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SS100 vocal PA

Vox · 1968–1969

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Vox PA100SS (SS100) was a 100-watt, six-channel solid-state PA amplifier with master volume, designed by JMI in 1967–68 and produced from 1969 by Vox Sound Equipment Ltd. Its sibling, the PAR100, added reverb.

Introduced
1968–1969
Category
Solid-state PA amplifier
Intended use
Six-channel vocal PA for bands
Production
Designed by JMI; built by Vox Sound Equipment Ltd 1969–c.1972, about 300 units

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It marks Vox's move from hybrid valve PA amplifiers to fully solid-state vocal PA.

  2. 02

    It continued the dedicated vocal-PA products bands needed to be heard over louder backlines.

Engineering record

Power
100 watts, solid-state[1]
Channels
Six, with master volume[1]
Production
About 300 made, 1969–1972[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1Vox PA100SS solid state 100 watt PA amplifier, 1968 to 1972voxsupreme.org.uk · reference

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