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Meridian Extends SpeakerLink Technology, Adds AC11 Hub
Single cable connectivity solution employs RJ-45 to enable installers to link just about any Meridian component.
Meridian Audio has extended its SpeakerLink single-cable input/output communications protocol to its flagship DSP8000 Digital Active Loudspeaker.
The company also introduced the AC11 Component Interlink Hub, an installation accessory that allows earlier Meridian components, including processors, disc players and digital loudspeakers, to integrate with the SpeakerLink system.
SpeakerLink employs RJ-45 Ethernet-style twisted-pair network cabling to make all digital audio, communications and control interconnections between Meridian components.
Installers who use SpeakerLink can conceal the single wire connected between Meridian's DSP loudspeakers and audio processors or A/V sources.
"The AC11 makes integrating legacy models seamless, while the changeover of the DSP8000 signals our unreserved commitment to this superior new technology," says Bob Stuart, co-founder, chairman and CTO of Meridian Audio.
The AC11 also features:
MSRP: $995
The company also introduced the AC11 Component Interlink Hub, an installation accessory that allows earlier Meridian components, including processors, disc players and digital loudspeakers, to integrate with the SpeakerLink system.
SpeakerLink employs RJ-45 Ethernet-style twisted-pair network cabling to make all digital audio, communications and control interconnections between Meridian components.
Installers who use SpeakerLink can conceal the single wire connected between Meridian's DSP loudspeakers and audio processors or A/V sources.
"The AC11 makes integrating legacy models seamless, while the changeover of the DSP8000 signals our unreserved commitment to this superior new technology," says Bob Stuart, co-founder, chairman and CTO of Meridian Audio.
The AC11 also features:
- 12-volt trigger inputs
- IR Out and RS-232 serial port for system expansion and integration of non-Meridian elements
MSRP: $995
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Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). In addition, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass.
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