Meridian Audio 541 Manuale Utente

The 541 Surround Controller provides a sophisticated range of

audio and video control options, and even if you have no

immediate plans for surround sound it is an ideal choice as a

conventional two-channel preamplifier.

However, the 541 Surround Controller really comes into its own

as the heart of a full surround system. It accepts a conventional

two-channel source, such as music on compact disc, or a video

soundtrack, and processes it to create between three and six

separate output channels designed to be fed to an array of

correctly-positioned loudspeakers.

The surround controller provides several signal processing

options, called presets, designed to provide the best results with

a range of different types of music and cinema material. This

section gives information about each of the presets, and gives

recommendations for the preset to choose for different types of

material.

In addition to selecting built-in presets, the 541 Surround

Controller allows you to create your own presets based on the

standard ones. For example, you may want to add more delay to

the rear loudspeakers to create a more spacious sound. You can

store your modified preset with a name of your choice, and

recall it for use at a later date.

The surround sound options

The 541 Surround Controller provides two categories of presets:

cinema and music, and these are described in the following

sections.