Two steps forward for Meridian Sooloos

23 July 2010

Today sees the launch of two exciting new products from Meridian that expand the features and capabilities of the Meridian Sooloos Digital Media System.

Control 15將儲存、播放與控制合為一台、17"觸控螢幕、500GB



Control 15 takes all three of the elements that make up a Meridian Sooloos system – storage, playback and control – and brings them together in a single, elegant table-top unit that simply connects to a pair of Meridian DSP speakers to create a complete system.

The Control 15 features a 17in touch-screen control surface powered by the unique, ultra-intuitive Sooloos interface, giving you unparalleled access to your music library – and to external sources like Internet Radio and the Rhapsody* subscription music service. Listen to your choice of music with a few taps on the screen, view high-quality album artwork and performance details, and even let the system help you discover music you'd forgotten you loved.

Built into the Control 15 is enough storage for about 1,000 albums in true CD-quality lossless format (and MP3s for export to your personal stereo), thanks to the Control 15's 500GB hard drive – and it will automatically seek out and use other Sooloos storage on your network. A CD drive lets you load new content on to the system.

The audio features include all the latest digital audio developments from Meridian including upsampling and Meridian's unique 'apodising' filter that can make ordinary CD-quality files sound like high definition recordings. Meridian SpeakerLink outputs connect direct to Meridian DSP speakers, while S/PDIF outputs allow connection to a non-Meridian environment for maximum flexibility.

Media Source 600



The Media Source 600 is the first Meridian Sooloos component designed and manufactured from top to bottom by Meridian. It allows you to play music from your Sooloos system anywhere there's a hi-fi system, thanks to its multiple analogue and digital outputs. Enjoy your Sooloos collection, internet radio or Rhapsody* selections and access the music of your choice with any Sooloos controller – a Control 10 or Control 15, a Crestron panel or wirelessly with the free Sooloos app for iPad® or iPhone®.

The MS600 is packaged in a beautiful new enclosure designed by Allen Boothroyd in glass and bead-blasted aluminium to complement any audio system – but it can easily be rack-mounted if you need to hide it away.

Once again, inside the Media Source 600 is the latest digital audio technology from Meridian, delivering pristine sound quality thanks to upsampling with the Meridian 'apodising' filter, an ultra-low-jitter clocking system and carefully designed analogue circuitry.

The Meridian MS600 delivers the highest possible quality from your Sooloos music collection to any room in your home.

*The Rhapsody service is currently unavailable outside the United States

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