Meridian America M3100 Speaker System User Manual


 
DSP3100
Digital Signal Processing
Loudspeaker System
M3100
Active Analogue
Loudspeaker System
www.meridian-audio.com
Powerful, compact, high-
accuracy loudspeaker system
available in DSP or active
analogue formats
Ideal as surrounds, second
room or nearfield/surround
studio monitoring
New dual amplifier design
based on the acclaimed
DSP8000 minimizes coloration
Self-contained audio system
with custom drivers and two
amplifiers built-in. M3100
includes superior line-level
crossover
DSP version employs two
digital converters, digital
crossover and advanced
sound-shaping DSP capability
for maximum fidelity.
Dynamic bass protection
system avoids LF distortion at
high levels
DSP3100 includes S/PDIF
digital inputs support up
to 24-bit, 96kHz with MHR;
M3100 offers balanced and
unbalanced line-level inputs
Ultra-rigid cabinet features
aluminium panels bonded to
wood, bitumen damped for
the ultimate in low coloration
Available in black or silver,
with black piano lacquered
wood accents
Maximum output level
up to 105dB spl
Meridian’s acclaimed active and DSP-
based loudspeakers are unparalleled
in the industry. Each unit includes not
only carefully-chosen loudspeaker
drivers and excellent cabinet design
and acoustics, but also multiple power
amplifiers and – in the case of DSP
designs – D/A converters and the DSP
power required to create crossovers,
filters and control systems that
would be completely impossible in a
conventional speaker configuration.
The DSP loudspeaker is the ultimate
expression of Meridian’s loudspeaker
philosophy. DSP capability delivers
crossover specifications that cannot
be matched by conventional designs
and bass extension vastly superior to
other loudspeakers of the same volume,
while keeping the signal in the digital
domain until the last moment means
that there is an unbroken link between
the recording studio or concert hall and
your listening room. Thus, they sound
unlike anything else you’ll hear.
Meridian active loudspeakers give each
driver its own amplifier, in direct and
close control of all its parameters, fed
from a line-level crossover for superior
performance.
The DSP3100 and its active analogue
equivalent, the M3100, represent a
breakthrough in compact loudspeakers.
Available in vertical or horizontal
centre configuration, they deliver an
astonishing performance for their size,
and are ideal for stereo or surround
listening in smaller spaces. Their
accuracy and uncoloured sound also
makes them ideal for monitoring in
recording and mastering studios.
The 3100 is
available with
satin silver or black
with piano-lacquer
wood accents,
and in vertical
configuration
(above) or
horizontal centre
(3100HC, left)