Meridian 800 User Manual download pdf

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800

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Design philosophy…?

1 What is the Meridian 800?

The Meridian 800 is the most advanced, highest performance CD and DVD-Video player. It

features an extremely high-performance architecture that guarantees you access to state-of-

the-art sound and picture performance for many years to come.

Meridian is the world leader in CD and DVD playback quality and the 800 sets them even

further ahead of this field.

The 800 is built like a computer. So all the electronics are on plug-in cards and the drives are

replaceable. This is done so that the 800 can evolve with your requirements and as new,

formats are introduced. Here the resemblance to any other computer ends – this one is

skilfully made to provide the highest possible sound and picture quality.

2 What is the standard 800 configuration?

The standard 800 plays back CD, CD-R, Video CD, CDI and DVD-Video using a carefully

selected and optimised DVD-ROM drive mounted in one of its two drive bays.

800 can also be your system preamp or controller. The 800 provides 6 additional digital inputs

and will be fitted to order with either digital or analogue outputs (or both).

You can specify exactly what you want from card options and your 800 can be configured as

a transport, player or both.

3 What can I add to my 800 now?

You can add more inputs to the 800 – e.g. 6 analogue inputs, additional digital inputs, a

LaserDisc RF demodulator and/or a tape card that provides an analogue output for tape or 2-

zone applications. The tape card also provides a headphone socket with its own (front panel)

volume control.

4 Why is 800 made this way?

The 800, like its stable-mate 861 is built like this so that we can evolve its performance and

facilities as technology advances, as your requirements evolve and as new formats enter the

marketplace. For more on this, see question 62.

5 Why is a ROM drive used?

The 800 uses a ROM drive so that it can be changed in the future to keep pace with new

requirements. For more on this, see question 7.

Sound issues...?

6 Is 800 a good CD Player?

It is totally stunning! This is very important: CD will be the major source of music enjoyment

for many years because the catalogue is so rich and the sound we can get is so good.

Meridian has made the best CD players for 15 years, with award-winning models like the 208,

602 and 508. But, the 800 is by far the best sounding that has ever been made! The ROM

reading system and error correction method provides a very accurate data stream. The 800

then uses three levels of memory-based de-jittering to smooth out the data to previously

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Sound issues...?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 1Design philosophy…?1 What is the Meridian 800?The Meridian 800 is the most advanced, highest

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Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 1063 Can a second drive be fitted in the future for recording or as a changer?We have many pl

Page 3 - Video issues…?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 2unheard levels. Finally, precision DSP upsampling is used to feed an 88.2kHz 24-bit signal to

Page 4 - What does the 800 play…?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 312 What is MHR?MHR (Meridian High Resolution) is a proprietary method for getting the highes

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Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 420 What are the trick modes? (slow, fast, zoom etc.)On CD you can listen while moving fast-f

Page 6 - Connections…?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 528 Can 800 play Laserdisc?Obviously you can’t fit a Laserdisc into the 800 drive – it is lim

Page 7 - 800 with 861…?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 6If you require a full surround system you will need a separate decoder for multichannel. Were

Page 8 - 800 with 861 and DSP speakers

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 746 Can I use 800 with a CD Recorder?Not so easily. The 800 does not provide the timecode fla

Page 9 - About upgrades…?

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 8800 with DSP speakers...?51 Can I use 800 direct into Meridian DSP Loudspeakers?Yes – and wh

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Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 800Page 959 Do I need new software in my Meridian DSP Loudspeakers?If you have new or upgraded 96/24