PRELIMINARY

MERIDIAN C SERIES

 

 

C50 10-Channel Power Amplifier

C50 front and rear panels

Outline Specifications

C50 Rack-mount 10-Channel Power Amplifier

Audio output

10 x 160W into 4Ω /

 

10 x 100W into 8Ω

Frequency response+0/–3dB, 10Hz–50 kHz

Output impedance 20–150mΩ, 1–20kHz

THD+Noise

Typical: 0.1% @ 60W output, 0.008% @ 1W

Inputs

10 x Mono unbalanced (phono) impedance 10 kΩ

 

10 x Mono balanced (XLR3-F)

Outputs

Twin pairs of gold-plated binding posts per channel

Other connections

 

 

Temeperature controlled 12v fan output (3.5mm jack)

 

5–30V ac/dc trigger input (3.5mm jack)

Indicators

Blue LED power indicator

 

Per-channel blue LED operation indicator

Power

100–240Vac, 30–1200VA, rear panel switch

Dimensions

Main enclosure 435 x 82 x 250 mm (17.25 x 3.25 x 9.75 in) W x H

 

x D

 

Front panel 485 x 87.5 x 12 mm (19 x 3.45 x 0.5 in) W x H x D

Weight

TBC kg (xx lb)

Meridian Audio reserves the right to amend product specifications at any time.

Meridian Audio Limited

Latham Road

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE

England

T +44 (0) 1480 445678

F +44 (0) 1480 445686

Meridian America Inc

8055 Troon Circle, Suite C

Austell, GA 30168-7849

T +1 (404) 344 7111

F +1 (404) 346 7111

www.meridian-audio.com

This is a preliminary document and is subject to significant change without notice.

Meridian retains the right to improve or modify product specifications and design at any time. E&OE.

C50 v0.93ß Pxxxxx 20071119 • REƒ

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Meridian America manual Preliminary Meridian C Series, C50 10-Channel Power Amplifier, Outline Specifications

C50 specifications

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