T+A SDV 3100 HV

The Streaming DAC Preamp

In the SDV 3100 HV we have now created a digital / analogue converter which is even more complex and sophisticated than our previous converters, allowing us to double previous resolution levels: 32-bit / 768 kHz for PCM and DSD 1024 for bitstream data. This improvement required us to carry out meticulous refinement work on the previous converters, and at the same time develop a completely new USB receiver for these high frequencies. The SDV 3100 HV and SD 3100 HV are identical in their mechanical and electronic construction except for the pre-amplifier section, which is additionally equipped with the SDV 3100 HV. The SDV 3100 HV – and also a full HV system – can be controlled using the F 3100 remote control handset or one of the T+A apps.

Audiophile music enthusiasts like to use high-quality headphones, that‘s why we have build in a particularly good, high-performance analogue headphone amplifier. The SDV 3100 HV is fitted with the volume control module of the P 3000 HV and has one analogue input, enabling it to be employed as pre-amplifier in a complete HV system.

There are three aspects which have a crucial influence on the sound characteristics of high-quality Hi-Fi equipment: their mechanical construction, their analogue technology and their digital signal processing. Only if the development team balances all three facets perfectly can the device as a whole satisfy the most demanding requirements. This is why all our HV devices are built of pure aluminium, without any ferro-magnetic materials at all, and features five compartments separated and shielded by aluminium dividing walls. The current / voltage stages – crucial to sound quality – which follow the D/A converter stages are of totally discrete, channel-separate construction, and feature our HV technology, as does the analogue output stage. This ensures that a pre-amplifier or integrated amplifier connected to it are fed the ideal input signal.

Specifications

Pre-Amplifier

Frequency response +0 /-3dB 0,5 Hz - 300 kHz S

ignal / noise ratio 108 / 112 dB

THD | Intermodulation | Channel separation < 0,001 % | < 0,001 % | > 108 dB

Nominal input sensitivity High level (RCA) | Balanced (XLR) 250 mVeff ... 9 Veff / 10 kOhm | 500 mVeff ...18 Veff / 20 kOhm

Analogue output RCA | XLR nom 1 Veff, max 9,5 Veff / 50 Ohm | nom 1,45 Veff, max 19,6 Veff / 50 Ohm

Headphone output

Headphone output 6,3 mm Klinke (6 Ohms) and 4,4 mm Pentaconn (6 Ohms)

Connections

Digital output 1x coax, IEC 60958 S/P-DIF (LPCM)

Digital inputs 1 x AES-EBU 32...192 kHz / 16-24 Bit 6 x S/P-DIF: 2 x Standard Coax 2 x high quality BNC 32...192 kHz / 16-24 Bit, 2 x optical TOS-Link 32...192 kHz / 16-24 Bit 2 x USB DAC: Device-Mode with max. 768 kSps (PCM) und DSD 1024*, supports asynchronous data transfer. *DSD512 und DSD 1024 with Windows PC with appropriate driver installed or Linux PC with 4.4 Kernel or higher only. 2 x USB Master-Mode for USB-Mass storage (Stick or HDD) 2 x HDMI IN, 1 x HDMI OUT with ARC 1 x IPA (LVDS)

Network connection LAN: Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T, WLAN: 802.11 b/g/n

D/A-Converter

PCM Double-Differential-Quadruple-Converter with four 32-Bit Sigma-Delta D/A-Converter per channel. 705,6 / 768 kSps conversion rate DSD T+A-True-1Bit DSD D/A-Converter, up tp

DSD 1024 (49,2 MHz), native bitstream

Upsampling (PCM) T+A-Signalprocessor – synchronous upsampling with 4 selectable oversampling algorithms FIR short, FIR long, Bezier/IIR, Bezier

Analogue filter Phase-linear Bessel filter 3rd order, switchable with 60 or 120 kHz cut off frequency

Frequency response PCM 44.1 kSps: 2 Hz - 20 kHz PCM 48 kSps: 2 Hz - 22 kHz / DSD 64: 2 Hz - 44 kHz PCM 96 kSps: 2 Hz - 40 kHz / DSD 128: 2 Hz - 60 kHz PCM 192 kSps: 2 Hz - 80 kHz / DSD 256: 2 Hz - 80 kHz PCM 384 kSps: 2 Hz - 100 kHz / DSD 512: 2 Hz - 100 kHz PCM 768 kSps: 2 Hz - 120 kHz / DSD 1024: 2 Hz - 120 kHz

THD < 0.001 %

S/N ratio > 117 dB

Channel separation > 110 dB

Streaming Client

Formats / Standards MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC / UPnP AV, T+A Control

Data rates PCM 32...192 kHz,16/24 Bit; MP3 bis 320 kBit, variable and constant bit rate

Music services Tidal, Deezer, qobuz (Subscription required)

Features Gapless Playback for MP3 (Lame), WAV, FLAC T+A MusicNavigator App for iOS und Android

Tuner

Internet Radio Airable Internet Radio Service (> 11000 Stationen weltweit)

FM, FM-HD 87,5 - 108 MHz; sensitivity 1 µV; S/N > 65 dBA

DAB, DAB+ 168 -240 MHz (Band III); sensitivity 2,0 µV, S/N > 96 dBA

Features RDS/RDBS, Stationname (PS), Programm type (PTY), Radiotext (RT)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Standard / Codec A2DP (Audio), AVRCP 1.4 (Control) / aptX®, MP3, SBC

Mains / Accessories / Dimensions

Mains 2 x 110-120 V or 220-240 V, 50-60 Hz Operation: 2 x 40 W Standby < 0,5 W

Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 17 x 46 x 46 cm / 26 kg

Accessories 2x power cord, remote control F 3100, BNC adapter

Optional Accessories Power Three HD (Carbon) | Power Bar | Audio Quad (Carbon) | Audio Triax (Carbon) | HV-Individual finish (Individual colours on request)

Finishes silver laquer 47 or titanium laquer 64