Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Something NEW in Jan 2012?

Nick, those are good observations but I believe you reached the wrong conclusion. Also if you look at the short "depth of field" it suggests (not requiered but suggested) a picture taken at close range making the object look bigger.

Also, On 10-27-2011 Audio Images posted the following:

"Well as you know the M80 has come to the end of its life and Meridian are looking to replace it with another Compact System in the spring / summer of next year.

Its precise details are not yet decided so there is still opportunity for ideas for the replacement; let�s call it C12, C for Compact, and 12 for 2012, the year of its launch"

M likes to announce new products, even those to be delivered later in the year, at CES which begins on January 10th (I've got my badge).

I therefore nominate Ronny for the "Sherlock Holmes" award since he immediately stated the obvious that it is the "C12" a replacement for the M80. Of course if he turns out to be wrong I will be the first to pillory him.

Regards,
Gary

I find it hard to believe that it's a Sooloos-enabled M80 replacement bearing in mind the timescale: if M asked Rick to invite suggestions for features from us only a few months ago it simply can't be coming out in January - nor even announced.

My money's on some smaller DSPs which could be used with a PC or perhaps even with a TV. (As I mentioned once before, a dealer told me there were smaller-than-3200 DSPs coming - although that could still be nonsense.)

(Perhaps with some basic surround/Trifield built in so that you could daisy chain for use with a TV. Vanila DD/DTS could go down SPDIF/SL and be decoded in one of the speakers...)

You are assuming that Meridian only began ground-up development after hearing from Rick. I had heard that the M80 replacement was not to have a CD / DVD drive while the consultation was in progress. So perhaps Meridian just wanted to confirm or tweak a few features.

That seems a bit hard on the M80.

They might be working along the lines of Apple; producing products that you didn't even know you wanted; innovation not imitation...

I still think blue LEDs are the product design equivalent of a Burberry baseball cap!

Steve.

I think it's a washing machine with swim control

Nick, I think you are spot on there. I was just playing with the image in photoshop and the coarseness of the weave does suggest this bit is relatively small

Or very coarse.

If it are small speakers, why the blue light.

Not usefull when used as height speaker, this will illuminate the ceiling

I had a similar thought: rules them out for use with tv or movie.

Could be some sort of wireless Sooloos pod for connection to other devices? Kind of "consumer-level Sooloos"? The light might suggest something being transmitted.

On the other hand I do not think I will ever get all the speakers where I can place the labels on I got with my 861 when I bought that originally.
Still hoping for height channels though.

Headphones

Now that would be interesting (to me). And would be "something new".

Presumably the led means they are DSP powered somehow?

Hmmmm...