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.
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
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 weeks trial.
Powered by Tidal Connect
Got a Tidal account and want to stream directly your favourite 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.
Specifications
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Item
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Description
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Digital Signal Processor
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32-bit Floating point Analog Devices SHARC ADSP21489 / 450MHz
Internal sample rate: 96kHz
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Control
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Driverless USB 2.0 control interface for Windows environments
A computer is only required for the initial configuration and for USB audio streaming
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Network Audio Streamer
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Quad Core ARM processor, Gb Ethernet, USB 2.0 for external Hard drive
Volumio Audiophile player,
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Bidirectional USB Audio
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XMOS asynchronous USB audio up to 192 kHz, USB Audio Class 2 compliant
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Digital Audio Inputs
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Digital audio source selectable from IR remote or Front panel, up to 216 kHz sample rate:
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AES/EBU on Neutrik 3pin female XLR / Isolated with digital audio transformer
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SPDIF on RCA connector / Isolated with digital audio transformer
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TOSLINK on Optical connector
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Digital Audio Outputs
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Four channels of digital output.
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| Headphone Amplifier Output |
CS43130 Headphone amplifier / Stereo headphone output follows channels 1&2.
6.35mm jack
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 0.2 dB.
Signal-to-noise ratio: 112 dB (32 Ω load, 1 kHz, A-weighted, digital in 0 dB)
THD+N: 0.001% (32 Ω, 1 kHz, 65 mW + 65 mW, mid gain)
Supported headphone impedance: 16 – 600 Ω)
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miniDSP DSP Processing
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Volume, Parametric Equalizer banks, Crossovers, Matrix mixer, Compressor/Limiter, Mute
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| Dirac Live Room Correction |
Plug&Play control and configuration from Dirac Live application, full-range stereo processing |
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Filter storage
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Up to 4 filter configuration filters stored on unit
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USB port
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USB port type B for audio streaming, real time control and firmware upgrade
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Power supply
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12V DC external supply, EU/US/AU/UK plug adaptors provided
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Dimensions (H x W x D) mm
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41.5 x 214.5 x 206 mm / 1RU half size / Optional full rack mount adaptor available
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