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800 Reference Series
Meridian 800 V4 Reference CD/ DVD-Audio Player
From the Masters of Digital, the 800 combines all that Meridian stands for in a delicious looking package that bristles with technology. In CD mode, the 800 is an unusual CD Player that features unique drive technology to extract every last bit of information from your CD collection, and processing that increases bit depth and sampling rate to perfectly match the latest DAC technology available. The result is so astounding that Stereophile magazine has created a new Class A+ for the 800.
Let it breathe new life into your CD collection! The 800 is also a Class AA rated DVD-Video Player. The same ROM technology is utilized on both audio and video, followed by carefully designed video circuitry. At the heart of the 800, navigation and control is proprietary to Meridian. This enables us to achieve the highest possible quality and allows for future updates. The 800 includes multichannel decoding and a proprietary digital link to the 861 Processor thus enabling 96kHz 24bit movie playback for the first time; an achievement that raises the standards of home cinema to heights never thought possible.
Yet another in a long line of firsts, the 800 DVD-A capability sets the absolute benchmark for audiophile DVD-A playback.
As the provider of the MLP lossless compression system, mandatory for the DVD-A format, and an active member of the associated forums, Meridian is perfectly placed to provide the highest quality solution, now and in the future. DVD-Audio can provide up to six discrete channels of 96kHz 24bit information.
Price:
£11,525.00
Meridian 861 V4 Reference Surround Controller
The 861 provides an unmatched range of options for decoding and processing analogue and digital audio signals.
A new DSP engine is capable of running more channels at 96kHz/24bit for subs and 'height' speakers.
Preset options are listed below with recommendations as to their use. Other options can be stored and labelled by the user. Multichannel digital sources Several digital formats are currently available which encode up to 8 channels onto the digital signal.
Dolby Digital. previously called AC-3, preferred audio format for DVD and LaserDisc in NTSC areas. Also US Digital TV.
MPEG Surround preferred audio format for DVD in PAL areas. Widely used in PC multimedia and US satellite broadcasts.
DTS Audio compression technique to encode 5 channels of audio onto a digital signal. Used for audio on DVD Video and LaserDiscs.
THX A method to provide versions of Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG to better match original sound tracks to domestic audio.
THX EX A development of Dolby Digital which provides supplementary rear channels.
Multichannel sources encoded onto 2 channels
Pro Logic II Dolby Surround encoded sound tracks
TV Logic User adjustable steering for TV which is not surround encoded.
THX Cinema enhanced Pro Logic
Ambisonic specifically encoded material for surround sound available on CD and radio.
Conventional Stereo Sources
Trifield width adjustable, stable, 3 dimensional image for solo and chamber music.
Music Meridian technique to enhance large scale orchestral and choral music.
Super stereo form of Ambisonic suitable for multi-miked rock music.
Music Logic user-adjustable steering for studio produced music without soundfield recording.
Special DSP Presets
Mono Uses centre channel only to localise hiss or clicks on old tracks.
Academy Corrects for high frequency balance of early black- and-white movies.
Stereo Uses main right and left speakers only for comparison with other presets.
Direct as 'Stereo' but including subwoofer channels.
Discrete processing for multichannel sources such as projectors, DVD-A and SACD.
Price:
£8,190.00
