Meridian Audio 8000 - Manual (Page 8)

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INTRODUCTION
The treble and mid-range drivers are mounted in a separate sealed head
assembly. The treble unit is a semi-horn-loaded composite dome design
with a silver voice coil. The mid-range unit incorporates a cone made from
a uniquely light and stiff combination of polymers to give unparalleled
transparency.
Power amplifiers
The speakers are driven by five independent high-power low-feedback
power amplifiers mounted on a multi-finned extruded heatsink. The
combination of idealised magnetic design, careful star earthing, and very
fast output devices gives the amplifiers extremely low noise, high detail,
and fast bass.
The whole electronic assembly is supplied from two substantial toroidal
transformers feeding high-quality audiophile-grade capacitors.
Cabinet
Each DSP8000 loudspeaker is built around a precision manufactured
cabinet, which uses innovative design techniques to give exceptionally low
coloration and amazing mid-range transparency.
The head assembly 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. Its narrow tapered shape offers
optimum dispersion across a wide listening area. It is supported on the bass
enclosure by three machined feet.
Like the head unit, the bass cabinet is constructed from interlaminated
panels with extensive bracing. 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.
Meridian High Resolution (MHR)
The DSP8000 loudspeakers support Meridian High Resolution (MHR), to
allow you to connect to other MHR-compliant Meridian products to take
advantage of high-rate audio sources, and provide the additional benefits
of lower jitter and improved sound quality on all sources.
MHR is a proprietary secure encoding format that uses encryption and anti-
copy methods to provide a secure copyright protection environment, and
allow the secure transfer of audio streams within a Meridian-only system
for playback only.