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MERIDIAN DSP8000 Loudspeaker
The DSP8000 is not just a loudspeaker but an audio system comprising eight drivers. five amplifiers, four digital converters and crossovers and advanced sound-shaping computers -all self-contained, remote controlled and requiring no unsightly speaker cables. |
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Inside this visually stunning system is the world's most sophisticated acoustic software, upgradable for future formats. The advanced curved cabinet form features new laminating and damping techniques to create one of the most rigid loudspeaker enclosures ever made. The tweeter, midrange and woofers are acoustically blended by computers; resulting in far superior three- dimensional music than any conventional loudspeaker can offer in stereo or surround sound. DSP8000s are breathtaking in their ability to place musicians in precise locations in your room, with even subtle body movements clearly audible. However, the system also has the stunning power to bring alive the most challenging motion picture sound track or rock band. As inventors of MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing), the mandated standard for DVD-Audio, Meridian uniquely understands the performance potential of this new format. As a result, DSP8000 is one of the very few speakers in the world able to deliver it fully. |
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How Meridian DSP Loudspeakers work Conventional passive loudspeakers are technically sub-optimal in a number of important respects. Likewise, conventional power amplifiers, because they must be designed to drive a wide range of loudspeaker loads. are over-engineered for many circumstances in which they will be used. The combined result? Compromise, redundancy and lack of balance. |
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At Meridian we think differently and have done since our
very first active loudspeaker, the M1, |
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With the introduction of our first DSP (digital signal processing) model in 1991, the active loudspeaker concept was advanced still further. Keeping the signal in digital form until as late as possible in the signal path minimises noise and distortion. It also allows crossover filtering, correction and numerous other functions to be performed in the digital domain, offering unprecedented signal processing and control possibilities. A four-way DSP active loudspeaker, the DSP8000 can be used as a stereo pair or within a multichannel system of up to seven channels. It can be mixed with other Meridian DSP and Active loudspeakers to provide the optimal solution for any room and budget. The head assembly, which contains the custom treble and midrange drivers, is a sealed enclosure fabricated from curved pressure laminated panels -each using multiple layers of selected woods and metal to provide high stiffness and damping. The drive units are clamped with machined rings that combine a smooth acoustic surface with high rigidity. Supported on three machined feet atop the bass enclosure, the head is at the correct height for a seated listener, while its narrow, tapered shape offers optimum dispersion across a wide listening area. Like the head, the bass cabinet is constructed from interlaminated panels with extensive bracin.9. Six long-throw, horizontally opposed drive units are clamped together to free the cabinet from vibration, even at full power. The front panel is 6mm glass and incorporates a window for the matrix display and infrared remote control sensor; The cabinet stands on triangulated adjustable machined foot assemblies with provision for floor spikes or skids. At the cabinet rear is the electronic heart of the system. Here five fast, low-feedback power amplifiers are mounted on a multi-finned extruded heatsink. The tweeter and mid each have a customised amplifier and three more power the bass system. Also mounted to this panel are the computer and DSP chips, which operate using powerful Meridian-developed software. All connections are made to the lower rear of the cabinet. |
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The drivers are integrated using digital filters which, in addition to ensuring great precision, allow crossovers that are impossible to mimic using analogue circuits, The linear-phase midrange/treble crossovers, used in all our DSP models, banish the phase distortion other speakers routinely introduce within the ear's most sensitive frequency range. The benefit is three-dimensional imaging, in stereo or surround modes, no conventional hi-fi system can match. Meridian DSP loudspeakers are breathtaking in their ability to bring believable music making into your room, with even subtle body movements of the musicians clearly audible, such as a singer swaying or an instrumentalist stepping up for a solo. Voice and instrument timbre are utterly natural. Highs are smooth and sweet. Music sounds balanced and articulate, with clarity and detail retained even at low volumes. Our DSP loudspeakers are easily muscular enough to reproduce an orchestra or rock band at realistic volume levels. Meridian DSP loudspeakers also offer control features beyond the imagining of conventional loudspeaker manufacturers -all of which can be accessed via remote control from your favoured listening position. This beautiful system represents the fruits of more than 25 years continuous development of loudspeakers as musical instruments. The finest materials and state of the art design combine to create what we believe is the ultimate home loudspeaker. Every curve has a purpose, every dimension a reason. Nothing can prepare you for the natural, tactile sound it makes. |
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The UK's most popular audio
magazine, WHAT HI-FI? says For Awesome bass performance; scale and composure; build quality. Against Nothing that we could find and believe me we looked! Verdict As elegant and visually unobtrusive a high end system as we've come across. But there's more to this system than just good looks: it takes all types of music in its stride, offering a superbly refined sound. ***** |
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DSP8000 System Design Four-way active loudspeaker. Crossovers at 80Hz, 200Hz and 2.6kHz. Four 24-bit D/A converters. Five 100W power amplifiers per speaker. All processing is performed upsampled in twin 100MHz digital signal processors (DSPs). DSP8000 uses Meridian's memory-based de jittering system for ultimate clarity. Controls: System and speaker are operated with the included Meridian System Remote. Control features include source, bass and treble tilt listening axis, volume, time- compensated balance and absolute phase. Inputs: Two coaxial digital audio, 32kHz to 192kHz at up to 24 bit. MHR support. Response: 20Hz to 20kHz. Max output 118dB spl. Display: Eight-character dot matrix display behind front glass, can be blank. Dimensions: 1350mm (53.2in)H, 400 (15.7)W 528 (20.8)D. Finish: Black gloss piano lacquer head unit and black piano lacquer and glass bass cabinet. Other colours to special order.
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