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Meridian DSP 5500 Digital Speakers; Gorgeous Pair - Excellent Condition
Buy / Sell / Trade / Consign - The Music Room is the Nation's premier seller of carefully selected, pre-owned audio equipment. We have daily phone support at 720-33-MUSIC, and we are always paying cash for quality used gear. Trade offers are carefully considered. Contact us to find out how easy it can be to get a quick, fair, cash price for your gently used gear. Logistics is our specialty... we can facilitate packaging & shipping from anywhere in the country.
Offered today by The Music Room: One pair of Meridian DSP 5500 Speakers. These speakers are an engineering masterpiece. I love the industrial style bolts on each side that really compliment the speaker's brawny 180lb frame. These are serious speakers... make no mistake about it. There is a reason they originally sold for nearly $13,000.
Functional Notes: Operational condition of this pair is excellent… fully tested and no issues found. Sound quality and performance are outstanding. Every item we offer for sale undergoes a thorough listening session and review of all functions. Buy with confidence.
Included with this sale: Speakers; Power Cords (no comm cables or MSR included)
Shipping: Shipping within the Continental USA is approximately $199. This includes securing to a pallet with adequate protection and shipping via FedEx freight to a business address. Residential delivery, add $100. East Coast, add $100. These are estimates only... please confirm exact cost prior to purchase.
Cosmetic condition rating is 8/10 - You will have to look very, very closely under bright lights to find any blemishes at all on these speakers. I was able to find a couple - very minute nicks in the finish. Overall, These look absolutely fantastic. Please view all of our high-resolution photos for full details of the cosmetic condition as well as exactly what is included. If something is not clear, please inquire with us prior to purchase.
The cosmetic rating is based on a very conservative rating scale as shown below:
10/10 = Mint / Perfect / Factory Fresh Appearance
9/10 = Excellent; Zero Scratches; Very Light Use; Looks Nearly New
8/10 = Very Good; Perfect Front; Minor Flaws Elsewhere
7/10 = Good; 2-3 Minor Scratches; Used but Cared For
6/10 = Fair; 1 Big or 3-4 Small Scratches; Looks used
5/10 = Average; Multiple Scratches; Looks Very Used
4/10 = Mediocre; Rough Shape Cosmetically but Works Well
3/10 = Poor; Rough Shape - Mostly Works OK
2/10 = Very Poor; AS-IS Sale
1/10 = Scrap; Parts / Repair Only
- Three-way active loudspeaker with DSP crossover
- Self-contained audio system, each comprising four custom drivers, four amplifiers, three digital converters, digital crossovers and advanced
sound-shaping DSP computers
- Remote controlled and requiring no unsightly speaker cables
- Listener control over features including bass, treble tilt, listening axis, volume, time-compensated balance and absolute phase
- Laminated wood and steel cabinet construction for rigidity
- Magnetic shielding prevents disturbing TVs
- Horizontal centre channel available
- Maximum output level up to
112dB spl
Technical Specification
DSP5500 DSP Loudspeaker
Sales information 1st December 2001
Performance:
Inputs: Construction:
Frequency response in-room within 3dB from 30Hz to over 20kHz.
Output >112dB spl @ 1m on music material.
Noise less than 15dB spl.
Overall distortion typically <0.02% at any frequency or level. Two digital inputs to SPDIF standard; 32kHz–96kHz sampling rates at up to 24 bit; MHR support. (A future software update will enable support for 192kHz.)
3-way acoustic reflex system.
2 x 200mm long-throw bass drivers.
1 x 160mm polypropylene mid driver in separate enclosure.
1 x 25mm aluminium-dome tweeter, silver wire, short horn- loaded with protective grille.
Cabinet constructed from high-density MDF. Integral magnetic shielding and user-changeable real wood veneer acoustic damping side panels.
FIFO memory buffer input for the lowest possible jitter from almost any source.
Four precision 128x oversampling converters for bass, mid and tweeter signals
Analogue gain and filtering using proprietary Meridian Class-A discrete amplification.
Digital and conversion electronics constructed using advanced surface-mount techniques and partitioned 6-layer printed-circuit boards.
Four 75W power amplifiers, one for each of the drivers. Power amplifiers use a unique feedback topology and precision local error-correction systems to achieve a performance equivalent to the conversion system.
1100mm (43.31in) H, 284 (11.2) W, 450 (17.72) D
Weight 81kg (179lbs) each
100MHz Motorola digital signal processor.
Digital crossover at 200Hz and 2.6kHz.
Response correction for the whole system.
Rear-panel controls for Power On/Off.
MSR and RS232 port provide control over bass, treble tilt, listening axis, volume, time-compensated balance and absolute phase.
Eight-character display with system lights, can be blank.