MERIDIAN 207mkII
¥ 345,000 (around 1988)
Commentary
A CD player that achieves high-purity reproduction by separating the CD transport section and electronics section and performing electrical and acoustic isolation.
In the CD transport section, the mechanism section centered on the high-precision pickup and the newly developed servo section are floated in a robust die cast chassis by a three point suspension system.
This completely eliminates the effects of external vibration and acoustic feedback.
In the Electronics Division, we are pursuing more faithful signal transmission through the rational layout of digital and analog circuit stages, shielding measures to prevent sound quality degradation due to mutual interference, and installation of a powerful power supply.
It also has phono inputs (optional phono modules), line inputs, tape input / output terminals, control amplifier functions with 64-step electronic volume, and variable output terminals.
Most switches have basic / complementary alternate functions, and the display area displays not only general disk information but also error collection and absolute phase information.
Optional phono module can be switched between MM and MC.
There is a network cable P lead (sold separately), and the 207 mkII can be connected to the preamplifier 201 and FM tuner 204 to operate memory functions and timer functions.
Model Rating
| Type | CD Player |
| D/A converter | 16-bit 4 x Oversampling |
| Output Level / Impedance | Fixed : 300mV/12 Ω Variable : Maximum 600mV/60 Ω Tape : 300mV/470 Ω Headphones : up to 60mV/60 Ω |
| Distortion factor | Not more than 0.004% |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 90 dB or more |
| External Dimensions (Both Units) | Width 160x Height 100x Depth 320 mm |
| Weight (both units) | 8.5kg |
| Sold Separately | Phono Module PM207 (¥ 35,000) Network Cable P Lead (¥ 2,000) |