MERIDIAN CONTROL 15

Winner of What Hi FI 5 star review

They said "Design miracle: That touchscreen, complete with bespoke operating software, makes this great-sounding music server a delight to live with.  Tempted? The first system cost more than £11,000; this one costs less than half as much, yet , in many ways, remains the gold standard in servers"

The Control 15 embodies all three of the functions that define a Meridian Digital Media System – storage, playback & control – in a single unit. Simply add Meridian DSP loudspeakers to create a complete system.

The Control 15 stores the equivalent of up to about 1000 CD albums in Lossless  format, thanks to its internal 500GB hard drive. If additional Meridian products with hard-disk storage are available on the network, the Control 15 will share these resources for storage, and render audio from them.

The Control 15 features a brand-new audio output design which includes the very best of Meridian’s experience with digital sound. Digital signal processing provides the full range of digital audio features for which Meridian is renowned, such as upsampling for enhanced audio performance, and an ultra-low-jitter clocking system for superior stereo imaging and digital audio performance.
 

Control 15 combines the three essential elements of every Meridian Digital Media System – storage, rendering and control – in a single freestanding device that, when paired with Meridian’s DSP Loudspeakers, forms a complete digital system capable of delivering class leading audio performance and control.

From its instantly responsive 17-inch touch-screen, Control 15 provides immediate access to your entire Meridian music collection, and connected to the internet Control 15 also serves as a simple interface to the vast choice of internet radio stations and streamed music from Rhapsody (where available).  

Product Features & user benefits

While Control 15 offers all of the powerful features found in any Meridian system in a single free standing appliance

With its 500GB hard drive, Control 15 has enough built-in storage to hold most family’s complete music collections; around 1000 CD albums in lossless format along with MP3 versions that can be exported to a personal music player.

Control 15’s high-contrast 17-inch touch-screen interface responds instantly to commands, displaying high-resolution album artwork and making your entire music collection both easier and faster to browse than any other digital media system.

Control 15 includes an integrated audio renderer featuring the full suite of Meridian’s audio enhancing DSP technologies and delivering pristine quality, high-resolution S/PDIF and SpeakerLink digital audio into any digital music system.

Using SpeakerLink to connect Control 15 to any of Meridian’s DSP Loudspeakers, the single discreet cable allows for simple installation and a variety of methods of system control – from the touch-screen, via a Meridian MSR+ system remote control, or even wirelessly using the Sooloos iPhone/iPad app.

Control 15 can be networked to any other Meridian Sooloos product, including other Control 15 devices, adding extra storage or extra zones to accommodate your growing music collection or to distribute music around your growing home.

Control 15 not only stores and manages your digital music collection: when connected to the internet it also provides easy access to thousands of internet radio stations and streamed music services from Rhapsody (where available).

Control 15 includes an compact disc drive, allowing music to be loaded on to the system direct from CD