Meridian 818 Reference Digital Pre-Amp

YOU CANNOT BUY THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL FOR LESS. Great starter system or upgrade to an existing entry level system. The 818 can be set to fixed output if used as a source.

This offering is a complete, Hi-Resolution music DAC with digital Pre-Amp. The Meridian 818 DAC is an amazingly detailed, articulate and revealing pre-amp which has been in my system for 4 years. All items offered were housed in a proper cabinet that is well ventilated and not over-crowded. With on-board single-ended and balanced pre-out’s, you can easily add sub’s or a crossover if utilizing an analog amp and speakers. A range of both analog and digital inputs & outputs complete this versatile power house. Use the Meridian 818 as a killer Roon end point!

818 SPECS:

AUDIO OUTPUTS- ANALOGUE

1x unbalanced on phono, 1x balanced on XLR-3M

AUDIO OUTPUTS - DIGITAL

Coaxial S/PDIF ≤96kHz/24-bit

Twin SpeakerLink, RJ45 balanced (AES/EBU) digital interface for single-cable connection to other
Meridian equipment, ≤96kHz/24-bit with MHR, and MQA signals for rendering by Meridian DSP
loudspeakers

AUDIO INPUTS - ANALOGUE

6x unbalanced on phono

AUDIO INPUTS - DIGITAL

2x Coaxial S/PDIF ≤192kHz/24-bit, DoP, 2x Toslink optical ≤96kHz/24-bit, 1x SpeakerLink ≤192kHz/24- bit, 1x Asynchronous USB ≤192kHz/24-bit, DoP, MQA source decoding, DSD (DoP) native decode

SOURCES

Meridian Sooloos System: RJ45 Ethernet connection

COMMS

Meridian Comms: 2x 240 degree 5-pinDIN, 1x SpeakerLink input with Comms, 2x SpealerLink outputs with
Comms

RS232: 9-pin D-sub, remote control & configuration

Triggers: 3x 12V (barrel connectors)

CONTROLS

Front panel: Source, Play/Pause, Previous, Next, Mute, Volume+, Volume-, Off

Behind long door: Menu, Up, Down, Left, Right, F-Fwd, F-Rwd, Setup, Source, Display, Mute, Volume+,
Volume-

Remote Control: Via MSR+ (supplied) and RS232

DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT

HEIGHT: 175mm [6.9in]

WIDTH: 480mm [18.9in]

DEPTH: 411mm [16.2in]

WEIGHT: 16.0kg [35.2lbs]

POWER

Advanced linear power supply: 110 - 120 Volt 50/60Hz, 220 - 240 Volt 50/60Hz

Max Power Consumption: 40 Watts