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Equipment file · Self-powered line array

M3D

Meyer Sound · 2000

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Meyer M3D was a self-powered line array with a REM ribbon-emulation manifold for its high section and a cardioid low-frequency design usable to 35 Hz. Its built-in four-channel amplifier produced up to 4,500 watts and 145 dB peak at 1 metre.

Introduced
2000
Category
Self-powered line array
Intended use
Medium and long-throw touring
Production
Meyer Sound; succeeded by MILO

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It helped normalise self-powered line arrays on major tours.

  2. 02

    UK firm Capital Sound Hire bought 24, a notable switch of supplier.

Engineering record

Output
145 dB peak at 1 m, 35 Hz–18 kHz[1]
Amplification
Integrated four-channel Class AB/H, up to 4,500 W[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

Capital Sound Hire's 24 M3Ds first toured with Shirley Bassey and Chris de Burgh[2]

Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1M3D DatasheetMeyer Sound · manual
  2. 2Capital Sound Buys Meyer M3DLSi Online · archive · 2001-08-11

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