MERIDIAN AUDIO ID40 data

Head Office

Meridian Audio Limited

Latham Road, Huntingdon
Cambrid ge s hire PE29 6YE
Unite d Ki ngdom
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www.meridian-audio.com

USA Head Office

Meridian Am erica, Inc.

110 Greene Street
Suite 204
New York, NY 10012
United States
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MERIDIAN OFFERS SOOLOOS CARD OPTION FOR 800 SERIES
PRODUCTS

International CES, Las Vegas, January 4, 2010, Venetian Tower, Suites 235 and
236—For over 10 years , M er i dian’ s 800 Series pr od uc ts have offered the hi g hest quality

in audio and video reproduction. At the same time, their unique modular architecture
offers a truly custom experience—indivi dually spe ci fi ed and manufac t ured for its own er .
The unique architecture also protects the customer’s investment, allowing simple
upgrade paths as technology st andards advance and new features are developed.

Meridian continues its path to simply and seamlessly integrate the Sooloos Media
System with the power of the impressive Reference Class 800 Series electronics. The
ID40 Sooloos Card is available in the late st generation of 800 Series products, offered
as a standard feature in the 808.3 Signature Reference CD Player, and as an option in
the 861 V6 Reference Digital Surround Controller. The Sooloos card connects the host
product di r ectl y to a Sooloos system enabling it to render audio streamed across the
network and provide contr ol of an active Play Qu eue.

Now, with the ID40 Sooloos Card,

Meri di an’ s 800 Ser i es offers th e highest quali ty au di o deli v er y from a Sooloos Digital
Media System.

The card offers simple connection to th e sam e ne twork as a Sooloos system through its
RJ45 style E t her n et port, elimin at ing the need for uns ightly cabl es an d ex tr a bo x es.
Once connected, the ID40 Sooloos Card r enders audi o str eamed across the networ k.
The host 800 Ser i es pr oduct is then able to use its own powerful DSP capabilities to
perform advanced audio enhancement processing, using tr i pl e FI FO bu ffer i n g and
upsampling lower sample rate audio streams to 8 8. 2 or 96kH z us i n g Meridian’s world
renowned ‘apodising’ upsampling technology, an d in th e c ase o f 86 1 ap pl y ot h er
processing, such as Trifield, for improved presentation on a multi-channel system.

The same network connection also allows the host 800 Series product to easily send
basic control commands back to the Sooloos Digital Media System. Using the s u ppl i e d
MSR+ remote handset (or Meridian Comms or Serial connection to the host
Product), the user has instant control over the active Play Queue.

The ID40 Sooloos Card allows for the highest audio quality integration of Sooloos in to a
Meridian Digital Theatre system through simple yet elegant connection type, while
delivering the level of reference performance Meridian customers have come to expect.

The ID40 Sooloos Card can be specified as an option when ordering a new 861 V6.
Alternat iv el y it can be retro fi tt ed t o exi s ting 861 V6 pro ducts. More comprehensive
upgrades ar e avai l a bl e for older 861 and 80 8 m odels, whic h en abl e both to host the
ID40 Sooloos Card, please contact Meridian directly for details.

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