T+A SDV 3100 HV Reference Streaming DAC Pre-Amplifier

In the T+A SDV 3100 HV T+A 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 T+A 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 T+A 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.

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 T+A’s 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 T+A 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.
Audiophile music enthusiasts like to use high-quality headphones, that‘s why T+A have build in a particularly good, high-performance analogue headphone amplifier.
The T+A 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.

Technical Specification

Pre-Amplifier

Frequency response +0 /-3dB: 0,5 Hz – 300 kHz
Signal / noise ratio: 108 / 112 dB
THD | Intermodulation | Channel separation: < 0,001 % | < 0,001 % | > 108 dB
Nominal input sensitivityHigh 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: 6,3 mm Klinke (20 Ohms) and 4,4 mm Pentaconn (8 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 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 and Android

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
Finishes: silver laquer 47 or titanium laquer 64