The SDV 3100 HV 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
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.
| Preamplifier | |
| Frequency Response +0 /-3 dB | 0.5 Hz - 300 kHz |
| Signal to Noise Ratio - Unweighted / A-Weighted | 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 Plug (6 Ohms) and 4.4 mm Pentaconn (6 Ohms) |
| Connections | |
| Digital Output | 1 x Coax, IEC 60958 S/P-DIF (LPCM) |
| Digital Inputs - AES-EBU | 1 x AES-EBU 32 - 192 kHz / 16 - 24 Bit |
| Digital Inputs - S/PDIF | 6 x S/PDIF: 2 x Standard Coax, 2 x High Quality BNC 32 - 192 kHz / 16 - 24 Bit, 2 x Optical Toslink 32 - 192 kHz / 16 - 24 Bit |
| Digital Inputs - USB Device-Mode | 2 x USB DAC: Device-Mode with Max. 768 ksps (PCM) and DSD 1024 (DSD512 and DSD 1024 with Windows PC with Appropriate Driver Installed or Linux PC with 4.4 Kernel or Higher Only), Supports Asynchronous Data Transfer |
| Digital Inputs - USB Master-Mode | 2 x USB Master-Mode for USB-Mass Storage (Stick or HDD) |
| Digital Inputs - HDMI | 2 x HDMI IN, 1 x HDMI OUT with ARC |
| Digital Inputs - IPA (LVDS) | 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 1 Bit DSD D/A Converter, Up to DSD 1024 (49.2 MHz), Native Bitstream |
| Upsampling (PCM) | T+A Signal-Processor – Synchronous Upsampling with Four 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 |
| Frequency Response - PCM 48 ksps / DSD 64 | 2 Hz – 22 kHz / 2 Hz – 44 kHz |
| Frequency Response - PCM 96 ksps / DSD 128 | 2 Hz – 40 kHz / 2 Hz – 60 kHz |
| Frequency Response - PCM 192 ksps / DSD 256 | 2 Hz – 80 kHz / 2 Hz – 80 kHz |
| Frequency Response - PCM 384 ksps / DSD 512 | 2 Hz – 100 kHz / 2 Hz – 100 kHz |
| Frequency Response - PCM 768 ksps / DSD 1024 | 2 Hz – 120 kHz / 2 Hz – 120 kHz |
| THD | <0.001% |
| Signal to Noise 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 up to 320 kBit, Constant and Variable Data Rate |
| Music Services (SubscriptioN Required) | TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz |
| Features | Gapless Playback for MP3 (Lame), WAV, FLAC, T+A MusicNavigator App for iOS und Android |
| Tuner | |
| Internet Radio | Airable Internet Radio Service (>11,000 Stations Worldwide) |
| 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, Station Name (PS), Programm Type (PTY), Radio Text (RT) |
| Bluetooth | |
| Bluetooth Standard / Codec | A2DP (Audio), AVRCP 1.4 (Control), aptX®, MP3, SBC |
| Mains / Accessories / Dimensions | |
| Mains | 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz, Operation: 2 x 40 W |
| Standby | <0.5 W |
| Accessories | 2 x 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) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 17 x 46 x 46 cm |
| Weight | 26 kg |
| Finishes | Silver Laquer (47) or Titanium Laquer (64) |
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