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miniDSP SHD Streaming High Definition Room Ready Network Player
miniDSP SHD Streaming High Definition Room Ready Network Player

miniDSP

Country of origin: China

miniDSP SHD Streaming High Definition Room Ready Network Player
SKU: MINIDSP-SHD
$2,699.00

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Advanced network streamer and audio hub combines powerful streaming with Dirac Live room correction. Extensive digital and analog I/O ensures versatile system integration. By correcting room acoustics, it delivers superior transient response, precise imaging, and tighter, more accurate bass.

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Description

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

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

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 weeks trial.

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.
Tech Specs

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
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Why Choose miniDSP

miniDSP is a specialist digital audio manufacturer focused on DSP processing, room correction, active crossover systems, and acoustic optimisation tools designed to help customers extract dramatically better performance from their existing audio systems. Rather than approaching Hi-Fi purely through component replacement, miniDSP products focus on understanding and improving the interaction between loudspeakers, subwoofers, and the listening room itself.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, miniDSP products have become extremely valuable tools for solving real-world acoustic and integration problems across stereo, home theatre, and even car audio systems. In many environments, room behaviour and speaker integration have a far greater influence on overall sound quality than many equipment upgrades alone.

Signature Design and Sound

The miniDSP UMIK-1 and UMIK-2 measurement microphones have become industry-standard tools for room measurement and acoustic analysis due to their ease of use, individual calibration files, and broad software compatibility. Both microphones integrate seamlessly with software platforms including REW (Room EQ Wizard), Dirac Live, Multi-Sub Optimizer (MSO), Open Sound Meter, and a wide range of acoustic analysis and DSP tuning software used in both home and automotive audio environments.

The UMIK-1 remains the most popular and widely recommended option for room correction and Hi-Fi setup work. It is affordable, extremely reliable, simple to use, and fully capable of delivering highly accurate measurements for REW analysis, Dirac Live calibration, subwoofer integration, and room optimisation. For most Hi-Fi and home theatre users, the UMIK-1 provides everything required to properly analyse and improve system performance. The microphone also works beautifully with Dirac-enabled products from brands including NAD together with advanced active loudspeaker systems such as Dutch & Dutch.

The UMIK-2 expands upon this platform through a larger capsule design, lower noise floor, 32-bit processing, ASIO driver support, and support for sample rates up to 192kHz. This makes the UMIK-2 particularly appealing for more advanced measurement work, lower-noise environments, speaker design, and higher-resolution acoustic analysis.

One of the strengths of both microphones is how approachable they make acoustic analysis. Combined with REW software, customers can visualise room modes, bass peaks and nulls, speaker timing, subwoofer integration, decay behaviour, and overall frequency response with remarkable precision, often revealing issues that would otherwise be extremely difficult to diagnose by ear alone.

The UMIK platform has also become increasingly popular within car audio tuning, where cabin acoustics and speaker positioning create extremely complex listening environments. Software platforms including REW, Open Sound Meter, TrueRTA, and manufacturer DSP software from brands such as Helix and Audison allow installers and enthusiasts to accurately measure cabin response, time alignment, crossover integration, and subwoofer performance within automotive systems.

miniDSP Product Range

Beyond the microphones themselves, miniDSP offers a wide range of DSP hardware platforms including the Flex series, SHD streaming processors, DDRC Dirac Live processors, and advanced subwoofer integration systems. These devices allow customers to apply the measurement data gathered through UMIK microphones into real-world DSP correction and acoustic optimisation.

Products such as the Flex and SHD platforms combine DSP processing, DAC functionality, streaming integration, crossover management, and Dirac Live room correction into highly flexible system-control devices capable of dramatically improving loudspeaker and room integration.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Geoff and his experienced system setup team provide assistance with REW measurements, Dirac Live configuration, DSP integration, subwoofer optimisation, and complete acoustic setup to ensure miniDSP products are implemented effectively within each customer’s listening environment.

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