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Background

Meridian has an outstanding reputation for disc players, having built the world’s

first audiophile CD player in 1984 and 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. The 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 evolution 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. Meridian is also

the provider of MLP, the ultimate lossless coding system that is mandatory for

DVD-Audio and DVD-AR systems. Meridian’s intimate involvement with the

evolution of DVD has allowed the company to develop a product range that

includes the most capable and high performance DVD Players available.

Meridian’s award-winning 596 DVD Video Player has been widely acclaimed for

its extraordinary sound and picture quality. Most recently this pioneering

development has lead Meridian to launch Version 3 of the Class A+ 800

Reference DVD-Audio/Video and CD Machine, a player which is rapidly setting

new industry standards.

Through a process of continued development many of the features in the new

800 can be found in the company’s latest 500 Series DVD player. The much

anticipated 598 delivers the high-resolution sound of DVD-Audio and the

operational advantages of MHR Smart Link to Meridian 500 Series systems.

DVD-Audio

The 598 introduces DVD-Audio to the 500 Series. DVD-Audio is the most exciting

and flexible music format ever launched. DVD-Audio was developed with

international cooperation that included all the major music, consumer electronic

and computer manufacturers – 44 companies combined their expertise to create

this formidable specification.

The most important facet of DVD-Audio is the exquisite sound quality that it can

deliver. DVD-Audio provides for high resolution – up to 192kHz 24bit in stereo

and up to six channels of 96kHz 24bit surround. When you have experienced the

wonderful clarity of space, timbre and expression that high-resolution PCM

provides and when you have sampled the many different approaches music

producers bring to surround sound you will be addicted!

The sound of DVD-Audio is literally lifelike because, unlike any other coding or

disc system, Meridian’s lossless PCM actually delivers bit-for-bit exactly what is

on the master tape. There is absolutely no re-encoding or loss between the

mastering lab and the disc: a unique opportunity for perfection to which we are

proud to contribute.

598

Meridian DVD-Audio Player

Sales information

July 2002

• DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, CD, VCD,

CVCD and MP3 discs

• Integrated software based movie

format decoding

• Encrypted digital audio output via

MHR Smart Link (optional)

• Superb picture quality

• Exceptional sound quality

• Composite, S and

Component/RGB video outputs

• Optional DCDi progressive video

• SCART version available

• Exceptional CD performance

• High-quality 6-channel analogue

version using 192kHz 24-bit DACs

• Full RS232 control and status

• Software updateable

• Modular internal construction

facilitates upgrades

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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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Meridian DVD-Audio Player

Background Meridian has an outstanding reputation for disc players, having built the world’s first audiophile CD player in 1984 and the first two-b

Page 2 - MHR Smart Link

As part of the DVD family, DVD-Audio also provides visual content and the option for added-value materials such as menus, playlists, lyrics, biograp

Page 3 - Picture Quality

Multichannel Analogue Audio Meridian’s surround processors are unique in providing multichannel digital inputs. For those who plan to use 598 with o

Page 4 - Technical Specification

Registered trademarks: “Dolby Digital” and “AC-3” Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation; “Trifield” Trifield Productions Ltd; “Meridian”, “Boothro

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