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Roon Ready network player with Dirac Live® room correction, miniDSP audio toolbox for subwoofer integration and multiway speakers, Volumio music player, Audiophile 32-bit converters, 450MHz Sharc DSP processor Array
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SHD

SHD : Roon Ready network player with Dirac Live® room correction, miniDSP audio toolbox for subwoofer integration and multiway speakers, Volumio music player, Audiophile 32-bit converters, 450MHz Sharc DSP processor.
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SHD Series

miniDSP is proud to introduce the SHD (“Streaming High Definition”) digital audio processor incorporating Dirac Live®, the world’s premier room correction solution. A natural evolution and extension of our considerable experience with Dirac Live implementation, the miniDSP SHD heralds a new era in affordable yet powerful DSP-based network streamers.

The miniDSP SHD is a certified Roon Ready network player. Being Roon Ready means that miniDSP uses Roon streaming technology, for an incredible user interface, simple setup, rock-solid daily reliability, and the highest levels of audio performance, without compromise. The quad-core streaming processor in the SHD also runs Volumio, a popular open-source network streamer, providing web-based access to music files from sources as diverse as a USB stick to Internet Radio and Spotify/Tidal/Qobuz streaming.

The SHD has extensive connectivity options. Three digital inputs, two analog inputs and USB Audio enable the SHD to fit right into any modern audio system. The four-channel DSP-controlled outputs are available as single-ended (RCA) and balanced (XLR) analog as well as SPDIF digital.

In addition to Dirac Live, the miniDSP SHD includes a full suite of our powerful but user-friendly DSP audio tuning software - ten-band parametric EQ per channel, crossovers up to 48 dB/octave, compressor/limiter, and a flexible 2x4 matrix mixer — for powerful audio system tuning in applications ranging from subwoofer integration to a two-way active speaker.

Hardware Features

  • Processor: 32-bit floating-point 400MHz Analog Devices SHARC DSP
  • 32bit Audiophile converters: Measured 120dB Dynamic Range / 0.0003% THD+N
  • Powered by Dirac Live® 3.x Digital Room Correction
  • Powered by miniDSP's new Device Console for Over The Air upgrades, Live Real Time control of DSP settings
  • Quad core ARM processor for network audio streaming - Roon Ready, Volumio streaming, Tidal/Tidal Connect, Spotify/Spotify Connect, Qobuz. 
  • Inputs: Stereo digital (USB Audio/AES-EBU/SPDIF/Optical), stereo analog (Balanced XLR, unbalanced RCA)
  • Outputs: 4 x digital (SPDIF out), 4 x analog out (Balanced XLR, unbalanced RCA)
  • USB audio recording feature (4xCH processed output via USB audio to record inputs, e.g. Vinyl)
  • White/Black OLED front panel controller

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SHD Diagram Roonready

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What's in the box?

  • Dirac Series Audio Processor — SHD DSP
  • USB Wifi 2.4GHz adaptor
  • Dirac Live 3.x license for full range correction (20Hz~20kHz) / Hardware Locked to SHD unit
  • UMIK-1 calibrated measurement microphone
  • IR remote v2
  • IEC power plug (UK/EU/US)
  • Rack mounting kit (standard 1RU)

NOTE: The UMIK-1/2 are measurement microphones approved by Dirac Research. Knowing the major effect a wrong calibration/measurement would have on the final results of Dirac Live tuning, we strongly recommend that you select a UMIK-1/2 microphone together with your platform for a plug&play experience leading to best results. Any issues related to 3rd party microphones such as ASIO/USB audio driver incompatibility/Latency problems or incorrect calibration process will not be under our support structure by our support team. 

 

SHD Series is ROON READY

The miniDSP SHD Series processors are certified Roon Ready players. This means that they are certified by Roon Labs to work seamlessly with the Roon software running on your PC, Mac, or Linux-based server! You can also use the Roon Remote for Android or iPhone/iPad for full remote control of your music playback with the miniDSP SHD Series.

Note: To use Roon, you will need to have a paid account with Roon Labs. Your miniDSP SHD Series includes a free two-month tria

miniDSP SHD Series is Roon Ready

 

 

Powered by Tidal Connect

Got a Tidal account and want to stream directly your favorite tracks from your PC/Phone/Tablet? Thanks to Tidal Connect support on the SHD Series, we provide a plug&play experience for high bitrate and full volume integration. 

Listening to Tidal has never been easier!

Tidal Connect

 

Powered by miniDSP's Device Console

The SHD series is powered by miniDSP's Device Console (DC), a new Graphic User Interface to easily control your unit in real time, manage firmware/DSP upgrades and warn you when Volumio updates. Check out our web user manual for more details. 

Screenshot SHD Studio

Using the Surface Dial to control a miniDSP SHD Series processor

The Microsoft Surface Dial is a Bluetooth-connected physical control device. We decided to try using it as a remote control for the SHD Series processor. This way, you can have an actual physical volume control knob (and mute) that is remotely connected to the SHD Series processor! This app note describes how to do it.

miniDSP SHD with Surface Dial

 

 

Got your own DAC and looking for an All Digital version of this product? 
Check out the SHD Studio platform.

