Meridien G51 Amplifier

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G51 Intergrated AM/FM Stereo Receiver, approx 3 years old & in perfect condition with very little use. Complete with remote / box / instructions etc.

 

AM/FM/RDBS receiver with 2 x 100W amplification

 

Separate pre and power amps in a single unit

 

Dual differential volume control with knob

 

Input level matching

 

Spearate pre out and amp in connectors for maximum flexibility

 

Seven stereo analogue inputs & dual tape outputs

 

MM/MC option

 

Power amp developed from flagship DSP8000 speakers

 

Trigger output for external device control

The Meridian G51 is the first integrated receiver ever manufactured by the company, and forms a perfect complement to the rest of he G series range with its super-high quality reproduction of analogue signals. Although Meridian is today best-known for its digital circuitry, it is a company built on analogue roots, and indeed, superb analogue circuit design and implementation are important parts of all Meridian products.

 

Including a stereo preamplifier, controller and a power amplifier that features a unique low-feedback topology and extremely low output impedance, the G51 stereo receiver provides no less than seven stereo analogue inputs plus, of course, an AM/FM tuner with RDS/RBDS capability. The inputs are normally designated AUX, CD, TV, Tape, Disc (Phono), DVD and VCR, but can be re-configured. The G51 can be ordered with either moving coil or moving magnet stereo phono input modules.

 

Two sets of stereo tape outputs are provided, along with two pre-amp out pairs, one of which is normally jumpered to the adjacent power amplifier input sockets. These jumpers can be removed to connect an analogue surround decoder, for example, while adding the additional pre-amp output allows for bi-amping with an additional two channel amplifier such as the G56.

 

A front-panel volume knob (press to mute) activates a specially-designed dual differentially-balanced volume control circuit. This ensures perfect stereo tracking and full frequency range performance at all volume levels.

 

The two channel amplifier includes the latest power amp developments from Meridian, utilised in the flagship DSP8000 digital loudspeaker systems.

 

The amplifiers feature active bias control throughout, with thermal sensing that carefully manages the temperature and current flow at different levels. Fully DC-coupled, the signal path contains no capacitors, while those in power supplies are audiophile grade components.

 

The amplifiers are of a unique low-feedback design for minimum transient and interface intermodulation distortion, offering superb clarity and transparency right across the audible range, with an output impedance that is close to zero and delivers a solid 100W continuous mean power per channel into 8 ohm suitable for virtually any high-quality passive loudspeaker system.

 

The amplifier, when in standby mode, maintains a standing voltage on the power rails, reducing the time taken for optimum performance to be delivered after power-up from tens of minutes to virtually instantaneous.

 

Two sets of outputs per channel are provided on sturdy posts colour-coded for easy reference. The output terminals are connected to the amplifier by Van den Hul silver-strand cable to avoid signal losses.

 

In addition to the main outputs, a stereo headphone socket is provided on the rear panel for personal listening. A 'speaker off' facility is also included.

 

Think these are about £1995 these days, yours for £695