T+A Just Teased Its Next Revolution In Audiophile Equipment

Sometimes, when you want to make the best devices of our modern age, it helps to look back. The design mentality and ideas from days long past can prove invaluable in any age. This is the thinking behind T+A’s latest audio streamer called the Symphonia. It’s the company’s latest device, with it, it pays homage to its nearly 50 years of innovation.

This is the kind of device to get if you want a great central hub for your music. Not only is it an audio streamer, but it’s also an amplifier. So, it can be an all-in-one solution or it can be a great addition to your existing setup. Let’s dive into what makes the Symphonia the device to get.

The T+A Symphonia is an amazing central audio hub for your music needs

At this point, we don’t know how much the company will charge for this device. Since T+A is primarily a premium audio brand, don’t expect to spend pocket change on it. Be that as it may, we know that the experience will be worth every penny. T+A crafts some of the best audio equipment on the market, as per tradition.

Speaking of tradition, the company took a trip back in time for the Symphonia. While its internals have all of the latest advancements the company has to offer, the overall design is a window into the past. The overall design is pretty straightforward, and it resembles audio devices from several decades ago. You’ll see physical nobs on the front along with analog UV-meters. If you’re a person who used audio equipment back in the day, then this device should bring back some old memories.

The Symphonia looks amazing, all together. It balances the old with the new. Along with more traditional details, there’s an LCD panel on the front. There’s a lot going on with the front panel, but it still manages to be pretty streamlined. So, it will be able to fit in with any audio setup aesthetically. Not only, but you’ll still be able to navigate it without any issues.

Top-notch hardware

As with any T+A device, the Symphonia comes with high-quality hardware inside. The company’s Audiophile Stream Architecture (ASA) G3 is the star of the show, enabling this device’s powerful performance. So, no matter what you’re using it for, the Symphonia will be quick and snappy.

It’s designed to be the central point to your music setup with the ability to connect to and integrate with other devices seamlessly. It can connect to the internet using Wi-Fi, which means that it can connect directly to your favorite streaming services. These include Tidal, QOBUZ, and Deezer. So, listening to your favorite music won’t take any effort.

The (ASA) allows it to stream audio at up to 384/32 (HD). When it comes to audio streamed from mobile devices, it promises to stream it at the highest possible quality. All in all, you’re getting a no-compromise streaming experience. You’ll hear audio, whether it be streamed from online or locally, at very high quality.

Built-in amplifier

Along with being an audio streamer, the Symphonia is also an amplifier. T+A made in-house changes to amplifiers using PURIFI Eigentakt technology. The result is a sound that is not only pure but well controlled. The customizations and changes ensure that they’re perfectly optimized. T+A worked to make sure to eliminate harmonic distortion, signal distortion, phase noise, and high-load dependency.

Not only does the Symphonia stream audio to your devices, but it also controls the power flowing out of it. The company’s Intelligent Safe Control (ISC) ensures that everything is kept well in line.

Great by itself and as a team

If you want to introduce the Symphonia to your other devices, then it will fit well in your setup. It has all of the proper input and output ports. However, if you want to use it as your personal desktop amp, then you can do that as well.. There’s a 4.4mm headphone jack on the front panel. So, you can either stream audio to your speakers or just kick back and listen to some tunes with your headphones.

Specs

• Frequency response: +0 /-3dB
  0,5 Hz – 300 kHz
• Signal / noise ratio: 105 / 109 dB
• THD | Intermodulation | Channel separation: < 0,002 % | < 0,002 % | > 90 dB
• Nominal input sensitivity High level input unbalanced (RCA)
  High level input unbalanced (RCA)
  Analogue pre-amplifier output (RCA)
  Analogue subwoofer output (RCA)
• 250 mVeff … 4 Veff / 24 kOhms
  250 mVeff … 4 Veff / 47 kOhms / Phono 5 mV (MM/High Output MC
  nom 1 Veff, max 9,5 Veff / 47 Ohms
  nom 1,6 Veff, max 9,5 Veff / 47 Ohms / TP 240 Hz

