I'm interested in the Dirac approach for vinyl and 2-ch. digital streaming, and in how the SHD would connect into my system.
For vinyl, it looks like I would insert the SHD after the phono preamp.
The streamer (Squeezebox Touch) can connect via S/PDIF coax, optical or USB. Would the SHD provide USB audio (processed) to my existing DAC (Oppo UDP-205)? (The Oppo will also take coax or optical, but I'd prefer USB.) I'm hopeful that it would, based on the following from miniDSP, but not sure if I'm interpreting this info correctly:
- USB audio recording feature (4xCH processed output via USB audio to record inputs, e.g. Vinyl)
Hypothetically, if I had multiple analogue source, could the SHD work in my amp's "tape loop"? (In reality I probably wouldn't use it this way for listening to the Squeezebox, as the Oppo already performs DAC duties, but it would help me to understand potential use cases.)
Thanks in advance for advice.
Colin
EDIT - Just found their FAQ. Apparently it's not possible to connect a USB DAC to the SHD