Meridian 598 Specifications

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 1 Design philosophy…? 1 What is the Meridian 598? The Meridian 598 is the latest in a new s

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 10 52 Why two digital outputs? The 598 has sophisticated down-sampling DSP so it is possibl

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 11 Although there are connections for Composite, S and Component, they do not always operate

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 12 Systems that use surround controllers or receivers to do bass management for movies, and

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 13 Multichannel analogue input cards are available for 861. You can fit IA45 or IA40. You mi

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 14 73 What is DVD-A Mode? In the special ‘96’ menu (see Q. 33) there is an item called ‘DVD

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 15 78 What are the three vertical stripes in the Logo screen? The wavy Meridian logo screen

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 16 http://www.meridian-audio.com/lib_soft2.htm. 86 My controller is a Meridian 501, 502, 5

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 2 4 Why is a ROM drive used? The 598 uses a ROM drive because this is the best type of driv

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 3 9 How does CD playback on 598 compare to a 588? Meridian’s 588 CD is a close relative of

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 4 15 What is MHR? MHR (Meridian High Resolution) is a proprietary method for getting the hi

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 5 For historical reasons NTSC in the USA (and some other territories) uses a reduced video d

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 6 responsive – but even more important – 100% compliant with the specification assuring you

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 7 33 What are the Advanced Display options? Advanced displays are available for CD and all

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 8 advanced navigation features of DVD-Audio), the player is also able to automatically pick

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598 Page 9 47 What about playability? Playability is a measure of the player’s ability to cope with