Director

Director is a simple way to enjoy Meridian and make all your digital music sound its best. Director is a high-quality DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter) designed to deliver superior audio quality from any digital source.

UPGRADE MUSIC THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME

Built in Britain to the same standards as any Meridian product, Director breathes new life into digital sources when listened to on analogue hi-fi systems.

Director forms the ideal add-on for network players and music servers with digital outputs, bringing Meridian performance and ultimate sound quality to an entirely new class of audio products and systems. These sound enhancing technologies are derived from the award-winning line of Reference 800 Series components, and significantly out-perform the DACs found in computers and most network players.

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Technical Features
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INPUTS
1 x USB2 B socket for computer playback (24-bit, ≤192kHz) 1 x 3.5mm socket offering S/PDIF coax (3.5mm mono connector, (24-bit, ≤192kHz) or S/PDIF Optical (3.5mm Mini-TOSLINK, 24-bit ≤96kHz)

OUTPUTS
1 x analogue stereo pair (gold- plated phono), 2v RMS fixed

CONSTRUCTION
Extruded Aluminium shell with moulded plastic endcaps and rubber foot.

POWER
5v <500mA DC via USB interface

CONTROLS & INDICATORS
3 x Sample rate LEDs: 44.1/48, 88.2/96, 176.4/192 kHz sampling 2 x Input selection LEDs. Input selected with input pushbutton: S/PDIF, USB. Optical/coax digital selected automatically.

IMPLEMENTATION
USB audio class compliant 2.0 HS 480Mb/s bandwidth.Asynchronous: device is the clock source for high quality.Firmware upgrade via USB.Windows drivers provided, no drivers required for Macintosh OS X or Linux.

OS REQUIREMENTS
Macintosh OS X 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard) or laterWindows XP SP3, Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8