SHD Studio
All-digital Roon Ready network player with Dirac Live® room correction, miniDSP audio toolbox for subwoofer integration and multiway speakers, Volumio music player, headphone output, 450MHz Sharc DSP processor Array949 USD
miniDSP is proud to introduce the SHD Studio (“Streaming High Definition”) digital audio processor incorporating Dirac Live®, the world’s premier room correction solution. While physically the SHD Studio is the “baby brother” of the full-featured SHD — accomplished by removing the analog I/O connectors and circuitry — internally it packs the same powerful audio processing capabilities.
The miniDSP SHD Studio 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 Studio 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.
The SHD Studio fits right into any digital processing path, with AES/EBU, SPDIF, optical and USB audio inputs, and four output channels on both SPDIF and AES/EBU.
The SHD Studio includes a 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. Applications range from subwoofer integration to a two-way active speaker. Outputs 3 and 4 also drive the headphone jack on the front panel for a uniquely flexible digital processing solution.
Hardware Features
- Processor: 32-bit floating-point 450MHz Analog Devices SHARC DSP
- Powered by Dirac Live® 3.x Digital Room Correction
- Quad core ARM processor for network audio streaming - Roon Ready and Volumio
- Inputs: Stereo digital channels (USB Audio/AES-EBU/SPDIF/Optical)
- Outputs: Dual Stereo digital channels (2 x stereo SPDIF RCA outputs and 2 x stereo AES-EBU Balanced XLR) / Headphone amplifier
- USB audio recording feature (4xCH processed output via USB audio to record inputs)
- White/Black OLED front panel controller
Product Downloads / New Device Console
Legacy Product Downloads
What's in the box?
- SHD Studio processor with embedded Dirac Live 2.0 license
- USB Wifi 2.4GHz adaptor
- Dirac Live v3.x license for full range correction (20Hz~20kHz)
- UMIK-1 calibrated measurement microphone
- IR remote v2
- External universal power supply
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
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!
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.
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.
Looking for a similar platform with analog audio connectivity?
Check out the SHD 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 |
|
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
|
|
Digital Audio Inputs |
Digital audio source selectable from IR remote or Front panel, up to 216 kHz sample rate:
|
|
Digital Audio Outputs |
Four channels of digital output.
|
| Headphone Amplifier Output |
CS43130 Headphone amplifier / Stereo headphone output follows channels 1&2. |
|
miniDSP DSP Processing |
Volume, Parametric Equalizer banks, Crossovers, Matrix mixer, Compressor/Limiter, Mute |
| Dirac Live Room Correction | Plug&Play control and configuration from Dirac Live application, full-range stereo processing |
|
Filter storage |
Up to 4 filter configuration filters stored on unit |
|
USB port |
USB port type B for audio streaming, real time control and firmware upgrade |
|
Power supply |
12V DC external supply, EU/US/AU/UK plug adaptors provided |
|
Dimensions (H x W x D) mm |
41.5 x 214.5 x 206 mm / 1RU half size / Optional full rack mount adaptor available |
Community Forum
FAQ's & Support portal
- Can I use subwoofers with the SHD series?
- Can I use stereo subwoofers?
- What if I want to use a multisub configuration with more than two subwoofers?
- Can I use a non-miniDSP calibrated microphone with the SHD Series?
- Do I need to pay more to upgrade to the full version of Dirac Live?
- Why doesn’t it sound right?
- Why do I get distortion when I turn on Dirac Live?
- How do I use an external DAC?
- How do I connect my USB DAC?
- How do I use the digital output for subwoofers?
- Should I control volume in the SHD or in my amp?
- Can I do home theater bypass with the SHD?
- I have an integrated amplifier, can I use it with the SHD?
- Why is there no test tone in DLCT for my SHD unit?
- Can I stream MQA to my SHD series?
- Do I need to pay a subscription to get Tidal/Qobuz/Spotify streaming?
- What is the difference between the SHD studio and the DDRC-22D?
- Why does the SHD show up on my computer with four input channels?
- Can I use the digital SPDIF output from Digital Out 1&2 into a DAC and use the built in analog Out3 for the sub at the same time?
- Which version of the SHD do I have?
Sub Integration with the SHD
The miniDSP SHD includes not only Dirac Live® but also a full set of crossover functions on its four output channels. One use of this is as a flexible tool for integrating subwoofers into your system along with Dirac Live. This app note shows you how.
SHD + Roon Ready
The miniDSP SHD is a Roon Ready platform. Check out this application note to see how you can easily stream from your favorite Roon service.
Using a Harmony Remote to control the SHD
The miniDSP SHD can be used with a Logitech® Harmony® remote. For this app note, we tried two of the most affordable Harmony remotes, the Harmony 650 and the Harmony 350. The Harmony 650 has a small screen and is easier to set up, while the Harmony 350 is a bit cheaper. This short app note shows you how easy it is to set up!
Using a Synology NAS with the miniDSP SHD
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.
Streaming to the miniDSP SHD with JRiver Media Center
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.
Streaming to the miniDSP SHD with Audirvana Plus
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.
Tuesday, 03 March 2020
After a lot of research and set up time, the new system sounds amazing. I incorporated digital room correction via the miniDSP SHD-Studio. The SHD-Studio brings out the best in the Devialet Phantom Reactors set up in my residential listening space. It’s the most minimalistic system I’ve had… with the biggest sound. Cheers and thank you.supaDean
Monday, 23 September 2019
A great put imperfect product. The volume c, the Volumio software is mediocre (slow and no volume c, and the connection with BubbleUPnP is flaky. The last one could be a problem with the third party software, though. Would I buy it again? Yes! Is it a great value? Yes! It's just imperfect.jsimon7777
