Meridian 541 User Manual page 14

Music presets
The 541 Surround Controller provides two alternative presets
designed to enhance traditional stereo recordings and
broadcasts.
The music presets, Music and Trifield, are designed to give new
life to conventional stereo recordings and broadcasts. They
integrate a centre channel, and add ambience, to take
advantage of the additional loudspeakers in a surround system.
In addition, a Stereo preset is provided for comparison with the
surround options:
Use this preset
Music
Trifield
Stereo
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For this material
Recordings and broadcasts intended
for normal stereo reproduction.
Recordings and broadcasts intended
for normal stereo reproduction.
For comparison, or binaural/transaural
material.
Each of the music presets can be used for reproducing material
originally designed for a conventional stereo pair of
loudspeakers, and the choice of which to choose largely
depends on your own personal preferences.
Music uses special processing techniques to give a wider, more
spacious sound, especially suitable for orchestral music.
Trifield gives a precise spatial image, suitable for all types of
music, and is ideal for solo instrument or vocal music where a
wider image may seem unnatural.
Both presets use the same procedure to extract the surround
component of the original recording, which is delivered to the
rear surround loudspeakers.
Stereo is provided for comparison with the other presets, and
uses just the main left and right loudspeakers for traditional two-
channel reproduction.