Meridian 506 24-Bit CD Player

The 506 24-Bit CD Player incorporates a three-beam laser CD mechanism, for superb sound quality and disc playability. The precision-engineered turntable combines the advantages of drawer loading with the superior disk clamping normally associated with top loading players. The digital signal is decoded using the latest 24-bit dual-differential Delta Sigma digital to analogue converter, combined with a discrete class A output for superlative audio performance.This guide is designed to enable you to obtain the best possible results from the unit, whether your requirements are simply to play a disc or to programme a selection of music.If you have just purchased the 506 24-Bit CD Player, you should first turn to the section Setting up the CD player, page 15, which explains how tounpack and install the CD player correctly.

The Meridian 500 Series is a unique system of digital, analogue,and video components designed to meet the demand for  absolute quality, ease of use, and lasting value. The flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series is such that you can assemble a system as simple or as complex as you need, perfectly suited to your musical and environmental requirements, and with the ability to add to it or change it at a later date should your requirements change. The 500 Series is also compatible with the existing Meridian 200 Series and 600 Series components. Each Meridian 500 Series component is housed in a matching slim line case. Front panel controls provide access to the most important functions, and the full range of functions is available from the Meridian System Remote using a simple and intuitive contr ol interface.

500 Series communications The Meridian 500 Series includes a sophisticated communications link, to ensure that any configuration of units will work together as a fully integrated system. The 500 Series communications system allows you to control any combination of units using a single remote, and ensures that your commands from the remote are interpreted unambiguously. The communications system also allows you to extend your hi-fi system into two or three rooms, with the ability to control the sources in one room from the controller in another room.

Specification

THD: Less than -93dBFS.

Noise: Less than -93dBFS.

Mechanism: Three-beam laser.

Conversion: Dual differential 24-bit Delta Sigma.

Display: Eight character dot-matrix display for track, time, and index.

Finish: Black textured enamel and glass.

Dimensions: 88mm x 321mm x 332mm (3.46" x 12.64" x 13.07").

Weight: 6.4kg (14lbs).

Outputs Analogue: 2V fixed, class A.

Digital: co-axial, optical.

Communications: Two 5 pin 240° DIN sockets.

Consumption: 20VA.

Connecting the CD player
Back panel
The CD player provides three alternative signal outputs to allowyou to choose the highest-quality method of connection available on the system to which you are connecting. The 506 24-Bit CD Player produces an extremely low-noise low jitter electrical digital output, and this is the recommended method of connection to digital equipment. The following table lists the equipment which uses each of the three output types