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Background

Meridian is the leading high-end manufacturer of music and home theatre

components. Our unique product range includes highly acclaimed Surround

Processors and outstanding DSP Loudspeakers. Each Meridian system is

easy to integrate because our products have generous support for RS232

control, and fully interoperate using proprietary Meridian Comms system.

Meridian has an outstanding reputation for disc players: we built the world’s

first audiophile CD player in 1984 and introduced the first two-box player

(transport and converter) in 1986. Since then, Meridian has remained the

undisputed leader of CD, keeping consistently ahead of the field. Our 508.24

CD Player received more than 20 awards including a coveted Stereophile Class

A rating.

Meridian has been a major force for high quality audio within the DVD Forum

during the development of the DVD formats. Bob Stuart, Meridian’s founding

technical leader has been a prime mover in the development and international

standardization of advanced and high-resolution audio formats. MLP, Meridian’s

lossless compression system, has been adopted as mandatory coding for the

upcoming DVD-Audio and DVD-AR systems. Our intimate involvement with the

evolution of DVD has allowed us to introduce the most capable and stunning

DVD Players.

At the very top of the market Meridian’s 800 Reference CD/DVD Player remains

the undisputed benchmark; sporting many awards including a Class A+ rating

from Stereophile.

We are proud now to introduce the 596 DVD-Video player.

Meridian 596

The 596 is a powerful statement by Meridian – demonstrating the quality that

can be attained from DVD-Video in an outstanding product which also offers the

very best playback of CD, VCD, CVCD and MP3.

596 uses a precision DVD-ROM drive to read information from the discs using a

technology developed for the Meridian 800 Series. This drive’s precise pickup

system is optimised for CD, CDR and DVD.

Inside 596 the construction is modular, and part of the back panel can be

exchanged so that functions like audio or video output or disc playback can be

upgraded in the future.

The main playback electronics are modular, built using five PCBs which house

the control, audio and video decoding and output sections. Advanced digital and

analogue electronic construction techniques are combined to provide the

highest performance for sound and picture. 596 is built using 6-layer PCBs, 9

separate power supplies, the latest surface-mount technology and components

which have been carefully selected to optimise sound and picture quality.

596

Meridian DVD Player

Sales information

February 2002

• DVD-Video, CD, VCD, CVCD and

MP3 discs

• Superb picture quality

• Composite, S and

Component/RGB video outputs

• SCART version available

• Exceptional CD performance

• Exceptional DVD sound quality

• 96kHz digital out (with MHR)

• High-quality 2-channel output

using 192kHz 24-bit DACs

• Full RS232 control and status

• Software updateable

• Modular internal construction

facilitates future upgrade

Meridian Audio Limited

Stonehill, Stukeley Meadows

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire PE29 6EX

T +44 (0) 1480 445678

F +44 (0) 1480 445686

Meridian America Inc.

Suite 122, Building 2400

3800 Camp Creek Parkway

Atlanta GA 30331

T (404) 344 7111

F (404) 346 7111

www.meridian-audio.com

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Background Meridian is the leading high-end manufacturer of music and home theatre components. Our unique product range includes highly accl

Page 2 - Picture Quality

Great care has been taken with the mechanical properties of the disc transport mechanism. An ultra-quiet active control system automatically maintai

Page 3 - Meridian DVD Player

Registered trademarks “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Dolby Digital” and “AC-3” Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation; “Meridian”, “Boothroyd Stuart Meridi

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