Just ordered one of these Minidsp SHD to use as a preamp. I will miss the sweet toggles and high end 90s build quality of my audio research tube pre, but I think I need to get with the times.
Dirac live room correction, 4 channel very high quality DAC (2 for mains, 2 for separate sub integration), fully configurable parametric EQ, crossover, and filtering options. 24bit 96khz ADC for the turntable. Its really hard to mix modern functionality with audiophile sensibilities intact but I am hopeful this is the ticket.
Sparked by me measuring my room a bit and realizing I have a 15dB peak at 60 hz. I notched it out and it completely transformed the sound. I guess I had grown accustom to boomy bass.