floor. Because of the Sarastro heavy weight, four
Teflon skates are also included with the product. They can be
placed under the cones to easily move the Sarastro within the
listening room.
To realize their full potential, your Sarastro should be
associated with the finest ancillary equipment. When set up
properly, they offer a unique blend of smoothness, accuracy,
dynamic and bass performance yielding a highly gratifying
musical experience for years to come.
Unpacking
Before they left the factory, your Sarastro
cabinets passed an
exhaustive quality control procedure to guaranty their genuine
state. Please carefully observe the included unpacking
instructions for maximum product safety. Once your Sarastro
cabinets will be unpacked, inspect them carefully for any
physical damage. If any transit damage can be noticed, please
notify your dealer immediately and request the name of the
carrier so a written claim can be initiated.
Your Sarastro comes packed in four ATA (Air Transporter
Association) approved flight cases. For transportation purposes,
we strongly recommend you to utilize the same cases.
You will find the isolating plates underneath each monitor by
removing the protection foam located at the bottom of the
cases.
Unless the carrier is notified promptly and all the shipping
cases are available for inspection, the right to claim can be
forfeited.
Installation
This section will assist you in assembling and connecting your
Sarastro loudspeaker.
In order to install your Sarastro in a proper location, please
refer to the
Room Placement section
of this manual or follow
the recommendations of your dealer or Verity Audio
representative.
Make sure that your power amplifier(s) is turned off. Place your
woofer cabinets in their respective locations. Install one of the
supplied Teflon pads under each brass cone located
underneath each woofer module. These pads will make the
speaker placement process much easier. Once you find the
proper location, just remove them and install the floor
decoupling spikes. Adjust the underneath spikes to level each
cabinet, then secure your adjustment by firmly tightening the
locking nuts. Carefully place the isolating platforms on each
cabinet by matching the edge angles. Sit each upper module
