Meridian DSP5200SE Floorstanding Speakers – Black

Here we have an unusual pair of floorstanding DSP5200SE loudspeakers from British company Meridian. Not only unusual in shape but coming with in-built amplification and digital signal processing there aim to provide the optimum in sound quality whatever the size and shape of your listening room. They are in good fully working condition with just some light blemishes in the lacquer, and come supplied in original factory packaging along with grilles plus our standard three month warranty.
Meridian Say….
The Special Edition series of Meridian loudspeakers represent the pinnacle of Meridian’s loudspeaker design and development programme and are the most advanced loudspeakers that Meridian has produced to date.
Over 30 years of engineering development, coupled with extensive research in Psychoacoustics into how we perceive sound, have informed every aspect of the Special Edition series.
Built by hand in the UK, each Meridian Special Edition DSP5200 is a Digital Active loudspeaker containing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology. This ingenious, yet elegant design means that the loudspeaker enclosure contains the entire system’s electronics including its amplification. In common with the other loudspeakers in the Special Edition series, a suite of innovative Meridian technologies is also provided.
With an ability to deliver the very best from High Resolution sources, including MQA, the performance of the Meridian Special Edition DSP5200 demonstrates why Meridian is widely regarded as the Pioneer of High Resolution Audio.
The narrow shape emulates aspects of the human form, which according to psychoacoustic research provides a more realistic performance. Soft cabinet edges enhance the visual design, but they also avoid generating unwanted additional high frequency sounds that can blur the soundstage.
The beryllium-dome tweeter is seven times more rigid than aluminium – the traditional tweeter cone material – and over twice as fast, making it the perfect material for the most natural sound.
The new beryllium-dome tweeter uses a semi-horn-loaded approach and was designed by Meridian engineers.
Driver clamp rings ensure that Meridian DSP Loudspeaker enclosures are rigid and free from resonances, You hear the loudspeaker, not the cabinet.
Features:
New DSP provides performance enhancements including the latest implementation of Enhanced Bass Alignment (EBA) technology to provide additional clarity and an open, transparent soundstage. New Meridian-designed short-horn-loaded tweeter with a beryllium dome for outstanding transient response and extended frequency range.
New mechanical clamp rings on the mid-range and bass drivers provide enhanced mechanical stability and further minimise coloration.
New extended-bandwidth analogue electronics, optimised to deliver maximum performance from high-resolution recordings.
Source information in the loudspeaker display is also derived from the controller, allowing for additional custom legends.
Bass, Tilt, and Axis presets for enhanced control and a new lowpass crossover design.
‘Ethernet’ style SpeakerLink cabling which maintains performance and is easy to install.
Technologies:
A new SpeakerLink board provides enhanced interoperability between Meridian Controllers and DSP Loudspeakers. Digital Signal Processing has been enhanced for higher clock speeds, giving superb handling of the high sample rates encountered with high-resolution audio sources.
Each amplifier has been refined to provide a more lifelike sound, with optimised transient response, extended frequency response and enhanced dynamic range.
Special Edition loudspeakers fully support MQA. MQA is a technology that captures the full magic of an original studio performance. Using pioneering scientific research into how people hear, MQA delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download.
Meridian’s innovative Enhanced Bass Alignment technology uses two different technologies to time-align high, mid and upper bass frequencies with the low bass, resulting in audibly improved bass transients and added life and clarity.
A unique Meridian filter that avoids pre-ringing, so it can be steeper, cleaning up the effects of early, less efficient
filters used in the digital recording process. The result: a better, cleaner sound from recordings both old and new.
Meridian’s “First In, First Out” buffering system minimises jitter, ensuring perfect timing and improved clarity. You enjoy a clearer feeling of the instruments and their interrelationship.
Specifications:
Inputs: Meridian SpeakerLink (RJ45) & S/PDIF digital input, 32 kHz – 96 kHz sampling rates at up to 24-bit with MHR support (phono)
Outputs: 1x RJ45 with balanced digital audio and control for 2nd loudspeaker. Carries infra-red pickup for system automation
Peak SPL: 116 dB at 1 m
Noise: Less than 15 dB SPL. Overall distortion typically < 0.02% at any frequency or level
Frequency Response In room within 3 dB: 35 Hz to over 32 kHz
Amplifiers: 3 x 75 W
Bass Drivers: 2 x 160 mm polypropylene long throw bass drivers
Beryllium Dome Tweeter: 1 x 25 mm Meridian piston in short horn, beryllium dome with silver voice-coil
Display: Eight-character display with system lights, can be blanked
Power: 20 VA standby: 600 VA max
Dimensions: 903 (H) x 300 (W) x 356 (D) mm
Weight: 35.0 kg