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Swedish speaker manufacturer Audelity has adopted Meridian's digital active approach to loudspeakers and, in addition to 96/24 SPDIF, it also provides a USB input. I wonder if that is something Meridian might consider in the future? ![[Linked Image from audelity.com]](http://www.audelity.com/pictures/prod_page/omnio_dual_6_computer.png)
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This is good, Meridian could do with some competition although I dont know how these compare and to what they would compare in the Meridian range. DSP for the masses? who knows, it could happen....Chris 
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There are many active digital speakers in the "pro" world and they come from reliable sources like K&H, Genelec, etc. I have to say that, in this day of multichannel and digital, it seems as if the time has come for a resurgence of this configuration.
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Great Green Arkleseizure
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The Swedish company DSPeaker also has a couple of models of digital active speakers with built in low-frequency room correction based on its Anti-Node 8033 technology.
The Audelity speakers are the first ones I have seen with USB input.
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They also have an analogue input that is converted to digital (and back again). Interesting. �3,800 if I got my exchange rate right for a change. And for those who like their wallets as well as their ears to bleed: http://www.redsheep.co.uk/uploads/releases/LOcean%20release.pdfThey look pretty stunning as well. DSP9000s anyone?
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![[Linked Image from coherent-systems.co.uk]](http://www.coherent-systems.co.uk/images/Cabasse/Large/loceanb2.jpg) I think I'll stick with Meridian
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From the release it looks like they only go down to 35Hz? I'm a bit surprised with 1000 watts of power in the low freq range?
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I remember going to one of the hifi shows a few years back - can't remember whether it was Heathrow or Bristol, but Cabasse were demonstrating their Atlantique speakers. These looked like the tailfin of a Boeing 747, with a point source tweeter ball thingie. They were about 8 feet tall! My wife was captivated by the three dimensional sound of the solo violin - it certainly was amazing (and in a hotel room at a Show). Very impressed - but they were about �100,000 around ten years ago.
Since M stopped demonstrating we no longer go to hifi shows - so I'll probably never hear advanced DSP speakers again. Shame, I loved the DSP8000s - out of range of my pension sadly!
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I remember hearing those Atlantiques at Heathrow - sublime and very elegant. I recall the design was inspired by the sail of a racing yacht, luckily not the spinnaker.
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I remember going to one of the hifi shows a few years back - can't remember whether it was Heathrow or Bristol, but Cabasse were demonstrating their Atlantique speakers. These looked like the tailfin of a Boeing 747, with a point source tweeter ball thingie. They were about 8 feet tall! My wife was captivated by the three dimensional sound of the solo violin - it certainly was amazing (and in a hotel room at a Show). Very impressed - but they were about �100,000 around ten years ago. The most holographic imaging I ever heard was from Quad ESL63s, powered by some classic American something like a KSA100. Maybe for my non Meridian system upstairs...
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