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MERIDIAN ELLIPSE
OVERVIEW
MERIDIAN Ellipse is a new, high-performance, all-in-one, streaming speaker rigorously engineered to deliver Meridian’s
signature sound performance in any room. Ellipse is meticulously crafted and hand-built in our factory in Britain to the same
exacting standards as our agship loudspeakers.
Benetting from twelve advanced and innovative Meridian technologies, Ellipse has a compact form factor which provides
the freedom for it to be placed anywhere whilst ensuring a tailored and luxurious sound experience.
Ellipse has emerged from Meridian’s Extreme Engineering programme, an ongoing strategic venture involving years of
investment and research at the extreme edge of audio design. One result of the programme is the Precision Sonic Transport
concept. This rigorous approach to ensuring the entire journey taken by audio signals through a product maintains
maximum sonic delity has manifested itself in software and hardware engineering employed in loudspeakers introduced at
the top of Meridian’s range in recent years.
Ellipse uses the rst implementation of the R2 Electronics Platform. This shares much of its design and circuitry with the
R1 electronics used in those larger loudspeakers, but for the Ellipse all aspects are optimised to allow Meridian sound to be
enjoyed anywhere throughout the home.
The Ellipse also shares the Atlas software core developed using the Precision Sonic Transport concept. This allows our
powerful proprietary software to be coded directly to one unied platform. This includes code that relates directly to audio,
such as the unique DSP technologies used by Ellipse, as well as software modules used for intuitive control of the product.
STREAMING SPEAKER
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USER FEATURES
• The top panel of Ellipse carries seven intuitive touch-sensitive controls which are backlit when in use.
• Bidirectional integration between streaming apps and Ellipse links control functions seamlessly. Volume adjustment
and playback controls such as Play, Pause, Next and Previous can be used with consistent and predictable results,
whether carried out within the streaming app or on the Ellipse itself.
• Bluetooth streams audio directly from a phone, tablet or computer to Ellipse. However, Ellipse also supports
streaming services that stream audio over the network while the phone or tablet is used just as a control interface.
Streaming in this way provides several advantages, including the ability to continue streaming while you use your
phone for calls or other tasks. Such services also oer potential for higher-quality sound while using less of your
phone’s battery power.
• Ellipse features additional exibility in connectivity via its auxiliary inputs. A combined analogue and optical digital
audio socket and a USB-C audio socket are located on the back-panel.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
• Ellipse oers superb exibility with Bluetooth®
wireless technology and Wi-Fi streaming, while an
Ethernet socket provides the option of a wired network
connection. Ellipse supports AirPlay and Works with
Google Cast, as well as native streaming from Spotify
Connect and TIDAL Connect. It is a Roon Ready device
and can be used as a UPnP renderer.
• The Meridian Control app provides access to the full
range of control and conguration features of the
Ellipse. Whether it’s used on a day-to-day basis, or just
for initial set-up, the app allows the listening experience
to be tailored to suit personal preferences and to
optimise sound quality for the room setting.
• Ellipse features Meridian’s BASS AND SPACE
technology. This allows the Ellipse to create an incredibly
wide soundstage, far exceeding that expected from
its compact form. BASS AND SPACE takes account
of the physical conguration of the Ellipse and
applies frequency and signal-specic processing to
widen the stereo image. This sophisticated approach
avoids problems associated with traditional stereo
enhancement methods, such as phase artifacts in
the lower frequencies which lead to an unclear and
incoherent image. BASS AND SPACE results in the
listener experiencing a widened, three-dimensional
soundstage whilst maintaining both a coherent image
and extremely strong bass.
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TECHNOLOGIES
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SYSTEM
OPTIMISATION
PLAYBACK
ENHANCEMENT
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
DIGITAL
PRECISION
QSYNC
SYSTEM
OPTIMISATION
IMAGE
ELEVATION
FREEQ
PLAYBACK
ENHANCEMENT
E BASS
IMAGE FOCUS
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
PROACTIVE
BASS
PROACTIVE
THERMAL
TRUE TIME
PERFECT
BALANCE
BESPOKE
SIGNAL
MAPPING
BASS & SPACE
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CONSTRUCTION
The cabinet of the Ellipse was developed using a combination of material science and computer modelling. High-quality
materials are employed for their acoustic benets as well as their aesthetic properties. Multiple manufacturing processes
are involved in achieving the goal of an extremely rigid and inert cabinet that oers incredible dynamic integrity. Whatever
the volume level, the cabinet doesn’t resonate or interfere with sound quality.
The product’s sleek exterior is the outer layer of a precision-engineered enclosure which carries three drive-units mounted
in individual chambers to provide acoustic isolation from each other. Two 90mm full-range drivers provide audio for the
left and right channels, while a long-throw ‘racetrack’ driver acts as a subwoofer, replaying low-frequencies.
The electronics section is isolated from the main enclosure, mounted on its own die-cast aluminium chassis, and it
features powerful DSP circuitry, high-quality D/A conversion and three channels of amplication to provide power to
the drive-units.
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SPECIFICATION
AUDIO INPUTS
• Internal streaming source
• 1 x USB-C supporting sampling rates up to 192kHz @ 24-bit
• 1 x mini-TOSLINK optical supporting sampling rates up to 96kHz @ 24 bit
• Stereo analogue with 88kHz/24bit A/D conversion
(Optical and analogue share dual-purpose 3.5mm minijack socket)
CONTROL OPTIONS
• Illuminated touch controls located on top of unit
• Meridian Control app via Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection
• IR receiver eye (MSR2 remote control available separately)
• Automation interface via Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection
PERFORMANCE
• SPL: 100dB@1m (pink noise source)
• Frequency response in room within 3dB: 40Hz – 20kHz (volume setting 65)
AMPLIFICATION
• 2 x 25W for full-range drivers
• 1 x 30W for subwoofer driver
DRIVE UNITS
• 2 x 90mm polypropylene wide-range drivers
• 1 x 150mm x 100mm polypropylene long-throw “racetrack” subwoofer driver
• Crossover frequency = 180Hz
WI-FI OPERATION
• Dual band - 2.4GHz and 5GHz compatible
DIMENSIONS
• WIDTH: 412mm [16.2in]
• DEPTH: 223mm [8.8in]
• HEIGHT: 171mm [6.7in]
• WEIGHT: 3.9kg [8.6lbs]
POWER
• 100V – 240V AC, Max 80W
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