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808.3
At the heart of Meridian’s ultimate music system, 808.3 offers CD playback from an internal ROM based drive which allows for data recovery and error correction many times better than that employed in standard CD systems.
THD & Noise
Better than –96dBFS
Mechanism
Triple-beam laser, multi-speed CD-ROM transport
Conversion
192kHz-capable, 24-bit, Delta Sigma converters operating at 4 x CD sample rate (176.4kHz).
Apodising-style upsampling filter system.
Stereo Outputs
Analogue: 1 unbalanced on phono, 1 balanced on XLR-3M: 2.3V rms fixed/variable, Class A, 47Ω impedance
Digital: coax unbalanced (S/PDIF); twin RJ45 balanced (AES/EBU) SpeakerLink digital interface for single-cable connection of other Meridian equipment. Operating at up to 2 x CD sample rate (88.2kHz), 24-bit with MHR option.
Stereo Inputs & Sources
Analogue: 6 unbalanced on phono.
Digital: S/PDIF (3 coax & 2 Toslink optical); SpeakerLink RJ45
Meridian Sooloos digital media system connectivity via RJ45 Ethernet connection
Formats
CD Audio (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-R/W
Comms
Two 5-pin 240° DIN sockets for Meridian Comms, and RS232 full remote/configuration interface. Three programmable 12V trigger outputs. RJ45 SpeakerLink.
Construction
Black lacquer, graphite or silver finish in metal & glass. Meridian Select colours also available.
Controls
Front-panel keys for Open/Close, Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, On/Off. Additional controls behind hinged front access cover include Repeat, Fast Forward/Reverse, Display, Mute, Volume Up/Down, Store/Clear, Source.
Full remote control via MSR+, RS232.
Display
20-character dot matrix display with adjustable brightness and contrast. Indicators for Phase, Repeat and EQ (emphasis).
Dimensions
480mm (18.9in) x 175mm (6.9in) x 411mm (16.2in) (whd)
Power
Universal power supply for 100–240VAC, 50/60Hz, 25W