Those who know Meridian will not be surprised that even the new models are powered speakers with digital signal through to the speakers. The following is the SE models simultaneously Meredian marks its 25th anniversary of introduction of active speakers, with the D600 model, introduced in 1989.
The British manufacturer has launched three new speaker models - DSP8000-SE, DSP7200-SE and DSP5200SE.
The new SE models, according Meridian these common traits:
- New Meridian-designed semi-horn tweeter with new beryllium dome that will provide excellent transient response and high bandwidth.
- High bandwidth analog electronics, optimized to take maximum advantage of high-resolution recording.
- New DSP including Meridian’s unique EBA (Enhanced Bass Alignment)technology to provide fast, clean bass and an open transparent soundstage.
- All drive units clamped with machined rings to provide enhanced mechanicalstability.
Also the old models DSP8000, DSP7200 and DSP5200 can be upgraded with new domes and new DSP.
Read the press release from Meridian here (edited by Audiophile.no)
- High bandwidth analog electronics, optimized to take maximum advantage
of high-resolution recording.
- Wide bandwidth analogue electronics, optimised to take maximum advantage
of high-resolution recordings.
- All units clamped with machined rings for improved mechanical
stability.
Also the old models DSP8000, DSP7200 and DSP5200 can be upgraded with new highs and new DSP.
Read the press release from Meridian here (edited by Audiophile.no)
Meridian Special Edition Loudspeakers
Now Available to Order
Three Outstanding New Models Celebrating 25 years of
Unique Meridian Digital Loudspeaker Innovation
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK, March31st 2014….
Meridian Audio is proud to announce the availability of three new Meridian DSP Digital Active Loudspeakers - Special Edition DSP8000 SE, DSP7200 SE and DSP5200 SE (left). 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Meridian’s first digital loudspeaker – in fact the first digital loudspeaker in the world – the D600, in 1989. From the very beginning, Meridian loudspeakers had been Active – they included the amplifiers and line-level crossovers inside the cabinet. But Meridian had taken the leap into digital audio technology with the introduction of the Compact Disc several years earlier, and it had been evident that an all-digital signal path to the loudspeaker was the future.
Honouring the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the world’s first digital loudspeaker, 2014 has seen Meridian launch and now make available to order a new Special Edition series of DSP Digital Active Loudspeakers, featuring a beryllium domed tweeter, new electronics and driver clamp rings.
Product Summary
The DSP8000 SE, DSP7200 SE and DSP5200 SE all feature the following new improvements:
- New Meridian-designed semi-horn-loaded tweeter with new beryllium dome
for outstanding transient response and wide bandwidth.
- Wide bandwidth analogue electronics, optimised to take maximum advantage
of high-resolution recordings.
- New DSP including Meridian’s unique EBA (Enhanced Bass Alignment)
technology to provide fast, clean bass and an open transparent sound-stage.
- All drive units clamped with machined rings to provide enhanced mechanical
stability.
Confirmed Recommended Retail Pricing for the new Special Edition Loudspeaker models is;
- DSP5200 SE $20,000.00
- DSP5200HC/VC SE $10,000.00
- DSP7200 SE $46,000.00
- DSP7200HC/VC SE $23,000.00
- DSP8000 SE $80,000.00
- DSP8000VC SE $40,000.00
In introducing the new range of Special Edition Loudspeakers, Meridian has not forgotten the existing owners of Meridian DSP Loudspeakers. Models of DSP5200, DSP7200 and DSP8000 – including the Anniversary Edition – can be upgraded with the new Beryllium-dome tweeter and a complete new electronics and DSP package. This upgrade option also includes a full new warranty for the entire loudspeaker system. Further details will be announced over the coming weeks.
Commenting on the new range, Bob Stuart, one of Meridian’s co-founders and now Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, said “The new Special Edition DSP Digital Active Loudspeakers from Meridian provide the most revealing, lifelike and powerful performance of any Meridian loudspeakers to date. Developed from expertise honed over more than 25 years of true research and continual system development, these new Special Edition loudspeakers specifically benefit from Meridian’s scientific research into how humans perceive sound, or ‘how we hear’, in particular focusing on how our brains process live sound.”
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