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Product Information Meridian 561 January 1999

561 Digital Surround Controller

From the industry leaders in music surround – Meridian’s latest controller – 561 – decodes all the sound formats on DVD-Video

Background

Meridian is a world leader in superb- sounding Digital Signal Processing. Our pedigree goes back to the earliest days of digital and includes many ‘firsts’ like the first CD Transport, the first Digital loudspeaker and the first DSP loudspeaker. In addition, Meridian’s ability to provide truly transparent DSP

1 has made the 618 Mastering Processor the most respected way to make CDs.

Since its introduction in July 1994, the Meridian 565 DSP Surround Processor has become widely recognized as the benchmark processor – voted Class ‘A’ by Stereophile. Among a total of 12 awards, the 565 was voted ‘Home Theatre Decoder of the Year’ by Home Entertainment in both 1995 and 1996, and it received the prestigious EISA award for ‘Home Theatre Decoder of 1995’.

The proprietary DSP in 565 redefines expectations for movie sound and creates a paradigm shift for music listening by enabling immeasurably improved ‘stereo’ with 3 to 8-speaker systems. The 565 provides for more formats than any other surround processor – until now.

Meridian 561

Meridian is proud to add the 561 Digital Surround Controller to its range of Home Theatre and Surround Music products.

A 561 combines controller functions into a surround processor – bringing many of the features of a 565 + 562V combination to one box.

561 provides extensive audio and video inputs and outputs – including an analogue tape loop and support for the Meridian 2-Room system.

The 561 is a full 500 Series controller, ideally suited for use with our DSP loudspeakers, CD players, power amps and 504 tuner.

The 561 allows you to take control of your system: you can switch audio, video, adjust input level; you can create 16 User Presets with your own labels. It also features excellent on-screen display and extensive on-screen help for setup and calibration. These displays are available on the composite and S-VHS video connections.

Best of all, the 561 uses the same powerful DSP processors, and algorithms as the highly acclaimed 565!

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