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

My apologies, I forgot to post this link before:

"CEO Peter Wellikoff said the company would be at the 2012 International CES at the Venetian, where it would take the wraps off three new products."

http://www.customretailer.net/article/Meridian-s-nyc-holiday-party-demos/1

Jeff

OK, so bets on the three?

1 M80 replacement with Sooloos.
2 G-series processor with discrete 7.1 (because someone mentioned it).
3 HD621 with 3D compatibility, a display and G-series/MS600-style case? (I know the 3D problem is solved by dual-output players.)

I had hoped the HD621 update for 3D would be backward-compatible rather than a new unit. I didnt manage to get the dual-output working correctly on the Oppo-93 . When I got a picture on the screen , I got no sound from HD621 ( no video signal present on that output ?? )

Christmas Wish : Early iPad App release so we can all have a play over Festive Season

~M~

Wouldn't that be such a nice touch!!! Imagine announcing that to all their Facebook members!! Happy Christmas

A very interesting article on the NYTimes Apple App Makers on Edge for Holidays; basically, Christmas is the biggest day of the year for app sellers, and Apple shuts down the "pipeline" for apps on Dec 22th (today).

In 2010, 240,000,000 Apps were downloaded between Dec 23-26th! And Apple gets 30% of the app revenue, I believe! I suspect the Sooloos Objective-C developers are pulling all-nighters for CES not Xmas

1) If a true M80 replacement arrives in January, the exercise that we went through (led by Rick from Audio Images) will have been utterly pointless given the lead times on Meridian products. If Meridian does not produce a standalone DSP speaker solution for use as a non-critical Sooloos zone, I will be surprised. So I don't expect this product to have a radio or spinner.

2) There may be a running production upgrade to the G61SL and G68SL, but I don't see a big song and dance over such a product.

3) I guess this will happen if there is enough demand for it (which I'm not convinced there is).

4) IMO, Meridian should release apodizing for the 800 (and G9x), but I'm not holding my breath.

5) DSP line-up seems pretty complete at the moment (Sooloos zone not withstanding), unless they are planning to add an ID40 into the speakers "for the ultimate in audio quality" ( ); I don't think so though.

6) It looks pretty obvious now that there will never be hardware upgrades for the G series, so the MS600 is the top end Sooloos solution in the G series architecture.

7) Source line-up seems good.

8) Perhaps we'll finally get a two-channel processor with MRC?

Hi VK,

6)There's a gap in top end 8xx Sooloos to match the MS600. M must see the disc spinner on its way out so an 8xx Sooloos zone (over and above ID40 in v6 and 808) would be interesting. If it contained all the preamp duties of an 808 AND had MRC it would be highly desirable. That covers your 8).

1) I agree. I think Rick's exercise was valid. This won't be the M80 replacement.

5) that would be very interesting. If they made the DSP/ID40 internal to the new DSP's it would be the ultimate in minimal....max WAF.
They could also make a small external Sooloos-SPDIF receiver that could sit neatly behind a pair of DSP's using wifi. Something SB3 sized that was easy to hide (unlike the MS600)...very wife friendly.

cheers

Some of the other products released may encompass the above, but the item in the picture is surely a speaker isn't it? The only question is - how big?

Agree...it's a speaker of some sort. I'll make a wild guess and say it's bigger than a desktop pc speaker and smaller than an 8K.
Does that help

Could be a DSP9000

Not sure why but when I saw it I immediately thought it was a more futuristic version of Billy the Cat's helmet.

7.1 surround sound DSP headphones with height channels perhaps?

Maybe around DSP3300 size with soundbar electronics.