Exploring Meridian Audio’s Engineering Excellence
Many home cinema builds fail because they start with a shopping list rather than a design. From Meridian HQ in Huntingdon, we sit down with Barry to get into what actually makes a system feel cinematic, and why the “made in Britain, built-to-order” mindset still matters when you’re spending real money on audio.
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We go deep on Meridian’s DSP loudspeakers, where digital signal processing is not a buzzword but the foundation. Barry explains group delay and why timing coherence can beat raw frequency specs when you’re chasing realism, space, and that you-are-there feeling. We also unpack the practical engineering behind high-power arrays that get louder without the nasty side effects of comb filtering, plus how in-wall and floor-standing designs share the same core principles of inert enclosures and controlled performance.
Then we zoom out to system building: when a living room is better served by two exceptional speakers instead of a compromised surround setup, how to wire for upgrades, and what a modern all-digital cinema chain can look like with Trinnov processing. On the video side, Distributed by Meridian (DBM) and Barco projection come up as part of a balanced approach where brightness, viewing angles, and calibration matter as much as the audio. We also touch Meridian’s licensing and consultancy work, from Jaguar Land Rover systems to headphones and airline cabins, and why the brand promise has to sound like Meridian everywhere it appears.
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