Meridian has announced the launch of its first high-end all-in-one wireless DSP streaming speaker, Ellipse, the kind of innovative product that might suit a bar, or restaurant, as well as well-heeled customers in search of high-end “resimercial” audio.
The company says Ellipse is a complete Meridian system in a luxury and compact form factor, featuring 12 unique Meridian DSP technologies, including the first implementation of ‘Meridian Bass & Space’ in a home audio product.
Ellipse is also the first Meridian speaker to feature the new R2 electronics platform. A compact version of the R1 electronics platform, R2 has been specifically developed for Ellipse. It features the same signal-enhancing developments found in the DSP8000XE and DSP9, and incorporates Meridian’s brand-new and updateable high-end streaming platform.
Ellipse is the third loudspeaker to emerge from Meridian’s Extreme Engineering Programme, built on years of investment in innovations. The company says its policy of continuous development has led to all-new software and hardware, new approaches to cabinet design and new materials being introduced in Ellipse.
“Ellipse represents a luxury lifestyle product that seamlessly combines aesthetics with performance,” said Natalie Reynolds, head of product, Meridian. “Its graceful curves and smooth, pebble-like finish ensure effortless integration into any decor, offering an engaging and tactile experience.”
She added: “This distinctive elliptical design is featured throughout the Meridian product range, including the flagship DSP8000 XE and the acclaimed DSP9. Throughout this new product, elliptical motifs persist, such as the intricate spiralling pattern of the metal grille’s elliptical perforations. Ellipse is elegantly elevated on curvaceous feet, embodying a harmonious blend of form and function, nothing is extraneous, it just looks right.”
At the heart of this streaming speaker sits Meridian’s Atlas Software Core which Meridian says enables the implementation of new enhancement technologies and features, including many of the signal-enhancing technologies found in its larger stablemates.
“Meridian’s mission has always been clear: to bring better sound to more people,” added John Buchanan, CEO, Meridian. “By persistently challenging convention and reshaping the way customers experience sound, we’ve crafted an all-in-one, high-performance streaming speaker that pushes the boundaries of what’s achievable within a compact form factor.”
