Meridian 808i.2 - Black - 230V - Super Deal - Sale !

All the best. Superb statement CD Player at a good price.

Yes, Superb CD player, and a Dream remote Control...

Best of all it accepts external Digital inputs... Ideal for high (Ultimate ? ! ) quality HDD playback.

Wish I had anywhere near that budget !

Wow, one of the best players at great price. Wishing you a speedy sale and happy listening for the lucky buyer.

bhagwan69 schrieb:

I have for sale a Meridian 808i.2 CD Player - Black - 230 Volts. List = 17.5/- K US $'s p.s. One of the 'best' single box cd players in the world...

I am 'open' to trade it in - too.
If some one has a product to sell - change - move out of - please do get in touch with me. I shall give 100 % US Retail price 'credit' for all buy back items...
This is really a 'super sweet deal' !!

CD Player / Amplifier / Speaker etc. any or all I shall buy back - used @ Full Retail [US $] Price Credit !
[yes this is not a typo]

ani schrieb:

Wow, one of the best players at great price. Wishing you a speedy sale and happy listening for the lucky buyer.

Do you want to change your Wadia for a Meridian 808i.2 ?
It can be done.....
I will buy your wadia back @ 100 % of its 'original' retail price !! No 'hair cut' !!
This [Meridian] is a 'super' [top of the line] CD Player.
Will be referance level for 2 to 3 years more....
Do consider !

This is the 1st product from a Meridian Stable that bears the 'signatures' of its founders on the machine ! !!

bhagwan69 schrieb:

bhagwan69 schrieb: I have for sale a Meridian 808i.2 CD Player - Black - 230 Volts. List = 17.5/- K US $'s p.s. One of the 'best' single box cd players in the world... I am 'open' to trade it in - too. If some one has a product to sell - change - move out of - please do get in touch with me. I shall give 100 % US Retail price 'credit' for all buy back items... This is really a 'super sweet deal' !! CD Player / Amplifier / Speaker etc. any or all I shall buy back - used @ Full Retail [US $] Price Credit ! [yes this is not a typo] :KR

That is an unheard of deal! Someone in need of a true high end player should Jump at it!!

Amp_Nut schrieb:

Yes, Superb CD player, and a Dream remote Control... Best of all it accepts external Digital inputs... Ideal for high (Ultimate ? ! ) quality HDD playback. Wish I had anywhere near that budget ! :(

This is the top of the line - fully loaded - statement CD Player from Meridian.
Digital In
Digital Out
Analogue In
Analogue Out [fixed & variable]
Volume Control
etc. etc.

I am sure the specs are there on the Meridian Audio web site on on the Stereophile site [review] & on The Absolute Sound web site [review].

Very nice..extremely few players seem to have he digital input features..

I have a Denon DVD 5000 which actually has a source selector on the front panel to select between DVD, Coax and optical.

I love meridian transport mechanisms.. I think they are one of the best in the game..
Sweet deal for someone looking for a major upgrade.

Savyasaachi schrieb:

I love meridian transport mechanisms.. I think they are one of the best in the game.. Sweet deal for someone looking for a major upgrade.

The 'newer' Meridians all come with CD Roms - Korean make.
They [Meridian] have stopped using 'conventional' sony / philips etc. drives.
Yet, the machine does sound nice.....

8)

Let me try and put some pics up - been a while - hope I still get it right -



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c]



d]

a = the inside packing - without the box - but transport safety is fully in place - very well packed - safe.

b = signature of 2 founders of Meridian on the player.

c = outside box - this is how the player is transported

d = the actual player - in the flesh.

As a techie and engineer, I came across some Unique tech info on this CD player that I wanted to share...This CD Player's 'Apodising Filter'

It seems that ALL CD players since the beginning of time, use digital filters that cause 'Pre Ringing' ( Its truly weird... like a time machine ! )

Pre Ringing creates a ringing or oscillation / vibration BEFORE a note is played, and a similar ringing After the note ends.

The Post ringing can be deemed as 'natural' in that the string's sound when replayed continues even after the original stops... like an over hung sound.

However for ALL CD players to play a 'Preview" before the actual note.. WEIRD and some point this to one of the reasons for 'Digital" sound.

The Meridian and the Ayre CD players now build in a filter that practically eliminates this "Pre Ringing" but at the cost of a longer 'Post Ringing'

its just 1 of the many Very innovative technologies in this 'Super Player'...

some review links :-

http://www.avguide.c...-signature-cd-player

http://www.meridian-...r/press-reviews.aspx

http://www.meridian-...ian%20low%20rez1.pdf

I do hope that they are of some use...

Amp_Nut schrieb:

As a techie and engineer, I came across some Unique tech info on this CD player that I wanted to share...This CD Player's 'Apodising Filter' It seems that ALL CD players since the beginning of time, use digital filters that cause 'Pre Ringing' ( Its truly weird... like a time machine ! ) Pre Ringing creates a ringing or oscillation / vibration BEFORE a note is played, and a similar ringing After the note ends. The Post ringing can be deemed as 'natural' in that the string's sound when replayed continues even after the original stops... like an over hung sound. However for ALL CD players to play a 'Preview" before the actual note.. WEIRD and some point this to one of the reasons for 'Digital" sound. The Meridian and the Ayre CD players now build in a filter that practically eliminates this "Pre Ringing" but at the cost of a longer 'Post Ringing' its just 1 of the many Very innovative technologies in this 'Super Player'...

So why use digital filter at all ? . Build the DAC right into the CD player with I2S....and if you want any further "jing-bang", just reclock with precision - to reduce the impact of jitter. (My next project !!)

Infact, i do not even use any filter after the analog conversion is done...an advantage that will be strictly restricted to DIY'ers

Amp_Nut schrieb:

As a techie and engineer, I came across some Unique tech info on this CD player that I wanted to share...This CD Player's 'Apodising Filter' It seems that ALL CD players since the beginning of time, use digital filters that cause 'Pre Ringing' ( Its truly weird... like a time machine ! ) Pre Ringing creates a ringing or oscillation / vibration BEFORE a note is played, and a similar ringing After the note ends. The Post ringing can be deemed as 'natural' in that the string's sound when replayed continues even after the original stops... like an over hung sound. However for ALL CD players to play a 'Preview" before the actual note.. WEIRD and some point this to one of the reasons for 'Digital" sound. The Meridian and the Ayre CD players now build in a filter that practically eliminates this "Pre Ringing" but at the cost of a longer 'Post Ringing' its just 1 of the many Very innovative technologies in this 'Super Player'...

The pre-ringing - Not weird at all if you understand DSP or maybe brush up on it.
Why don't we start a new thread on this topic (apodising & digital filters) since this is Bhagwan69's ad to sell off his Meridian CDP??

Bhagwan69's ad to sell off his Meridian CDP

Hi 'B' !

You 'heard' the 808i.2

What do you think of it ?