Meridian America M1500 Folheto

 

 

Bass is the foundation to music, a key to enjoying full-range music and 
spectacular Hollywood soundtracks. Unfortunately, most subwoofers 
compensate for a lack of low bass by over-emphasising mid bass. The result is a 
boomy character that might impress at first but clouds the midrange and 
eventually fatigues the listener. 

Meridian, in contrast, emphasizes extreme bass depth, clarity, control, 
articulation, slam and attack and the Meridian M1500 Active Subwoofer is 
designed to bring you the highest quality sound possible, whether as part of an 
enhanced stereo system or a full home theatre. 

Using a 100-watt amplifier wired directly to a 10-inch woofer in an active 
configuration, the M1500 provides far more bass energy than a conventional 
design of the same power. The subwoofer is easily capable of visceral bass for 
subterranean theatre effects, yet nimble enough to teat the most subtle music 
with delicacy. 

The M1500 has left and right unbalanced inputs with both positive and negative 
phase connections, a switchable electronic crossover and a 100-Watt high-
efficiency bipolar amplifier design. It is fully shielded for use close to monitors 
and televisions and, like all Meridian subwoofers, is constructed from 22mm MDF 
which is both braced and damped.  

The crossover in the M1500 is a second order Butterworth design with switchable 
settings at 80Hz and 120Hz. It can also be switched to the “OFF” position, 
bypassing the internal crossover to allow better integration between the M1500 
and surround sound controllers that feature internal crossovers on their 
dedicated subwoofer outputs. 

Performance: 

In room response within 3dB, 30Hz-400Hz (Bypass). 

Switchable 2nd order Butterworth crossover with settings at 
80Hz and 120Hz. 

 

Typical output >107dB spl @ 1m. 

 

Noise and hum <-72dBm. 

 

Distortion <0.1%, typically less than 0.02% up to full power at 
all relevant frequencies. 

Unbalanced on phono connectors 6V-500mV. 

Construction: 

Two 250mm high-efficiency long-throw custom drivers with 2kg 
shielded magnet in a magnesium basket. 

 

Veneered MDF braced and damped, in black with 6mm 
annealed plate glass top. 

 

Complementary high-efficiency bipolar design, with output-
stage error correction and twin feedback loop. 

 

200W mean power continuous. 

Power: 

100-125; 200-230; 210-250V AC 50-60Hz 

 

6VA idle; 150VA max 

Dimensions:  

Height, Width and depth 416mm (16.4in) without supplied feet 
or castors. Weight 35kg (77lb). 

Sales information 

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 March 2002 

 

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Stonehill, Stukeley Meadows 
Huntingdon 
Cambridgeshire  PE29 6EX 

T +44 (0) 1480 445678 
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Meridian America Inc. 

Suite 122, Building 2400 
3800 Camp Creek Parkway  
Atlanta  GA 30331 

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