Power amplifier

• Output power (RMS) per channel:
  250 watts @ 4 ohms
  125 watts @ 8 ohms
• Frequency response: +0 /-3dB
  1 Hz – 60 kHz
• Damping factor: > 800

Connections

• Digital inputs
  2 x S/P-DIF: 1 x Standard Coax, 1 x optical TOS-Link (32…192 kHz / 16-24 Bit), DSD64 (DOP)
  1 x USB DAC: Device-Mode up to 768 kSps (PCM), DOP256 and DSD 512*, supports asynchronous data transfer. *DSD 512 only with Windows PC with appropriate driver or a Linux PC with kernel version 4.4 or higher.
  1 x HDMI IN with ARC
• Analogue inputs
  2x high level input (unbalanced RCA) / 1x with switchable phono amplifier
• Analogue outputs
  1x PreOut (unbalanced Cinch)
  2x Sub Out (unbalanced Cinch)

D/A Converter

• PCM
  Double-Differential-Converter with two 32-Bit Sigma-Delta D/AConverters per channel. 705,6 / 768 kSps conversion rate
• DSD: T+A-True-1Bit DSD D/A-Converter, up to DSD 512 (22,4 / 24,5 MHz), native bitstream
• DSD: T+A-True-1Bit DSD D/A-Converter, up to DSD 512 (22,4 / 24,5 MHz), native bitstream
• Upsampling: T+A-Signalprocessor – synchronous upsampling with 4 selectable oversampling algorithms. FIR short, FIR long, Bezier/IIR, Bezier
• Analogue output 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

Streaming Client

• Formats:
  MP3, AAC, OGG-Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, DFF, DSF
  PCM 32 … 384 kHz, 16/24 Bit; MP3 bis 320 kBit
  DSD64; DSD128; DSD256
• Supported media servers:
  UPnP 1.1, UPnP AV and DLNA kompatible Server, Microsoft Windows Media Connect Server (WMDRM10, DLNA compatible servers
• Supported streaming services:
  airable radio and podcasts, Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Amazon Music HD, highresaudio, Tidal connect, Spotify connect, Apple Airplay2*, Plays with Audirvana, Roon*
  *under certification
• Features: Auto Network Config., Internet Radio Station database (automatic updates)
• Interfaces LAN:
• Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
• WLAN:
  IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2 MIMO
  2.412 – 2.472 GHz (2.4GHz ISM Band, 13 Channels)
  Channel 1 – Channel 13
  North America FCC, Japan MIC, Europe ETSI
  20MHz bandwidth
  5.180-5.825 GHz (5GHz UNII-1/2/3 Band, 24 Channels)
  North America (IC and FCC):
  5.180-5.600 GHz, 5.650-5.825 GHz
  Europe, Japan (ETSI and MIC):
  5.180-5.700 GHzmax gain in 2.4GHz band: 3.2dBi
  max gain in 5 GHz band: 4.25dBi
  up to 17dBm (at antenna terminal).
• USB
  2x USB 2.0 Mastermode

Tuner (FM)

• Frequency range: FM Radio 87,5 – 108 MHz (Europa / US); 76 – 90 MHz (Japanese version)
• Sensitivity: Mono (26dB S/N) 0,9 µV, Stereo (46 dB S/N) 40 µV
• Overload margin: 103 dB µV

• Stereo channel separation: 50dB

• RDS Functions: Stationname, Radio text

Tuner (DAB)

• Reception standard: DAB, DAB+
• Freqency band: 168 – 240 MHz (Band III)

• Overload margin: 103 dB µV

• Sensitivity (BER = 10 – 4): 2,5 µV

Bluetooth

• Supported audio formats: A2DP (Audio), AVRCP 1.4 (Control) / aptX® HD, SBC, AAC

• Freqency band: 2,4 GHz: 2042Mhz … 2480Mhz
  Max. transmission power <10 dBm (EIRP)

• RC protocol: AVRCP

Mains

• Mains voltage: 220-240 V, 50-60 Hz / 110-120 V

• Normal operation (max.): 800 Watts

• Standby (ECO): < 0,5 W.