825 W Meridian Sound System Options
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 79
Likes: 5
From: Chicago
825 W Meridian Sound System Options
Hey everyone,
Does anyone know what the following buttons do in the audio settings?
Meridian, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS?
I do hear some difference when I click each one, but I'm not sure what they do, which style you prefer and so on.
If any expert can chime in
Does anyone know what the following buttons do in the audio settings?
Meridian, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS?
I do hear some difference when I click each one, but I'm not sure what they do, which style you prefer and so on.
If any expert can chime in
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 312
Likes: 31
From: TX
I think it is down to personal preference and what kind of music you listen to. The Meridian, Dolby etc buttons are options for digitally processing the audio before it gets to the speakers. The Stereo setting would in theory have no digital processing.
The intent of the processing is to enhance the stereo field, making it more like surround sound as opposed to the sound just coming from the left/right of your head. You may perceive the sound as being 'bigger' or 'wider' than you would expect based on how close the speakers in the vehicle actually are to each other.
You can read some more about Dolby's version of it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_...y_Pro_Logic_II
The intent of the processing is to enhance the stereo field, making it more like surround sound as opposed to the sound just coming from the left/right of your head. You may perceive the sound as being 'bigger' or 'wider' than you would expect based on how close the speakers in the vehicle actually are to each other.
You can read some more about Dolby's version of it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_...y_Pro_Logic_II
Veteran Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 4,110
Likes: 1,396
From: Gold Coast, Oz
Agreed. It is always good to test it on some music from which you can feel the sounds move from speaker to speaker. Trot out an old Dire Straits recording - Money for Nothing or Telegraph Road are perfect for testing, or maybe "High Roller" by Crystal Method. You wont want "stereo", it will be between Meridian and Dolby IMO.
I find the 825W Meridian the best system I've had in a Jag by far, for my preferred music. My only complaint is that the volume increments are too big to get the volume perfect.
The B & W system that I had in the first XF and the XKR was dreadful for most music I like, but good for acoustic style.
I find the 825W Meridian the best system I've had in a Jag by far, for my preferred music. My only complaint is that the volume increments are too big to get the volume perfect.
The B & W system that I had in the first XF and the XKR was dreadful for most music I like, but good for acoustic style.
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 79
Likes: 5
From: Chicago
Agreed. It is always good to test it on some music from which you can feel the sounds move from speaker to speaker. Trot out an old Dire Straits recording - Money for Nothing or Telegraph Road are perfect for testing, or maybe "High Roller" by Crystal Method. You wont want "stereo", it will be between Meridian and Dolby IMO.
I find the 825W Meridian the best system I've had in a Jag by far, for my preferred music. My only complaint is that the volume increments are too big to get the volume perfect.
The B & W system that I had in the first XF and the XKR was dreadful for most music I like, but good for acoustic style.
I find the 825W Meridian the best system I've had in a Jag by far, for my preferred music. My only complaint is that the volume increments are too big to get the volume perfect.
The B & W system that I had in the first XF and the XKR was dreadful for most music I like, but good for acoustic style.
It is a very good system for sure! I listen to a lot of electronic/edm music and also rock music at times. I have found that the Meridian button makes it sound more surround sound like compared to the others. I'll have to do a long-term test with each setting and see which I like better
