Meridian 8000 DSP Active Speakers w/BoxesusedMeridian  8000 DSP Active Speakers w/Boxes in Graphite w/ Low ($19,888) ReserveTHIS SUCTION IS OPEN TO BIDDERS IN THE US AND CANADA ONLY. THANK YOU. We’re Stereo Exchange, located in New York City. We've been in business since the 1970s and are a major high-end dealer. We hav...22138.00

Meridian 8000 DSP Active Speakers w/Boxes in Graphite w/ Low ($19,888) Reserve

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Ships fromNew York City, NY, 11377
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Sorry for the typo...it's an AUCTION, not a SUCTION. That's what happens when I do something at 6AM. Happy bidding.

THIS SUCTION IS OPEN TO BIDDERS IN THE US AND CANADA ONLY. THANK YOU. We’re Stereo Exchange, located in New York City. We've been in business since the 1970s and are a major high-end dealer. We have all the current top brands including Meridian on display in our huge showroom. These speakers are used, but in fantastic condition. They were owned by one of our VERY best customers, who changes out systems more frequently than I change out cars! Everything he owns comes back to us in immaculate condition, with no significant blemishes...including these. I will rate these at 8/10 but I believe that they deserve higher. I just want to be conservative in case there are a few insignificant scratches that we missed. Our staff repacked them in his home, including putting the strapping back on the boxes. The pair of speakers comes in FOUR boxes...two for the main speakers, two for the "heads". They did not photo the speakers first, so the photo showing the pair of speakers is from another pair we sold a while ago. The photos of BOXES, though, is of the pair for sale. Even if we DID have photos of the speakers, it would not help you make a decision...it would show no significant blemishes! The speakers come, we believe, withOUT a remote control. We do not want to open the boxes to find out. If they DO come with a remote, consider it a free gift. These speakers have amplifiers and D/A converters built-in. This means that any agonizing over the perfect match between you speakers and amp is gone. Decisions about speaker cables are bypassed with this design. Even better, you’re getting Meridian-quality amplifiers; which I consider to be one of the best. When connected to Meridian components, everything communicates with everything else for great sound AND ease of use. These speakers are like pro-monitors…they are self powered, and internally they have multiple amps for the drivers. Professional studio self-amplified speakers are different. They have ELECTRONIC CROSSOVERS that divide the sound to the woofer amp and tweeter amp at preamp level. The amps each only amplify a portion the music’s frequency range. Removing crossover components between the amp and speaker means no wasted power, less heat, and increased damping on the speaker driver, for greatly improved transient response. You also get less coloration, since each driver is now electrically damped outside its operating range. This is a good thing. With ordinary speakers, the driver is electrically un-damped outside its operating frequency range and can resonate freely. This type of design also allows for active equalization for much smoother response, and dramatically better bass. Each amplifier can be selected to suit its purpose exactly, for better bass punch and treble smoothness and liquidity. But these Meridian DSP8000 speakers go much farther. These speakers have DIGITAL inputs and do all of their crossover slopes and correcting in the DIGITAL domain. Any little peaks and dips in the speaker’s response that would be impractical to correct in a normal crossover is taken care of my the “brain” in the speaker. The tuning of the cabinet is textbook perfect, with electronic response correction. Inside the speaker are individual amplifiers for various drivers. Since the volume controlling is done INSIDE the speaker, some “magic” happens. If we could always play our stereo at “live” volume, all would be fine. On the other hand, because of neighbors and other family members, 95% of us play at softer-the—live volumes most of the time. The problem is that at lower volumes, our perception of bass degrades…up to about 15dB within our normal listening window. This means that if you listen at low volumes, there is up to 15dB TOO LITTLE BASS! This makes us correct, either using tone controls or speaker placement, to hear that bass at OUR AVERAGE LISTENING VOLUME. But the sound gets boomy now if we bring the volume up. The old solution was a loudness button that made your old amp produce progressively more bass as the volume control was reduced. Usually WAY too much bass, since the amp had no idea what your speaker sensitivity was or how “hot” the recording was produced. In a DSP speaker, the speaker’s sensitivity, amplifier gain, and actual recorded volume level are all KNOWN! Meridian has taken full advantage of this, with individual equalization curves built in for every volume setting from 0-100 (remember that the volume is controlled inside the speaker), and accounting for the level of the recording. The result is a speaker that sound great at high volumes, but that is so superior to all other designs when played at low volumes that any comparison is futile. If you live in an apartment and are forced to listen at reduced levels much of the time, and you still want a full, rich sound, then this is your speaker! Walk into the next room and it sounds more like a live music event is taking place a room away. You will hear things in your recordings that you have never heard before. These speakers can reproduce the low frequency notes on a pipe organ with real power. I know of no other speaker with better bass. Since these speakers are self-energized, they have shockingly DEEP bass. It’s amazing. It sounds like the speakers are attached to the foundation of your house. Each part of the audible spectrum has its own perfectly-matched amplifier. PRICING: We have set the RESERVE at a low $19,888.00/pr. OFFERS: We will not be accepting offers on these. That angers other bidders when we stop auctions. On the other hand, it only runs to Monday night, so you don;t have to wait long to win them! SHIPPING: Being about 200 pounds each and coming in multiple boxes (the “heads” detach), they must be shipped by a freight service, not regular UPS! We will get a shipping quote after the auction. Please do not ask us for quotes now. Shipping will be, I believe, between approximately $200 and $800 to the 48 states. We cannot get exact quotes for everyone. I can get up to 12 requests a day, and by the third one the shipping company receptionist will hang up on us! Know that we do NOT “mark up” shipping. You will pay what we pay. Anyway, at this low a RESERVE, what’s another $300 one way or another??? (Ok… that sounded very East Coast Jewish…which I am). THINGS TO KNOW: This is a final sale, with no warranty, refunds, or exchanges. They were recently tested (just before packing them up) and sound scrumptulescent. We accept PAYPAL or all major credit cards for sales in the US. We accept PAYPAL or WIRED FUNDS for Canada. . We will ONLY ship these to within the US or CANADA. We CANNOT ship these overseas. If you do not live in the US or Canada, DO NOT BID! Items sold to / shipped to within New York State, or picked up at the store will be charged sales tax. If you live in the area and you want to pick them up at the store, that’s great. You will save on shipping, but you do need to pay tax, regardless of what state you live in. The above words are the property of KZ Consulting and are NOT to be copied.

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