Meridian DSP5200 HC Special Edition Active Loudspeaker (single)

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SPECIAL EDITION DSP5200HC DIGITAL ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER

A perfect partner for the freestanding Special Edition DSP5200, the Special Edition DSP5200HC provides full range playback in a horizontal centre-channel package. The SE DSP5200HC is designed for mounting under a large-screen TV, behind an acoustically-transparent projection screen and is ideal for partnering with other Meridian free-standing or in-wall loudspeakers.

Our unique Centre Elevation technology allows the Special Edition DSP5200HC to be placed below the screen while having its sound image match perfectly with the on-screen action, creating an immersive movie experience.

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

As pioneers and leaders in the field of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, Meridian is able to deliver your music authentically to recreate the passion and involvement of your musical moments. Power-efficient, active DSP crossovers are individually tailored to distribute music to each speaker, bringing your music to life.

DSP LOUDSPEAKERS

The traditional setup – amplifiers driving passive loudspeakers – is inefficient, limiting sound quality. Meridian loudspeakers contain a complete, matched audio system with efficient DSP crossovers, multiple DACs and driver-specific amplifiers, giving higher overall quality, less power use, and the performance of a traditional loudspeaker eight times the physical volume.

CENTRE ELEVATION

When a centre-channel loudspeaker is below the video display, that's where the sound seems to emanate, not from the screen, detracting from the experience. Loudspeakers behind the screen introduce other problems. DSP in a Meridian centre loudspeaker psychoacoustically raises the sound image to centre-screen – where we expect it for the most involving movie or concert experience.

SPEAKERLINK

Traditional audio systems often require large, expensive cables to maintain their performance. Meridian's SpeakerLink uses an “Ethernet style” cable that delivers pristine digital sound and control down a single cable between Meridian components. The result is simple, unobtrusive, and cost-effective cables that are easy to install

FIFO BUFFERING

Each sample of a digital recording must remain evenly spaced in time. Unfortunately, timing can vary, especially when reading discs. This is “jitter”, degrading music's sense of space and diminishing realism. Meridian's multiple “First In, First Out” buffering system minimises jitter, ensuring perfect timing and improved clarity. You enjoy a clearer feeling of the instruments and their interrelationship.

MERIDIAN APODISING FILTER

Filters are critical in digital audio. Commonly they introduce distortion and harshness because of "pre-ringing". Early digital recordings suffer from harshness too, due to primitive filters. After painstaking research, Meridian developed a special filter that avoids pre-ringing, so it can be steeper, cleaning up the effects of early filters. The result: a better, cleaner sound from recordings old and new.

ENHANCED BASS ALIGNMENT (EBA)

High or low, all sounds travel at the same speed, so all the sounds from a live musical event arrive at your ear at the same time, whatever frequencies they contain. Loudspeakers, however, have a problem when playing low frequency sounds at the same time as mid and high frequencies – the bass arrives late, and the deeper the sound, the later it arrives. This delayed bass causes music to lose its impact and reduces the sense of the recorded space – it is often described as “boomy”.

The goal is to have time-accurate loudspeakers, where all reproduced frequencies start and end at the same time. In a loudspeaker, this timing is affected by the crossover, driver, and enclosure type. To eliminate the delay between low, and mid and high frequencies, Meridian has designed a combination of digital filters and time delays for the mid and high frequencies. This solution enables the mid and high frequencies to “wait” for the low frequencies, delivering perfectly-timed music playback.

Mid and high frequencies are delayed to time-align them, while upper bass is delayed with a special type of patented filter. These features must be implemented entirely in the digital domain, making them impossible to achieve in any passive or analogue-active loudspeaker design.

Enhanced Bass Alignment provides accurate time-alignment of the drivers in the system, delivering exceptional imaging and a clear, transparent, more life like sound.

Watch our film about EBA

AUDIO INPUTS

Meridian SpeakerLink (RJ45) & RCA phono digital inputs accepting 32kHz to 96kHz sampling rates at up to 24-bit, with MHR support

AUDIO OUTPUTS

Meridian SpeakerLink (RJ45) & RCA phono digital outputs delivering 32kHz to 96kHz sampling rates at up to 24-bit, with MHR support

PERFORMANCE

Peak SPL: 116dB at 1m (music material)

Noise less than 15dB SPL

Frequency response in-room within 3dB: 35Hz to over 32kHz

AMPLIFIERS

3 x 75W (225W)

Overall distortion typically <0.02% at any frequency or level

LOW-BASS DRIVER

160mm polypropylene long-throw

MID/BASS DRIVER

160mm polypropylene long-throw

BERYLLIUM DOME TWEETER

25mm (1”) Meridian piston in short-horn, beryllium dome with silver voice-coil

DSP FEATURES

2 x Freescale 56367 running at 150MHz

FIFO memory buffer input for the lowest possible jitter from almost any source

Bass protection

Response correction for the whole loudspeaker

Hybrid analogue/digital volume control

Balance control with proportional delay compensation

DISPLAY

Eight-character display with additional status indicators; can be blanked in use

DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT

HEIGHT: 201mm [7.9in]

WIDTH: 735mm [29in]

DEPTH: 267mm [10.5in] (At deepest point)

WEIGHT: 35kg [77.1lbs]

POWER

20VA standby: 600VA max

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