Meridian 518 Digital Audio Processor/ Pre

unc2701
unc2701 Posts: 3,587
edited August 2009 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
$250 shipped, I'm the second owner, first owner left it in a rack in a processing studio the whole time he had it.

Includes Mid Atlantic rackmount.

What does it do? Well, this guy can describe it better than me:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1237070408&/Meridian-518-

Or here's the Stereophile review:
http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/367/

The short answer is that it's a digital pre amp. It'll de-jitter. It'll change bit length. If you need to go from optical to coax, it'll do that and clean things up on the way. It'll do all kindsa shaping- lower the noise floor. Emphasis. De-emphasis. It'll bring out the vocals, push them into the background. This thing has tons of settings and is worth a whirl if you've got a digital source- especially an older 16 bit one.

Or you can just use it as a digital volume control. All you Emerald Physics guys owe it to yourselves to cut the Source/DAC/Pre/ADC/DAC/Amp path you've got going on back to Source/518/DAC/AMP.

Manual here:
http://www.meridian-audio.com/handbooks/518user.pdf
http://www.meridian-audio.com/data/518.pdf


Condition: The top is shiny. Too shiny. You could pull the fingerprints of the guy in china that assembled it off of here. The front is not as shiny, but no major scratches. One of the buttons is a touch sticky. Functions fine, just feels a little different.

No box, no remote, but all meridian remotes are the same... and every single universal in the world will work them. My time-warner cable box remote will work it. Will be very well packed.

PM with questions, offers, etc.

Mainly I'm selling because it doesn't really fit into my system. The CD pre handles most my digital needs, so I was using this to convert the optical out of my xbox to coax. Total waste of good gear... but I will say it did improve the sound.
Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2009
    Photos below. I would take a picture of the shiny top, but then I'd have to put on clothes.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited January 2009
    Nice price on a cool piece! We have similar taste in gear. I have a CD-Pre 24 and random Meridian Preamp as well (mine being the Meridian 501 acting as headphone amp and Phono pre).

    Man, that MF CD-Pre is pretty. I'm gonna go turn mine on in the dark and just stare at it for a while.

    BUMP!
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2009
    Yeah, I need to find a home for the Oppo. I don't like it sitting on top of the CD-pre, but I like it perched next to the TV even less.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2009
    Forgot to mention: It's not in the pictures, but the rackmount does have the piece that holds the gear flush with the face of the mount. It does NOT have the optional "earthquake" bar that will hold it in place if your rack falls over.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • olivecsm
    olivecsm Posts: 1
    edited January 2009
    Hi' I want to buy it,
    if it's possible,
    I'm in FRANCE

    thank a lot
    Olivier

    MP : hermant.olivier(at)neuf.fr
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  • kepa1
    kepa1 Posts: 1
    edited August 2009
    Hello, I'm interested if it's not sold already.
    My email adress is : k e p a o n e @ y a h o o . f r
    Thank you
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited August 2009
    looks like the latest wave of hacks have French email addresses.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2009
    I actually wound up selling it to Oliver there back in February. Seeing as how his email is still posted, I can't keep you from asking him if he's still happy with it.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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