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On the other hand, I couldn’t choose between the PSD 3100 HV’s two DSD filters when listening to Christian Grøvlen’s recital of Bach’s ‘Chromatic Fantasia And Fugue… BWV 903’ [2L; DSD256]. Frankly, the performance here was so compelling that I was reluctant to interrupt it by picking up my smartphone… The rise and decay of the piano notes, the speed of Grøvlen’s finger-work, and the sense of the recording environment were all confidently delivered by T+A’s bespoke DAC.

This element of its performance – thrillingly revealing but not clinically so – is where the PSD 3100 HV partly earns its crust over more affordable competitors. There’s also that volume control. A minor point in the grand scheme of things, but I absolutely loved this preamp’s ability to find just the level I was looking for. Playing The Band’s ‘Up On Cripple Creek’ from their eponymous 1969 album [Capitol Records; 192kHz/24-bit], the smooth, lush tone begged a higher and higher volume, whereas with Megadeth’s ‘Tornado Of Souls’ [Rust In Peace, Capitol Records; 192kHz/24-bit], the PSD 3100 HV let me avoid the moment where the track’s serrated guitars and mediocre production usually start to bother B&W’s tweeters.

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