miniDSP releases Dirac powered DSP
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We all love great audio. We don’t all love being turned into measurement engineers so we can get it. miniDSP has teamed up with Dirac Research to launch the miniDSP Dirac Series - a unique hardware and software combination that includes everything an audio enthusiast will need to acoustically capture a listening room, generate optimized room correction filters, and deploy them in the listening room.
By simply inserting the miniDSP Dirac Series audio processor in the analog (DDRC-22A) or digital (DDRC-22D) signal chain and utilizing the customized Dirac Live Calibration Tool together with the included UMIK-1 microphone, users can perform multi-point measurements in the listening room using a series of visuals for microphone placement. In-room target curves can be designed and an optimized set of digital room correction filters can be generated and loaded back into the audio processor.
By independently correcting in time as well as frequency domains, miniDSP Dirac Series audio processors affect the impulse response enabling improved imaging and clarity, tighter bass and reduction of room resonances, elimination of early reflections, and reduced listening fatigue. Just measure, compute and disconnect this out of the box room correction solution.
"It has been exciting to collaborate with miniDSP on this new product series," says Mathias Johansson, CEO of Dirac Research. "We saw a great match with miniDSP given their rapid innovation and commitment to providing audio enthusiasts with the latest technologies to enable excellent sound,” he continued.
"Dirac is well known for the premium audio quality and sound accuracy they have brought to luxury cars and professional cinema theatres around the world. We’re excited to embed Dirac Live® technology into our line of room correction audio processors,” said Antoine Rouget, Managing Director of miniDSP. “With our focus on simplifying the achievement of excellent audio in a variety of settings, we’re thrilled to bring Dirac’s technologies to a broader set of listening environments,” he continued.
miniDSP 10x10 in the news
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When Kalman Rubinson from Stereophile inquired about reviewing the miniDSP 10x10 along with the UMIK-1, we couldn't think of a better match for a reviewer with extensive experience on multichannel system tuning. Looking back at his review, we're certainly excited to see that the flexibility of the miniDSP 10x10 along with REW + UMIK combo paid up!
His extensive review is now available and posted in the "Music in the Round" section of the January 2014 issue. Here is a link to the article (part#2). As usual, we encourage all our readers to support the work of publications such as Stereophile, allowing all of us to discover new gear and read objective reviews!
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Introducing the nanoAVR
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With only 24h to go before 2014, we couldn't wait longer to announce this breakthrough addition to our portfolio!
Introducing the nanoAVR, a 2-input HDMI audio and video switch combined with a high-resolution 8-channel audio processor. The floating-point SHARC digital signal processor (DSP) at the core of the nanoAVR provides an unmatched level of tuning of eight channels of uncompressed audio (raw/PCM). Channel routing, independent crossovers and 10 bands of parametric equalization on every channel, time alignment... this pocket-sized processor provides all the audio processing flexibility our brand is known for.
In its most typical application, the nanoAVR connects between two HDMI sources (Blu-ray or DVD player, media streamer, gaming console) and an A/V receiver. From tuning a subwoofer to time-aligning and equalizing a full 7.1 system, there is no shortage of applications for this little box once combined with a UMIK-1 and our long time partner Room EQ Wizard (REW).
A first batch will be shortly available for pre-order early Q1 2014 so stay tuned for shipping announcements. For more technical information, please consult the product page.
About us
miniDSP Ltd is a company focusing on flexible & innovative digital signal processor for audio applications. We strive to provide Digital Signal Processing solutions that are simple to use, yet powerful. Join our community to learn more and stay tuned for further announcements.
miniDSP @ CES 2014
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It's that time of the year! A huge crowd of audio afficionados will soon invade Las Vegas for 4 days. We look forward to the great music listening session and the networking with all our partners/customers.
miniDSP will bring few staff and we look forward to seeing you stop by Suite 29-224 of the Venetian (High Performance Audio suites). There will be new products, old products, some neat demos of what the future holds but most important some good times getting to know you!
About us
miniDSP Ltd is a company focusing on flexible & innovative digital signal processor kits. We strive to provide Digital Signal Processing solutions that are simple to use, yet powerful. Stay tuned for upcoming product releases!