Meridian M-100
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Yes, amazing with an intriguing Meridian MCD Pro Cd player thrown in.
frommerstop
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That's an amazing score!!! :drool:
Those were TOTL from Maridian back in the late eighties and reviewed VERY favorably. They're an actual "active loudspeaker", not just powered as most self amplified speakers are, but used dedicated amps, driven off an active crossover, tuned for their specific drivers to drive them. Only a very few other speakers have used such an approach. I don't recall exactly what a pair cost, but I know they weren't cheap! I pride myself on having heard a great number of speakers from that era, but never got a chance to hear those and I'm more than a little jealous. Good for you, I hope you give us a full account of how they're working for you... and a bunch more pictures too. :thmbsp:
Those were TOTL from Maridian back in the late eighties and reviewed VERY favorably. They're an actual "active loudspeaker", not just powered as most self amplified speakers are, but used dedicated amps, driven off an active crossover, tuned for their specific drivers to drive them. Only a very few other speakers have used such an approach. I don't recall exactly what a pair cost, but I know they weren't cheap! I pride myself on having heard a great number of speakers from that era, but never got a chance to hear those and I'm more than a little jealous. Good for you, I hope you give us a full account of how they're working for you... and a bunch more pictures too. :thmbsp:
canuckaudiog
On a quest for high fidelity
Whoa, those are cool!
Very interesting grab, and especially for free no doubt. I see there's a B139 on the back, a bunch of B110s and a T33. Raynald is right about the fluid, it's dried out by now and will need replacing.
Did it come with anything else? Lucky guy.
Very interesting grab, and especially for free no doubt. I see there's a B139 on the back, a bunch of B110s and a T33. Raynald is right about the fluid, it's dried out by now and will need replacing.
Did it come with anything else? Lucky guy.
I have sound out of each tweeter.
Not sure if the output is as should be so I'll not drive them in the least bit hard until I check the ferrofluid.:thmbsp:
I love the sound of these.
Active 3-way amplification!
The midbass/lower midrange is very good and the bass extension is lower than I expected.
This at very mild listening levels.
Whoa, those are cool!
Very interesting grab, and especially for free no doubt. I see there's a B139 on the back, a bunch of B110s and a T33. Raynald is right about the fluid, it's dried out by now and will need replacing.
Did it come with anything else? Lucky guy.
This CD player was used exclusively: http://www.thevintageknob.org/meridian-MCD.html
Didn't work because of transport screws not removed.
canuckaudiog
On a quest for high fidelity
Whoa. That's a beastly CD player! Very rare too I imagine.
Quite interesting looking, though I'll bet the WAF is in the negative zone on those
:jawdrop:
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Sans a tweeter, I decided to dismantle the beasts to have a look-see.
The stand/amplifier/speaker housings slip apart after loosening a couple compression bolts.
The power and circuit boards come out effortlessly and plug/unplug into the drivers.
Easy peazy with impressive build qualities.
More pics of the innards.
Sans a tweeter, I decided to dismantle the beasts to have a look-see.
The stand/amplifier/speaker housings slip apart after loosening a couple compression bolts.
The power and circuit boards come out effortlessly and plug/unplug into the drivers.
Easy peazy with impressive build qualities.
More pics of the innards.
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Fab score and great speakers, an impressive design using 16 ohm (IIRC) KEF B110's (I think they were variants of the SP1057 with better power handling, however, no B139 in that cabinet.
Too bad about the ferrofluid and tweeter failure, but keep looking, there are used ones that pop up on Ebay.
Hmm, free in LA, whouda thunk it?
Too bad about the ferrofluid and tweeter failure, but keep looking, there are used ones that pop up on Ebay.
Hmm, free in LA, whouda thunk it?
I wouldnta thunkit
Looking for some modern matching replacement tweeters at Madisound if don't happen on a T33 soon.
Correct that there's no B139s, Bart. They are BD139 passive radiators on the cabinet backs.
Wow, I know it is only January, but I nominate this find for score of the year for 2015.
Nice find! :thmbsp:
Were there grill covers for the speakers?
Heres a Meridian M100 brochure from AudioDatabase with some specs and a lot of zeros Yen style:
http://audio-database.com/MERIDIAN/speaker/m100-e.html
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Well I just realized I have the earlier Meridian M10 flagship as opposed to the M100 I was told they were. The label doesn't lie
Visually spitting images of each other except the M100 has din plugs for a Meridian preamplifier.
From The HiFi News and Record publication:
http://www.meridian-audio.info/public/m10_review[568].pdf
Well I just realized I have the earlier Meridian M10 flagship as opposed to the M100 I was told they were. The label doesn't lie
Visually spitting images of each other except the M100 has din plugs for a Meridian preamplifier.
From The HiFi News and Record publication:
http://www.meridian-audio.info/public/m10_review[568].pdf
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Well I just realized I have the earlier Meridian M10 flagship as opposed to the M100 I was told they were. The label doesn't lie
Visually spitting images of each other except the M100 has din plugs for a Meridian preamplifier.
From The HiFi News and Record publication:
http://www.meridian-audio.info/public/m10_review[568].pdf
That's preferable.
I was reading about fully active systems ever since the late 1970s. It was always my ambition to own a type of this speaker. Prior to the KRKs in my signature I used DIY activated Altec Valencias for 10 years. The KRKs share many of the traits stated in that review of the Meridian M10s. They are absurdly transparent to the quality of the Source and the preamp.
Even when you've got a superb Source and preamp, the KRKs still tell you that isolation is a MUST. Absolute Truth informs about both the great and the terrible. To get only great sound, one must eliminate the terrible. Speakers like that never allow one to escape the truth.
Theo, it's wonderful your KRKs are delivering high level audio nirvana.
Active speakers no doubt can be unbeatable, especially the ones designed by the juggernaut manufacturers.
