{"id":163093,"date":"2023-06-11T13:13:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=163093"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:16","slug":"meridian-unveils-dsp9-active-loudspeakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/speakers\/meridian-unveils-dsp9-active-loudspeakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meridian unveils DSP9 active loudspeakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The famous British brand\u00a0Meridian\u00a0presented a new generation of\u00a0DSP\u00a09\u00a0active loudspeakers at the\u00a0<i>High\u00a0<\/i><i>End\u00a0<\/i><i>Show<\/i> in Munich . The design of the speaker is based on the \u201cellipse geometry\u201d, and, according to Meridian, not only visually captivates, but also has a beneficial effect on sound quality.<i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The complex shape of\u00a0the Meridian DSP9\u00a0cabinet minimizes unwanted sound wave diffraction.\u00a0Meridian claims &#8220;outstanding fidelity, dynamics and power&#8221; whether the DSP9 is part of a stereo or home theater system.\u00a0This is Meridian&#8217;s second product from the\u00a0<i>Extreme Engineering Program<\/i>\u00a0, which aims to achieve performance previously unattainable for loudspeakers of this\u00a0size.\u00a0The first was the DSP8000 XE, released in 2021, but the Meridian DSP9 looks much sleeker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/185_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meridian DSP9 speakers incorporate the company&#8217;s most advanced technologies, including Atlas Software Core, Precision Sonic Transport, R1 electronic platform, new generation speakers, Force-balance bass configuration, Digital Precision, Q-Sync, True Link, True Time, E3 Bass, Image Focus+, Pro-Active Bass, Pro-active Thermal, FFA, Free-Q, Perfect Balance and BSM.\u00a0You can get tired of just listing &#8230; And all this, according to Meridian, is aimed at achieving the highest sound quality and impressive dynamics and scale of the sound picture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/186_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To control the Meridian DSP9, you can use a Meridian B-Link Bluetooth device, infrared, USB and RS232 interfaces, or a Meridian controller.\u00a0Despite the fact that traditionally for the DSP series the basic interface for broadcasting content to speakers is a proprietary digital bus, the DSP9 model also allows connection to any source that has a balanced or unbalanced analog line output.\u00a0All you need to do is equip the Meridian DSP9 with the optional Meridian IA21 analog input module.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/187_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meridian\u00a0DSP9\u00a0active loudspeakers\u00a0are available in four basic finishes.\u00a0In addition, the\u00a0<i>Meridian Select<\/i>\u00a0program is used for the model , which allows you to choose any color from the RAL palette.\u00a0You can also choose from a matte or glossy finish.\u00a0The suggested retail price for the base Meridian DSP9 in glossy black is\u00a0\u00a360,000\u00a0or\u00a0$85,000\u00a0for a pair of speakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The famous British brand\u00a0Meridian\u00a0presented a new generation of\u00a0DSP\u00a09\u00a0active loudspeakers at the\u00a0High\u00a0End\u00a0Show in Munich . The design of the speaker is based on the \u201cellipse geometry\u201d, and, according to Meridian, not only visually captivates, but also has a beneficial effect on sound quality. The complex shape of\u00a0the Meridian DSP9\u00a0cabinet minimizes unwanted sound wave diffraction.\u00a0Meridian claims &#8220;outstanding [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/speakers\/meridian-unveils-dsp9-active-loudspeakers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":163094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-163093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}