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I imagine that per policy you cannot speak to this, but I am very curious about any potential hardware updates that might be forthcoming on the DDRC-22D model. I am really interested in this unit, as it integrates so nicely between streamer and DAC, and works fully in the digital domain, but it is on the market for 5 years now, since 2014, so I am worried that as soon as I buy the current version, a new one will be released . I understand that Dirac 2 will be coming out for this machine and will run on it, but I could also imagine that after 5 years there will be an incremental update with more recent chipset, more memory, processing power etc. Does anyone know? Does miniDSP have regular upgrade cycles?

@Nieuwro

There is already one out, it's called the SHD Studio.
Here is more information on the platform. www.minidsp.com/products/streaming-hd-series/shd-studio

AS for what the future holds, you already answered your own question I'm afraid.. We only speak of platforms where they are very close to ship...

DevTeam

Awesome. Just ordered the SHD Studio. I do not need the streamer or volume control components because this sits between my dedicated streamer/server and DAC, so I hope the core Dirac/DSP engine is upgraded from the 22D model. Looking forward to the sound improvements, and hopefully soon the upgraded Dirac 2 software.