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Meridian Audio has announced the introduction of its all-new Media Source 200, a compact audio endpoint for Meridian�s Digital Media System. It also provides a simple solution for adding additional rooms to an existing Meridian Digital Media System.

Media Source 200 can access any of the facilities of the connected system, including playing back selections from the media library, internet radio, and Rhapsody (where available). The Media Source 200 is exceptionally simple to use and can be operated from a Meridian Control 15, or wirelessly from the free iPhone or iPad app � or any other available system controller.

Solidly built and hand-assembled in Meridian's Cambridgeshire factory, the Media Source 200 is a new compact industrial design with an aluminium enclosure which can be mounted behind a DSP loudspeaker, including Meridian�s new line of in-wall models.

Priced at �499




Key Points
� Compact single-zone source provides access to a Meridian Digital Media System library
� Managed and controlled from any Control attached to the Digital Media System network, including wirelessly via iPhone and iPad apps
� Proprietary Meridian audio enhancement technologies deliver the very best audio quality from your music collection
� Analogue audio output for simple connection of a Meridian Digital Media System to a hi-fi or multi-zone distributed audio system 2
� Connects internet radio services and Rhapsody (where available) to the zone in which it is used
� Meridian SpeakerLink for direct connection to a pair of Meridian�s DSP Loudspeakers, including the new range of In-wall Loudspeakers
� SPDIF Optical digital audio output for connection to digital surround receivers or other devices
� Built-in infrared receiver allows control of your Meridian system
� Employs DHCP for setup-free connection to the network and includes automatic discovery for integration with other components.

Please be wireless!...

Otherwise very intruiged! How do we connect it to the F80?

Hurrah! Seems to have covered pretty much everything.

Crion

Looks like LAN and speakerlink and 3.5 mm jack, I agree with you looks interesting.

Russ

SPDIF optical is ideal for the (now discontinued) M/F80.

Looks ideal; small and easy to hide. I imagine it will take about 5secs to install into an existing Sooloos system.

Good stuff!

Optical output... (but not Toslink). Take a closer look...

Nice device. Icing on the cake would have been non-brick power, but I'm just thinking aloud here.

The MS200 is powered from SpeakerLink if plugged into an AC200 or recent DSP speaker (3200/3300/M6/520 etc).

Thanks Slarti.
That's a cool innovation. Wifi or wired only?

Wired only.

It looks wired with wireless control through a your network. Perfect extra zone and perhaps with improved sound quality over MC200. Optical out is perfect as coax digital can be derived from Speakerlink.
Chris

C'mon Nick, it's from Meridian - you know the answer to that!

I can't help feeling they should have done a little bit more work to hide the connections/cables - and vertical would have been an interesting option.

But the price point is very interesting - less than 2x Sonos ZP90 so quite competitive.

Ideal for kitchen, M80/F80 and bedrooms etc.

Chris

And if not how does it get power? Some sort of special SL adapter with wall-wart?

What's the difference with those models? Are they using a spare pin (requiring a different cable)?