Pre Owned Meridian 818v3 Pre Amplifier

£4,500.00

Excellent working condition

No box

Collection only

The ultimate home audio system hub, the 818v3 Reference Audio Core is the highest performance two-channel preamplifier manufactured by Meridian. With a full suite of the unique resolution enhancement technologies on-board and extensive connection options for all of your audio sources, the 818v3 delivers the very best listening experience.

Excellent working condition

No box

Collection only

The ultimate home audio system hub, the 818v3 Reference Audio Core is the highest performance two-channel preamplifier manufactured by Meridian. With a full suite of the unique resolution enhancement technologies on-board and extensive connection options for all of your audio sources, the 818v3 delivers the very best listening experience.

Technical Information

AUDIO OUTPUTS- ANALOGUE

1x unbalanced on phono, 1x balanced on XLR-3M, rendering of decoded MQA streams

AUDIO OUTPUTS - DIGITAL

Coaxial S/PDIF ≤96kHz/24-bit 

Twin SpeakerLink, RJ45 balanced (AES/EBU) digital interface for single-cable connection to other Meridian equipment, ≤96kHz/24-bit, and MQA streams for rendering by Meridian DSP loudspeakers

AUDIO INPUTS - ANALOGUE

6x unbalanced on phono

AUDIO INPUTS - DIGITAL

2x Coaxial S/PDIF ≤192kHz/24-bit, DoP, 2x Toslink optical ≤96kHz/24-bit, 1x SpeakerLink ≤192kHz/24- bit, 1x Asynchronous USB ≤192kHz/24-bit, DoP, MQA source decoding, DSD (DoP) native decode

SOURCES

One network input (Ethernet) for connection to a Roon system or an alternative control interface

COMMS

Meridian Comms: 2x 240 degree 5-pinDIN, 1x SpeakerLink input with Comms, 2x SpealerLink outputs with Comms

RS232: 9-pin D-sub, remote control & configuration

Triggers: 3x 12V (barrel connectors)

CONTROLS

Front panel: Source, Play/Pause, Previous, Next, Mute, Volume+, Volume-, Off

Behind long door: Menu, Up, Down, Left, Right, F-Fwd, F-Rwd, Setup, Source, Display, Mute, Volume+, Volume-

Remote Control: Via MSR+ (supplied) and RS232

DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT

HEIGHT: 175mm [6.9in]

WIDTH: 480mm [18.9in]

DEPTH: 411mm [16.2in]

WEIGHT: 16.0kg [35.2lbs]

POWER

Advanced linear power supply: 110 - 120 Volt 50/60Hz, 220 - 240 Volt 50/60Hz

Max Power Consumption: 40 Watts