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Meridian Passive Installation Loudspeakers

For years, Meridian loudspeakers have been regarded as offering the highest performance available – the result of careful design, the highest-quality drivers and components, transparent crossovers and rigid, low-coloration enclosures in both Active and Digital Active designs.

Now we have paid the same level of attention to the design of loudspeakers for installation purposes, including in-wall, flush-mount and on-wall configurations. These offer full Meridian performance for systems where the use of floor-standing models is impossible or preferred.

Showing an exploded view of the P330 in-wall system.

The 200 Series in-ceiling/wall design and the 300 Series of wall-mounting systems allow exceptional flexibility of configuration.

This document describes their application as passive in-wall/flush-mount speakers to be driven by external conventional amplification.

The 200 Series speakers are 2-way designs with an 8in (200mm) bass driver, pivoting tweeter and optional crossover, for in-ceiling/wall surface mounting.

The 300 Series consists of three ultra-slimline systems for in-wall (surface grille) and flush-mount (completely hidden, eg behind wall coverings) applications, featuring 6.5in (165mm) metal-cone bass drivers, and a wide-dispersion horn-loaded ribbon tweeter for superb performance anywhere.

Passive units feature built-in crossovers with bi-wire/bi-amp terminals.

The 320 includes a single bass driver and tweeter; the 330 adds an 8in (200mm) Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR); and the 350 features two bass drivers and two ABRs.

Heavy, rigid enclosures minimise wall and cavity excitation so you hear the speakers, and not wall resonances. A white paintable low-resonance grille and frame is included, and rough-in boxes are available.

In every case, Meridian installation loudspeakers deliver the performance of a stand-alone design in a discreet enclosure with minimal visual impact – and awesome power.

On-wall and Remote Active configurations are also available.

The P200Z in-ceiling speaker is a 2-way design with an 8in (200mm) bass driver, pivoting tweeter and passive crossover. The unit may also be mounted into standard 4-inch deep stud walls and is designed to occupy this depth.

Data Sheet

Drawings

Showing the P320w on-wall in wood finish.

Wall Speakers

The 300 Series consists of three sizes of ultra-slimline wall speakers, each offered in three mounting formats:

In-wall (surface grille) (“i” suffix, e.g. P20i);

Flush-mount (completely hidden, eg behind wall coverings) (“f” suffix, e.g. P330f);

On-wall (hangs on a wall) (“w” suffix, e.g. P350w)

The 320 model may be ceiling-mounted. Each unit features 6.5in (165mm) bass drivers, and a wide-dispersion ribbon tweeter for superb performance anywhere. Units incorporate a passive crossover.

A white custom paintable grille and a white cloth-covered grille are included with the in-wall products. Rough-in boxes are available for in-wall or flush-mount applications. The flush-mount version is supplied without a grille, facilitating custom wall surface treatments.

The 320 includes a single bass driver and tweeter; the 330 adds an 8in (200mm) Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR); and the 350 features two bass drivers and two ABRs. All three models are available for passive (‘P’ prefix) and active operation (‘A’ prefix) and for in-wall, flush-mount or on-wall installation.

Data Sheet

Drawings

P200Z Specification

System: 2-way in-ceiling/wall unit supplied with built-in crossover

Drivers: 8in diameter, silver paper cone bass-mid with rubber surround; 1in diameter, aluminium diaphragm tweeter

Frequency response: 52Hz-20KHz

Impedance: Nominal 8Ω

Sensitivity: 89dB/1Watt@1m

Power handling: 10-80W

Dimensions: Hole cut-out diameter 9.37in/238mm; Outer frame diameter 10.75in/273mm; Depth for installation 4in/101.6mm

Weight: 4.5lbs/2kg approx.

P320 Specification

System: 2-way in-wall/ceiling* unit with built-in high-order crossover. Audiophile-grade components including Meridian-specified Supersound capacitors, air-cored inductors and Van den Hul internal wiring throughout.

Drivers: 6.5in/165mm high-energy metal-coned bass-mid driver; wide-dispersion ribbon tweeter

Impedance: Nominal 8Ω

Amplification: Suitable for 100-200W amplifiers

P330 Specification

System: 2-way in-wall unit with Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR) and built-in high-order crossover. Audiophile-grade components including Meridian-specified Supersound capacitors, air-cored inductors and Van den Hul internal wiring throughout.

Drivers: 6.5in/165mm high-energy metal-coned bass-mid driver; wide-dispersion ribbon tweeter; 8in/200mm ABR

Impedance: Nominal 8Ω

Amplification: Suitable for 100-200W amplifiers

P350 Specification

System: 2-way in-wall unit with dual bass drivers and ABRs and built-in high-order crossover. Audiophile-grade components including Meridian-specified Supersound capacitors, air-cored inductors and Van den Hul internal wiring throughout.

Drivers: Two 6.5in/165mm high-energy metal-coned bass-mid drivers; wide-dispersion ribbon tweeter; two 8in/200mm ABRs

Impedance: Nominal 4Ω

Amplification: Suitable for 100-300W amplifiers

Mounting

Be sure to specify in-wall or flush-mount configuration.

Rough-in boxes are available separately.

The 320 units may optionally be ceiling-mounted; the 330 and 350 are not suitable for in-ceiling use.

On-wall versions will be available soon: contact Meridian for details.

Passive versions: details here.

Amplification

Passive systems can be driven from any suitable amplifier or receiver, such as the Meridian G55 or G57 .

The P320 and P330 (nominal 8Ω) are suitable for amplifiers between 100 and 200W (150W recommended), while the P350 (4Ω) can be used with amplifiers delivering up to 300W.

Dimensions

Use wall speakers with:

G68 Surround

G61 Surround

G91 Compact System

861 Surround

G55 Power

G57 Power

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