 

 

Item

Description

Digital Signal Processor

32-bit Floating point Analog Devices SHARC ADSP21489 / 450MHz

Internal sample rate: 96kHz

Control

Driverless USB 2.0 control interface for Windows environments
A computer is only required for the initial configuration and for USB audio streaming

Network Audio Streamer

Quad Core ARM processor, Gb Ethernet, USB 2.0 for external Hard drive

Volumio Audiophile player,

Bidirectional USB Audio

XMOS asynchronous USB audio up to 192 kHz, USB Audio Class 2 compliant

  • ASIO drivers for Windows

  • Driverless for Mac OS X

  • Bidirectional audio / 2ch playback (PC to SHD), 4ch recording post processing (SHD to PC)

Digital Audio Inputs

Digital audio source selectable from IR remote or Front panel, up to 216 kHz sample rate:

  • AES/EBU on Neutrik 3pin female XLR / Isolated with digital audio transformer

  • SPDIF on RCA connector / Isolated with digital audio transformer

  • TOSLINK on Optical connector

Digital Audio Outputs

Four channels of digital output.

  • 2 x SPDIF on RCA connector / Isolated with digital audio transformer.

Analog Audio inputs

2-channel audio input, balanced XLR Neutrik connector, unbalanced on RCA
32bit AKM AK5574 ADC / 120dB SNR measured / 0.0003% THD+N (Balanced Analog to Digital)

Max input level: 2V RMS unbalanced, 4V RMS balanced

Input impedance: 47k Ohms (RCA) / 48k Ohms (XLR)

Analog Audio outputs

4-channel audio output, balanced XLR Neutrik connector, unbalanced on RCA

32bit ESS9028 DAC / 120dB SNR measured / 0.0003% THD+N (Digital to balanced analog)
Max output level: 2V RMS unbalanced, 4V RMS balanced

Output impedance: 100 Ohms (RCA) / 200 Ohms (XLR)

miniDSP DSP Processing

Volume, Parametric Equalizer banks, Crossovers, Matrix mixer, Compressor/Limiter, Mute

Dirac Live Correction Suite for miniDSP

Plug&Play control and configuration from Dirac Live Correction Suite 3.x

Filter storage

Up to 4 filter configuration filters stored on unit (Dirac Live + SHD plugin configuration)

USB port

USB port type B for audio streaming, real time control and firmware upgrade

Power supply

110-240V AC

Dimensions (H  x W x D) mm

41.5 x 429 x 236 mm, Provided with 1RU rack mount kit

The miniDSP SHD Series support a range of network streaming services, including Spotify, Tidal, and Qobuz. Even so, many of us still have a collection of music files that we want to play through an SHD Series processor. In a networked computer music system, a network attached storage (NAS) may be used for music file storage. While there are many manufacturers of NAS units, in this app note we will use a Synology as an example, as they are a popular and widely-available brand. If you use a different brand of NAS, the general techniques in this app note should still work. However, you will need to figure out the specific settings for your brand of NAS.

minidsp shd nas volumio mount

There are a number of well-regarded music players that can stream audio to the miniDSP SHD Series over your local area network (LAN). In this app note, we will show you how to use JRiver Media Center (JRMC). JRiver Media Center is available for Mac, Windows and Linux. It is a commercial program with a 30-day free trial. Check out the app note for more details.

minidsp shd jriver media center enable media network

There are a number of well-regarded music players that can stream audio to the miniDSP SHD Series over your local area network (LAN). In this app note, we will show you how to use Audirvana Plus. Audirvana Plus is available for Mac and Windows. It is a commercial program with a 15-day free trial. Check out this app note for more details.

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Thursday, 05 August 2021
First, the conclusion: With the SHD and a March Audio p452 Purifi amp, I now have sound that surpasses my previous, twice-as-expensive integrated amp in every way. Compared to the megabuck offerings out there, the SHD offers exceptional functionality and flawless sound at a fraction of the cost. The long story: I just got back into the high-end audio game after being away for a decade. Formerly, I had USD $10,000 speakers and a $6000 integrated amp, both from technically savvy companies. At that point I was very pleased with the sound of my system. For various reasons, about 8 years ago I had to go to a desktop system, though, and for a while had fairly modest components. The system was fine, but I saw it as a stopgap system, not a long-term one. What motivated me to get serious about a desktop system was seeing the recent advances in amplifier and digital technology. I just purchased the SHD plus a March Audio Purifi amp, which both offer measured performance that ensures that they will never be the weak link in my system. I chose the SHD model because of its analog input (for when I set up my turntable again) and its ability to integrate two subwoofers (although in my small room right now, I only use one sub). I do wish that the SHD had a headphone amp, though, since I ended up having to buy a separate unit. Using Dirac Live was easy and the sound is better than anything I've had before. I'm using KEF LS50 Metas and an SVS Micro 3000 sub, both of which are "affordable" in the high-end context that I used to play in. With Dirac Live, what I noticed even more than the frequency response correction was the clarity of the sound and the seamlessness of the soundstage. I set up 3 Dirac curves with different bass responses so that I can get satisfying perceived bass at very low, low, and moderate levels (I don't listen at high SPLs). The fourth preset is
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