The latest sales and marketing effort from Meridian. I hope some of you UK Hitchhikers participate and demo the DSP8000s in your homes.

Starting soon, you'll be able to experience the might and majesty of Meridian's flagship Digital Active loudspeaker - the DSP8000 - and even try them in your own home, with the Meridian DSP8000 Experience.

Since the beginning, over 30 years ago, Meridian has been developing active loudspeakers - and for the last 20 years, they've been digital.

The logic of active speakers is compelling: most of the elements of a standard hi-fi system are inside the speaker cabinet; there are no bulky, ugly speaker cables; no inefficient, ineffective passive crossover; and dramatically improved quality. The crossover is implemented digitally, with parameters you simply can't implement in an analogue design, let alone a passive one. The power amplifiers are directly connected to the drivers, for perfect control and impressive efficiency. Indeed, a Meridian DSP loudspeaker delivers the sound of a traditional loudspeaker four times the size.

At the top of the Meridian DSP loudspeaker line is the DSP8000. It's virtually unique in being able to reproduce, accurately, the power and dynamics of that most difficult of instruments to capture, the full-size Grand Piano. It can do equally well handling the soundtrack of an action movie. But until now, their appeal has been limited to a small circle of cognoscenti.

Now, that's all going to change. In conjunction with our Premium Partners in the UK, we are launching The DSP8000 Experience - a series of events designed to introduce more people to the exceptional performance of the DSP8000. There'll be an event held by each participating retailer, followed by an opportunity to experience the DSP8000 in your own home.

Click here to see the list of participating Premium Partners and the dates during which they will have DSP8000 units available for home demo: contact them for further details and an invitation.

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