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.

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.

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 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:   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 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, 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 (H x W 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