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1. MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS DRIVERS
2. MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS DRIVER
3. MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS SOFTWARE

Dvorak: Symphony NO9 – Smetana: Die Moldau. Finishing up with to some classical music. Hmmm, the soundstage collapses, the room seems to be smaller. Let’s try changing to the High Quality stream. The trumpet, the piano, every single instrument has got his own placement. The placement of the instruments, the detail, it’s all wonderful. Since the Explorer2 doesn’t have a 6.3mm jack, a Grado converter will be used. Let’s switch to another headphone the Beyerdynamic T1. Detail loss during the switch to a LossLess stream is definitely noticeble. The highs of the guitar and cymbals aren’t too sharp, something I was expecting. ‘Gold on the Ceiling’ from The Black Keys ‘Tour Rehearsel Tape’ is my third track.

The music is detailed and natural sounding. Just close your eyes, imerge yourself in “perfect darkness” and enjoy every instrument. The Explorer2 offers you the experience of being there. The live feeling of the orchestra at the beginning of the song is enormous, spacious. A great artist in collaboration with a great orchestra, recorded in one of the best concerthalls. Next up is ‘Perfect Darkness’ from the Album Fink meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Her voice feels real, her emotions are real. I start with the Ane Bruns album ‘It all starts with one’ comes to life a lossless stream. The headphone output from the Macbook is off limits for now. The detail is great, the staging is wonderful. Listening with AKG K271 Studio headphones to different kinds of music is really enjoyable. The Explorer2 lets you enjoy every setting, but the recordings really come to live when you put it into Master. Switching between the streaming quality settings, the difference is immediately noticeble. This way it always plays the best file available. The setting for Tidal has been put into Master. With the built-in leds it’s easy to recognize the audio input.

MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS DRIVERS

For Windows systems the drivers are provided. Just connect the DAC with the supplied USB cable. With an Apple Macbook the Meridian Explorer2 is easy to use.

MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS SOFTWARE

Using Tidal to stream MQA and lossless audio files this could turn out to be a great audio experience. For instance, my Meridian Explorer DAC is controlled by the master volume control of OSX (however, its still the DAC controlling the volume and not the software mixer as the volume information is signaled to the DAC via USB). Looking at it makes you want to connect it to your computer and listen to music. The looks of this sleek device are tempting. Designed, engineered and manufactured in England they are capable of making great audio devices. With 30 years of experience in the world of audio Meridian calls itself ‘The pioneers of Hi-Res Audio’. Let’s give this small piece of equiptment a run for its money. The second version of the popular Explorer now supports MQA. With a DAC/amp like the Meridian Explorer2 you can listen to the best audio files available.

But if you are used to listening to high end audio, you can also enjoy the best quality through high end headphones. Our passion is creating products that sound great, are easy to use, and make people want to listen to music every day.Using the headphone output of your computer is OK if you use a lower quality headphone. Based in Austin, TX, Audioengine has been changing the way people listen to music since 2005. Coverage: Stellar US based customer support and 3 year product coverage is included. All Audioengine products come with a 3-year transferable warranty.

MERIDIAN EXPLORER DAC SETUPS DRIVER