miniDSP Introduces New All-In-One Streaming Power Amplifier with Dirac Live Room Correction
HONG KONG, September 1st, 2020 — miniDSP, Hong Kong-based developer of innovative digital signal processing (DSP) platforms, today announced the latest member of its Streaming HD family: the Streaming HD Power (SHD Power). The new unit includes a streamer, a processor, Dirac Live room correction, a DAC, and an amplifier – providing customers with an affordable, all-in-one solution for home hi-fi systems of all sizes.
Other units in the Streaming HD series include the SHD and SHD Studio. The all-new SHD Power is currently on sale at miniDSP’s online store (here) for $1499, well below other comparable all-in-one units.
“The SHD Power is a true lifestyle product that’s plug-and-play and requires no additional add-ons to achieve high-end performance,” stated Antoine Rouget, miniDSP CEO. “It’s a small, powerful, and complete unit that can replace just about everything in one’s hi-fi system, yet at a price that’s about half comparable solutions on the market.”
The SHD Power includes a Dirac Live room correction license for full-range correction (20~20kHz) and the complete suite of miniDSP’s powerful but user-friendly audio tuning software.
The unit also includes two 120W per channel low-distortion amplifiers for powering main speakers, and two additional analog outputs for connecting one or multiple subwoofers. With three digital inputs (AES-EBU/SPDIF/TOSLINK) and high-resolution USB Audio, the SHD Power is the ideal modern integrated amplifier, all packed into an unbelievably compact metal enclosure.
The unit also includes network streaming over Ethernet or Wi-Fi that’s powered by a dedicated quad-core ARM processor, in addition to Volumio – a popular open-source network streamer that provides access to music files from sources as diverse as a USB stick, one’s local network, Internet Radio, Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify.
The miniDSP SHD Power was specified and tuned for true high-fidelity performance, with less than 0.005% THD from 1 watt all the way up to 100 watts of output power.
“Our mission at miniDSP is to develop best-in-class products that can be afforded by the many, not the few – and SHD Power delivers on that promise,” concluded Rouget. “We aim to democratize high-end audio and this latest product is another important step in that direction.”
The miniDSP SHD Power comes with the SHD Power Audio Processor, a Dirac Live room correction license (full-range correction, 20~20kHz), a USB WiFi 2.4GHz adaptor, an IR remote, an IEC power plug (UK/EU/US), and a miniDSP UMIK-1 calibrated measurement microphone.
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About miniDSP
miniDSP designs, develops and produces high quality audio products for users who seek to create and enjoy the best possible sound. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Hong Kong, miniDSP is composed of audio and electronic engineers together with business minds whose passion for music has driven product development and created a passionate client base of audio enthusiasts in over 45 countries worldwide. http://www.minidsp.com.