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T+A SDV 3100 HV

Name: T+A SDV 3100 HV
Brand: T+A
SKU: sdv-3100-reference-streaming-dac-preamp
Rating: 90 (11 reviews)

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Specifications 10 reviews & sources

90/100

Deliciously Crispy

Sound Quality

94/100

Build Quality

82/100

Features Connectivity

94/100

Value for Money

85/100

The T+A SDV 3100 HV delivers a rich, warm presentation with exceptional composure, combining tight bass, generous recorded space and finely resolved detail without a clinical digital edge. HiFi News found its sound smooth, focused and dramatically powerful, while its expansive connectivity, native DSD1024 capability and preamp functionality make it a formidable high-end digital command centre.

Pros

Full, warm and mature sound combines sweetness with smooth control, avoiding an abrasive or mechanical digital character.

Delivers tightly focused, highly detailed images, generous acoustic space and convincing musical presence.

Bass is weighty, gutsy, tight and clean, with drums conveyed with strong drive.

Extensive format support and connectivity provide unusually strong long-term flexibility.

Cons

Ultimate bite and impact can be slightly restrained, making some rawer recordings sound somewhat polite.

DSD512 and DSD1024 playback requires a suitably configured Windows or Linux computer; Mac playback is limited to DSD256.

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What Reviewers Are Saying

"The effect was nothing short of thrilling, and thanks to the sense of presence – the recorded space delivered in generous measure – few would argue against the drama with which the music was presented."

— HiFi News

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100

HiFi News found the SDV 3100 HV unusually substantial, warm and mature, combining a rich tonal presentation with strong focus, presence and convincing power. Its detail is presented within a smooth, involving sound that avoids the mechanical or aggressive character sometimes associated with digital playback.

Tonal Balance and Musicality

94/100

Andrew Everard describes a sound of "great substance, warmth and maturity," with the brand's big, rich presentation clearly in evidence. He found it full, sweet and involving, while its smoothness kept forceful recordings from becoming brash or aggressive.

Resolution and Detail

93/100

The review reports a clear opening-up of recorded acoustic space as DSD resolution increased, alongside greater insight into the minutiae of the soloist's playing. Orchestral images were described as tightly focused and "fabulously detailed," with generous delivery of recorded ambience and presence.

Digital Performance

94/100

HiFi News heard nothing remotely mechanical or conventionally "digital" in the SDV 3100 HV's presentation. The player remained smooth under dynamic pressure, while bass was reported as gutsy, tight and clean and drums carried convincing drive.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

82/100

The review gives little direct assessment of chassis execution, internal construction or long-term durability. The specified 26kg, two-chassis arrangement suggests a substantial component, but published listening coverage does not examine its build in detail.

Features Connectivity

94/100

This is an exceptionally comprehensive digital hub: AES/EBU, coaxial, BNC, optical, dual USB DAC inputs, HDMI inputs with ARC, network and Bluetooth are joined by balanced and single-ended outputs plus 6.3mm and 4.4mm headphone connections. It supports PCM to 768kHz and native DSD1024, provides selectable upsampling and analogue-filter options, streaming services, internet radio, FM/DAB reception, app control and a supplied remote.

Value for Money

85/100

At a stated price range of approximately $26,040 to $42,500, this is a major investment aimed at the high-end digital market. HiFi News does not directly assess price competitiveness, but calls the platform "as future-proofed as you might hope for," supported by its unusually broad format support and connectivity.

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Online Reviews & Mentions

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Specifications

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

Built-in Preamp

Headphone Output

Balanced Headphone Output

DSD Support

USB DAC Mode

Asynchronous USB

HDMI ARC

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

Network Audio

Hi-Res Audio

Balanced Output

Digital Volume Control

Manufacturer's Description — T+A

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.

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110Hz — online and in-store — Kielce, Województwo świętokrzyskie, Poland (website)
Acoustic Streams — in-store — Lower Drift, England, United Kingdom (website)
Alen Audio — in-store — Extramurs, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (website)
Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
American Sound — in-store — Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (website)
AUDIO 2000 — in-store — Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (website)
Audio 46 — online and in-store — New York, New York, United States (website)
Audio Concierge — online and in-store — England, United Kingdom (website)
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE — in-store — Wels, Oberösterreich, Austria (website)
Audio Gallery — online and in-store — Las Rozas de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)

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Manufacturer's Description — T+A

The Streaming DAC Preamp

Headphone Amp

Construction

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