Meridian America Meridian DSP - Manual (Page 8)

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INTRODUCTION
Power amplifiers
The speakers are driven by multiple independent high-power, low-
feedback power amplifiers. 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 substantial toroidal
transformers feeding high-quality, audiophile-grade capacitors.
Cabinet
Each DSP loudspeaker is carefully designed with internal bracing and
damping to give incredibly low levels of cabinet resonance, resulting in low
colouration and excellent mid-range transparency.
The DSP5500, DSP5500C, and DSP5500HC are constructed using thick
veneered MDF sides bolted through a 1.5mm steel plate onto the main
cabinet, giving extremely low levels of cabinet resonance and excellent
bass-mid isolation.
In the DSP6000 and DSP6000C the bass drivers are mounted symmetrically
in pairs on the sides of the cabinet, cancelling vibration and giving
exceptionally low levels of cabinet resonance. The mid-range and treble
drivers are housed in a separate interlaminated head, to minimise bass-mid
interference. It is supported on the bass enclosure by three machined feet.
Mounting options
The DSP5000 and DSP5500 are available in horizontal centre versions,
designed for use either above or below a television.
The DSP5000C and DSP6000C head units use fully shielded drive units so
that they can be placed next to a television without interference.
Meridian High Resolution (MHR)
All Meridian DSP 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.