Meridian DSP 8000SE
SPECIAL EDITION DSP8000 DIGITAL ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER
BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE
The Special Edition series of Meridian loudspeakers represent the pinnacle of Meridian’s loudspeaker design and development programme and are the most advanced loudspeakers that Meridian has produced to date. The Meridian Special Edition 8000 is the largest and most powerful of this series.
Built by hand in the UK, the Meridian Special Edition DSP8000 is a Digital Active loudspeaker containing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology. This ingenious, yet elegant design means that the loudspeaker enclosure contains the entire system’s electronics including its amplification. In common with the other loudspeakers in the Special Edition series, a suite of innovative Meridian technologies are also provided.
Finished as standard in a piano lacquer black or white, the Special Edition Range is also available in any of the 270 Meridian Select colours. Quite simply, the Special Edition DSP Loudspeakers are the best sounding loudspeakers Meridian has ever created.
Technical Details
AUDIO INPUTS
Meridian Speakerlink (RJ45) & S/PDIF digital input
AUDIO OUTPUTS
1x RJ45 with balanced digital audio and control for 2nd loudspeaker. Carries infra-red pickup for system automation
PERFORMANCE
Peak SPL: 120dB at 1m
Noise less than 15dB spl.
Overall distortion typically <0.02% at any frequency or level Frequency response In room within 3dB: 20Hz - over 32kHz
AMPLIFIERS
5 x 150w (750w)
BASS DRIVERS
200mm x 6
MID DRIVERS
160mm x 1
BERYLLIUM DOME TWEETER
1 x 25mm (1”) Meridian piston in short horn, beryllium dome with silver voice-coil.
DSP SPECIFICATION
2 x Freescale 56367 running at 150MHz
2 x 24-bit Multi-bit delta-sigma DACs with 128x oversampling Crossover minimum-phase at 2.6kHz
Bass protection
Response correction for the whole system user tone controls. Analogue/digital volume and phase control
DISPLAY
Eight-character display with system lights, can be blanked
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT
HEIGHT: 1350mm [53.2in] (Without feet/spikes)
WIDTH: 158mm [6.2in] tapering to 400mm [15.7in]
DEPTH 210mm [8.3in] tapering to 528mm [20.8in]
FOOTPRIMT (W x D): 400mm [15.7in] x 528mm [20.8in]
WEIGHT: 105kg [231lbs]
POWER
20VA standyby; 920VA max