Meridian Audio G Series manual Specifications, I n t r o d u c t i o n

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I n t r o d u c t i o n

Specifications

	G55	G56	G57
Distortion	Less than 0.01%.	Less than 0.01%.	Less than 0.01%.
Signal/Noise	Better than -100dB.	Better than -100dB.	Better than -100dB.
Inputs	Balanced on XLR and unbalanced on phono.
Sensitivity	1.0V RMS phono/per leg balanced.	1.0V RMS phono/per leg balanced.	1.4V RMS phono/per leg balanced.
Input	16kΩ phono, 32kΩ balanced.	16kΩ phono, 32kΩ balanced.	16kΩ phono, 32kΩ balanced.
impedance
Outputs	Twin outputs for bi-wiring.	Twin outputs for bi-wiring.	Twin outputs for bi-wiring.
Power output	5 channels at 100W into 8Ω, or	2 channels at 100W into 8Ω,	2 channels at 200W into 8Ω,
	2 channels at >300W into 8Ω	>300W into 8Ω bridged, >350W	>620W into 8Ω bridged, 1000W
	bridged and 1 channel at 100W.	into 4Ω bridged.	into 4Ω bridged.

Construction Low feedback design. Ultra low impedance error corrected output stage. DC coupled with no capacitors in signal path. Fully balanced inputs. Optimised magnetic circuit design. Full DC and thermal overload protection. Meridian proprietry soft start.

Output stage 25 pairs of 15A output devices and 68,000µf of audiophile-grade PSU smoothing capacitors.

Dual Mono construction. 4 pairs of 15A output devices per side. 2 high- quality audiophile-grade smoothing capacitors per side (27,200µF used in total).

Dual-mono construction. 5 pairs of 15A output devices. 2 high-quality smoothing capacitors per side (40,000µF used in total).

Trigger input	5-30VDC.	5-30VDC.	5-30VDC.
Dimensions	440mm x 132mm x 350mm (17.32”	440mm x 90mm x 350mm (17.32” x	440mm x 132mm x 350mm (17.32”
	x 5.20” x 13.78”) WHD.	3.54” x 13.78”) WHD.	x 5.2” x 13.78”) WHD.
Weight	20kg (44lb).	13.5kg (30lb).	24kg (53lb).
Controls	Standby button; On/Off, bridge mode, and balanced/unbalanced switches.
Indicators	Standby and channel operation LEDs.	Standby and channel operation LEDs.	Standby and channel operation LEDs.
Fan Control	Fan control output for connection to a Meridian rack mount kit.