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.
Headphone Amp
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.
Construction
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 / – 3 dB | 0,5 Hz – 300 kHz |
| Signal/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 Bit2 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 |
Support
HVEQ Software for room calibration
Firmware / Driver
| Versions info | Version |
