808v6
808V6 SIGNATURE REFERENCE CD PLAYER
MERIDIAN AUDIO INNOVATION
Meridian has an indelible role in the history of the CD player, with a proud track record of state-of-the-art, award-winning players. The 808v6 Signature Reference CD Player is the fruit of that legacy, and it continues to push the boundaries of both design and sound performance. Extremely advanced high-end audio technologies have been implemented to drastically reduce digital errors as well as offering an unparalleled array of set-up options and connections.
The 808v6 forms the heart of Meridian’s ultimate music system. With improved digital signal processing (DSP) including an enhanced DSP chip that offers lip-sync control and MQA and DSD playback (DoP), the latest linear power supply and a brand new master clock, the 808v6 delivers a world-beating performance.
AUDIO INPUTS & SOURCES
Analogue: 6 unbalanced on phono, Digital: 2 coax, 2 toslink optical, 1 speakerlink RJ45, 1 USB, Meridian
Sooloos Digital Media System connectivity via RJ45 Ethernet connection, Digital: 2 coax, 2 toslink optical, 1 speakerlink RJ45, 1 USB
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Analogue: 1 unbalanced on phono, 1 balanced on XLR-3M: 2.3V rms fixed/variable, Class A, 47Ω
impedance Digital: coax unbalanced (S/PDIF); twin RJ45 balanced (AES/EBU), SpeakerLink digital
interface for single-cable connection of other Meridian equipment, Operating at up to 2 x CD sample
rate (88.2kHz), 24-bit or using Meridian’s proprietary MHR format
COMMS
Two 5-pin 240° DIN sockets for Meridian Comms, and RS232 full remote/configuration interface, Three
programmable 12V trigger outputs, RJ45 SpeakerLink
CONSTRUCTION
Black and the full range of Meridian Select colours
CONTROLS
Front-panel keys for Open/Close, Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, On/Off. Additional controls behind
hinged front access cover include Repeat, Fast Forward/Reverse, Display, Mute, Volume Up/Down,
Store/Clear, Source, Full remote control via MSR+, RS232
CONVERSION
192kHz-capable, 24-bit, Delta Sigma converters operating at 4 x CD sample rate (176.4kHz), apodisingstyle
upsampling filter system, decoding of Meridian MQA sources, Native DSD (DoP) decode
DISPLAY
20-character dot matrix display with adjustable brightness and contrast, indicators for Phase, Repeat
and EQ (emphasis)
FORMATS
CD Audio (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-R/W
MQA decoding on digital inputs, plus rendering to analogue outputs
DSD on S/PDIF coaxial inputs and USB (DoP) with suitable media player
MECHANISM
Triple-beam laser, multi-speed CD-ROM transport
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT
HEIGHT: 175mm [6.9in]
WIDTH: 480mm [18.9in]
DEPTH: 411mm [16.2in]
WEIGHT: 17.2kg [38lbs]
THD & NOISE
Better than –96dBFS
POWER
Advanced linear power supply