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HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS

I.- MERIDIAN 565 7.1

• In 1997 Meridian claimed that this processor, when DVD Forum approved MPEG as official format for DVD players, could play Dolby Digital, MPEG and DTS.
• But my unit of 565 7.1:
• It didn't play MPEG in any way. After two years (1997 and 1998) asking Meridian managers where was MEPG in my 565 7.1 machine, Meridian recognized that the processor didn't have MPEG chipset. The fault, Meridian said, was of Philips because this European company had sent MPEG chipset to Meridian late (with a lot of delay).
• It didn't play DTS in any way: this format appeared later in Europe (Zone 2) with regard to USA.
• It didn't often play Dolby Digital (AC-3) with Sony DVD players: this event was impossible according to Chemison (Meridian Spanish distributor). To show Chemison that my 565 7.1 processor didn't play Dolby Digital, this customer travelled from Madrid to Barcelona (over 600 kms) with Meridian processor and Sony DVD player into my own car. When Chemison people verified that Dolby Digital AC-3 wasn't available with Meridian 565 7.1 and Sony DVD player his face turned pale and first Mr. Lafarga said that fault was in Sony DVD player and its bitstream. Then Mr Iniesta said that customer had to buy a Meridian 861 if he wanted all features and performances aforementioned.
• It often made an ugly noise when a DVD disc with Dolby Digital was played: a dangerous and unforeseeable noise for power amplifiers and loudspeakers.

II.- MERIDIAN 561

• It didn't play MPEG properly: subwoofer channel wasn't available under this format. This malfunction was tested and verified with several DVD discs with MPEG sound. These discs were tested with other processors and DVD players, in home cinema shops, etc. Even Hollywood companies were requested about if films on DVDs with MPEG sound had any fault in subwoofer channel. Only with Meridian processor there wasn't subwoofer channel sound under MPEG. Meridian didn't say any word about this malfunction.
• Owners of Meridian 561 processors: are you sure MPEG subwoofer channel in your machines does sound properly?.

III.- MERIDIAN 861 (S/N 100803)

• It played an ugly and dangerous noise for amplification and loudspeakers when DVD player tray was opened after Meridian Marketing Manager Mr. Andrew Samalionis finished to install this machine at customer home. A Grieg's CD was playing to test Meridian 861 configuration was OK, when stop and open tray bottons Pioneer DVD player were pressed in order to test system with a DVD disc a terrible noise made Mr. Andrew Samalionis face to blush like a tomato.
• Saturation in signal and sound with Harman Kardon tuner as source partner.

Meridian recognized the fault in this 18.000€ machine and sent a new one to customer.

IV.- MERIDIAN 861 (S/N 100843)

• This new 861 beast didn't play any noise but it turned off/on by itself at any moment. It blocked its own buttons and the processor didn't work in any way. Meridian Marketing Manager said "I am really sorry that we have managed to replace a problem with another. I am sure from your description that is a fault with the machine". This machine cost over 18.000€ and Meridian do nothing to solve the problem.
• Why doesn't Meridian do nothing to solve the problem? Because its Spanish distributor Chemison and Spanish dealer Clave Audio want to put customer in jail in vain.

ABOUT MERIDIAN PROCESSORS:

• Failures and malfunctions aforementioned in the machines were tested and confirmed by Acoustic Institute.
• There isn't any problem in home cinema room of customer. Other processors 20 times cheaper and other DVD players work properly in this room with good acoustics and no electrical disturbances. For more accuracy, Meridian processors were tested in and out of my home cinema room.
• Real high-end mains and conditioners, interconnects and video cables of brands like Van den Hul, Nordost, Cardas, Kimber Reference, LAT International, etc were fited up this home cinema system.
• Several updates for this system along these winding 7 years: a better DVD player (not any more Pioneer), better power amps, better ProAc loudspeakers and better Rel subwoofer were fited up my system. But Meridian processors continue with fatal failures.

 

	To sum up: At the left: Meridian consumer state after 7 years. At the right: the thought after that state. !SOON NEW MULTIMEDIA RELEASE!
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