M
e r id ia n h a t v o r e in ig e n
M o n a t e n d ie „ P e r s o n a l- A u d io “ - L i n i e
in s L e b e n g e r u fe n , m it d e m k le in e n ,
d o c h
h e r v o r r a g e n d e n
U S B - W a n d le r
„ E x p lo r e r “ b e g o n n e n , d e n e in e N u m -
m e r g r ö ß e r e n „ D ir e c t o r “ n a c h g e s c h ic k t
u n d is t n u n b e r e it f ü r d ie m o m e n ta n e
N u m m e r e in s d e r S e r ie : d e n P r im e
H e a d p h o n e A m p lif ie r . D e r s ie h t n u n
v ö llig a n d e rs a u s a ls d ie b e id e n „ F l a c h -
m ä n n e r “ , d ie b is h e r u n t e r d e m P e r s o -
n a l- L a b e l h e r a u s k a m e n . D a s D e s ig n
v o n M it b e g r ü n d e r A ll e n B o o t h r o y d is t
m a l w ie d e r in s ic h ir g e n d w ie p e r fe k t .
E s e r in n e r t a n d ie g r ö ß e r e n G e r ä t e w ie
d ie G - S e r i e d e r E n g lä n d e r , w o d u r c h
m a n s e h r s c h n e ll e r k e n n e n k a n n , d a ss
es je t z t la n g s a m , a b e r s ic h e r m ä c h t ig
e rn s t w ir d u n d e in D A C / K o p f h ö r e r -
v e r s t ä r k e r p r ä s e n t ie r t w ir d , d e r g a n z
g ro ß e
L e is t u n g e n
v o llb r in g t . N o c h -
m a l k u r z z u m D e s ig n : K e in e e in z ig e
S c h r a u b e is t a m G e r ä t z u s e h e n , d a
k a n n m a n ih n d re h e n u n d w e n d e n , w ie
m a n w i l l . V o r n is t e in n e tt g e m a c h te r ,
s a u b e r - s a h n in g d re h e n d e r L a u t s ä r k e -
re g le r, d ie Q u e lle n w a h l u n d d ie z w e i-
s tu fig e s o w ie d e a k tiv ie rb a r e „ A n a lo g u e
S p a t ia l P r o c e s s in g “ , d ie d ie R ä u m lic h -
k e it w ä h r e n d
d e r W ie d e r g a b e
ü b e r
K o p f h ö r e r v e rb e s s e rt. T e ile d e s S ig n a ls
w e r d e n so v e r m ix t , d a ss la u t M e r id ia n
e in e B ü h n e e r z ie lt w ir d , a ls s ä ß e m a n
v o r e in e m P a a r L a u t s p r e c h e r . M e r id ia n
w ir k t s o m it d e m U m s t a n d e n tg e g e n ,
d a ss m a n c h e A u f n a h m e n s p e z ie ll ü b e r
K o p f h ö r e r u n n a t ü r lic h k lin g e n , w e n n
d a s s e lb e S ig n a l, d a s m a n a u c h a n L a u t -
s p re c h e r s c h ic k e n w ü r d e , ü b e r K o p f h ö -
re r w ie d e rg e g e b e n w ir d . D e n E in f lu s s
d ie s e r F u n k t io n b e s c h re ib e ic h , w e n n
es u m d e n K la n g g e h t.
E r s t m a l s o ll es d a ru m g e h e n , w a s m a n
m it d ie s e m n e u e n T e i l a lle s a n s te lle n
k a n n . G l e ic h d re i K o p fh ö r e r b u c h s e n
h a b e n w i r h ie r v e rb a u t, z w e i 6 ,3 e r - u n d
e in e 3 ,5 e r - K lin k e . F ü r d ie g ro ß e u n d
s te tig w a c h s e n d e H e a d p h o n e - F r a k t io n
d a d r a u ß e n w ir d es s ic h e r in te re s s a n t
s e in , d a ss d ie 6 ,3 e r - B u c h s e n e in e A u s -
g a n g s im p e d a n z v o n u n t e r e in e m O h m
h a b e n u n d s o m it r e c h t k n a c k ig a u c h
z ie m lic h
m ä n n e r m ä ß ig e
K o p f h ö r e r
tr e ib e n . D i e 3 ,5 e r - K lin k e , d ie es in d e r
R e g e l ja m it w e n ig e r d u rs t ig e n K o p f -
h ö r e r n z u t u n b e k o m m t k a n n im m e r
n o c h 3 O h m v o r w e is e n u n d s o m it ä h n -
lic h g u te L e is t u n g e n v o llb r in g e n .
M o b ile P la y e r s c h lie ß t m a n a m b e s te n
p e r
3 ,5 e r - K lin k e
a n , w e ite r e
a n a lo -
g e Z u s p ie le r f in d e n V e r b in d u n g ü b e r
e in e n S a t z C in c h b u c h s e n . P e r M i n i -
U S B fin d e t e r s c h lie ß lic h u n d e n d lic h
A n s c h lu s s a n C o m p u t e r , s e lb s tre d e n d
h a t M e r id ia n e in e a s y n c h r o n e K o m -
m u n ik a t io n s s t r e c k e , d ie b is 1 9 2 k H z
in 2 4 B i t p r o b le m lo s a rb e ite t, im p le -
m e n t ie r t . U S B is t d ie e in z ig e d ig ita le
S c h n it t s t e lle , d ie d e r P r im e z u b ie te n
h a t , w a s ic h a lle rd in g s v e r s c h m e r z e n
k a n n . W e n n m a n s ic h s e in e n a n g e p e il-
t e n V e r w e n d u n g s z w e c k ü b e rle g t, d a n n
- Kings of Leon
Mechanical Bull
(AIFF,
44.1
kHz,
24
Bit)
Wieder einmal fertigungs-
technische Perfektion
wird hier präsentiert
Gehörtes:
- Anita Baker
Rapture
(AIFF,
192
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Soundgarden
Badmotorfinger
(AIFF,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Doug MacLeod
Tere's a Time
(AIFF,
176.4
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Torque Trio
Osmosis
(AIFF,
96
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Left Lane Cruiser
Rock Them Back to Hell
(AIFF,
44.1
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Hazmat Modine
Bahamut
(AIFF,
192
kHz,
24
Bit)
Das ASP wird per Taster
sequentiell durchge-
schaltet, die Abtastrate
per LED indiziert
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