Meridian DSP420, DIGITAL ACTIVE IN WALL LOUDSPEAKERS, SOLD AS IS, FAIR COSMETICS

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A PAIR OF

MERIDIAN DSP420

DIGITAL ACTIVE IN WALL SPEAKERS

SOLD AS IS – UNTESTED

INCLUDES GRILLES

FAIR COSMETIC CONDITION

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These MERIDIAN DSP420 Digital Active loudspeakers power up and the drivers look to be in good condition, but they have not been tested after removal from the installation. They have been in storage for 10 years. Cosmetically they are in FAIR condition. They will include their grilles but about half the hardware is missing. They are being sold AS IS with no returns.

These will only include the what you see in the photos and their internal wiring. The manual is available online from Meridian and others.

The DSP420’s originally sold for $4995 a pair. This pair is from 2003.

CAUTION: the buyer needs to either have experience programming Meridian products or plan on hiring someone who does. Meridian gear can be difficult to program unless the individual has been trained. ProfessorMike does not provide support for these speakers. This pair of DSP420’s is being sold as is.

DESCRIPTION

The Meridian DSP420 is based on a non-resonant, fully enclosed in-wall aluminum “back-box” and baffle said to completely control driver behavior and eliminate structural vibrations as a source of coloration. The enclosure also is fully shielded, permitting installation in close proximity to video displays. The driver complement consists of dual 5" bass/midrange units and a single Meridian 1" aluminum-dome tweeter. The DSP420 utilizes two channels of built-in active-speaker amplification: 85 watts for the woofers and 65 watts to the tweeter in a bi-amplified, active-speaker configuration that completely sidesteps the hurdles of conventional, passive crossover/driver systems.

Each DSP420 receives its channel’s digital signal from a Meridian preamp or controller, accepting bitstreams of up to 96/24, including the company’s proprietary MHR enhanced-resolution format. An on-board Motorola DSP engine lets the DSP420 perform linear-phase crossover, for "a precision of driver integration no conventional speaker can approach, and small-scale, driver-correction equalization that yields near-perfect accuracy." DSP is also achieves "perfect time-domain driver alignment, for solid, dimensional imaging and stable timbral accuracy." The technique can be exploited to “push back” the walls, letting a Meridian Digital Theater user experience a larger virtual-acoustical space.

Each DSP420 utilizes a full-system master-volume control implemented with 48-bit precision, transparent DSP tone-control functionality, and Meridian’s proprietary active bass extension technology – a "psychoacoustically correct, level-aware frequency contouring to produce dramatically deeper, more dynamic bass at typical real-world volume settings than would otherwise be conceivable from a speaker of its size, all the while preventing any possibility of bass distortion or woofer bottoming at higher levels.

The buyer is responsible for all shipping charges. These speakers will be insured for the full final auction price.

I will ship these almost anywhere, but I do not research transportation costs. The shipping carton weighs 49 pounds and measures: 22 inches by 22 inches by 16 inches. My postal code is 91723.

These units operate with 120 volts AC. Buyers from outside of the United States should know in advance that ProfessorMike does NOT change operating voltages, but that may be accomplished by a qualified technician once the unit has been purchased.

These are being sold without a warranty.

I will accept payments through PayPal OR cash upon pick up.

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