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T+A MP3000 HV Music Player / DAC
R124,900
| Condition |
Excellent |
| Colour |
Silver |
| Packaging |
Complete, Original |
| Status | Discontinued |
Manufacturer's description:
The MP 3000 HV incorporates further refinements of T+A’s most renowned components, developed without compromise. It is by far the finest and most re-fined player they have ever built, and features complete symmetry and channel separation in its construction. It processes the signals from the jitter reduction stage, whose own design philosophy is probably unique, and receives data from the high-quality pushrod-operated CD mechanism, the FM tuner, the latest generation of streaming client and the seven digital inputs.
The D/A converter chip is followed by the current / voltage converter, which is so crucial to sound quality, and an analogue output stage, both of which are of fully discrete construction, and incorporate our HV technology.
The D/A converter chip is followed by the current / voltage converter, which is so crucial to sound quality, and an analogue output stage, both of which are of fully discrete construction, and incorporate our HV technology.
The MP 3000 HV’s case is made of pure aluminium, without any ferro-magnetic materials, and features five compartments separated by aluminium dividing walls. These compartments house the digital section, the D/A converter, the analogue mains supply, the digital mains supply and - in the solid front panel - the control circuitry with high-power screen and sensor buttons.
The back panel reflects the symmetrical construction of the case and the over- all circuit design. The analogue output stages pass their signals directly to professional XLR or RCA output sockets. Below these, and behind the lower compartment, are found the sockets for the FM aerial, the receive aerial of the FD 100 radio remote control handset (supplied as standard), the USB DAC input (for PC), an SP/DIF output, five SP/DIF inputs (two high-quality BNC, one standard co-ax, two TOS-Link optical) and one AES-EBU input, the sockets for the streaming client with LAN, WLAN and USB Master-Mode (stick or HDD) and the H-Link (HV data bus) sockets. The voltage power supplies are consistently separate for the digital and analogue mains sections, and even feature their own mains sockets.
The MP 3000 HV is fitted with a high-quality CD mechanism which offers very fast access times and superb error correction. Of course, the significance of the CD is steadily waning, as it is being superseded by streamed content; this is exactly the trend which the MP 3000 HV reflects. That is why T+A have selected a disc unit with a high- quality mechanism and heavy-duty motors, and invested a great deal of effort in its mechanical design in order to prevent any form of interaction between the moving mechanical parts and the remainder of the player. For this reason the CD mechanism features two-stage isolation: firstly it is installed in a solid, heavy housing which has a mass-damping effect, and prevents the transmission of structural sound from the base surface to the electronics and the disc mechanism; the second isolation measure is a three-point suspension system, optimised to prevent resonance effects, which de-couples the disc mechanism from the player’s case itself. The CD drawer is guided accurately on two stainless steel pushrods, and features a high-quality aluminium - ABS support.
The streaming client (SCL) is a network-capable processor board which was designed specifically for audio applications, with audiophile requirements at the forefront. It offers USB sockets (one on the back panel, a second on the front), as well as WLAN and LAN interfaces, and provides a high-quality connection to networks and the Internet.
The VHF FM tuner has excellent sensitivity, high crosstalk attenuation and overload margins, and sounds excellent both with cable and an aerial system. It features Radiotext, pre-sets and auxiliary functions.
The VHF FM tuner has excellent sensitivity, high crosstalk attenuation and overload margins, and sounds excellent both with cable and an aerial system. It features Radiotext, pre-sets and auxiliary functions.
The fourth digital source takes the form of seven digital inputs, which can be used to connect any external source, such as set-top boxes, disc drives, digital recorders and players.