Millennia Media Inc HV3R
Mic Preamp, 8 Channel, Remote Controllable

HV3R

The Ultimate Upgrade for Any Multitrack System
The HV3R integrates advanced computer and network technology with Millenia's renowned HV-3 Series analog circuitry, via high performance 4th generation relays rated for 50 million operations. Now you can deliver up to 792 channels to Pro Tools, digital consoles, hard disk, or tape. Each and every input is captured with unrestricted dynamic range and effortless musicality.

The HV3R has a plug 'n play Pro Tools interface via MIDI. Using Ethernet, and a Remote PC or Mac application, you can manage a complex system from anywhere: around the corner or around the world.

Digital Delivery Demands Total Clarity
Mic preamplifiers magnify the input as much as 1000:1. There's no "Undo" after this point. Coloration or distortion become part of the signal. Lost information can never be recovered. Digital plug-ins can't "uncolor" sound or restore lost upper harmonic partials. Data compression algorithms (MPG, AC3, DTS, etc.) are unable to distinguish signal from noise, so preserving signal clarity and integrity throughout the recording and production process is critical to communicating the artist's intention and individuality. No matter how subtle or attractive, a colored "signature" sound destroys options at every link in the chain. The HV-3 Series' open, transparent signal path has defined "high definition" since its introduction.

Sound So Open You Can Drive A Truck With It
Location recording is a high-wire act, with only one chance to capture the living moment of performance in its original ambience. The HV-3 Series is designed to transmit microphone signals to recording devices unaltered and has proven its ability to drive extremly long cable runs.

Experiment, Experience, Excellence
The HV3 Series was developed to be accurate enough for the world's finest acoustic recordings. Textbook theory is an incomplete guide, and test instrument readings don't reliably measure the quality of the listening experience. We took a rigorously empirical approach, exploring many design approaches by attempting to perfect each one. Experimental designs were evaluated on the lab bench and in Millennia's own production facility, where they could compare recordings directly to live performances. Millenia satisfied themselves that there's no such thing as a straight wire with gain. But the HV-3 Series' transformerless input, balanced audio path, minimal amplifier design has brought Millennia closer than any other to their goal of absolute accuracy and uncompromised sonic realism.

Today, over 25,000 channels are performing in symphonic halls, stadium concerts and studios of all sizes and shapes. Whatever the venue or musical style, the HV-3 Series delivers the authentic sound of vocalists, acoustic instruments, drums, triple guitar stacks...delighting artists, engineers, producers and listeners around the world.

Features

• Control up to 792 channels (99 units) at once via Ethernet: TCP/IP addressing allows control via the Internet
• Plug ‘n play Pro Tools interface via MIDI
• AE-logic Windows/OS X software offers total control
• Hi-definition meters, unlimited groups, scene management, voltage/temperature monitoring...
• Gain control via ultra-quiet gold contact relays
• Transformerless design with matched hi-speed discrete transistor octet has 23 dB input headroom: no “pads” needed
• Entirely balanced audio path with precision components maintains signal integrity: THD under 5 PPM (.0005%)
• Effortless, vividly realistic musical performance
• Laser-trimmed FET-based output stage has 32 dB headroom: drives 1000 foot (300m) cable runs with ease
• Gain controls (1 dB per step) are stereo-matched to .08 dB
• Ultra-clean toroid power supply
• Mogami Neglex OFC audio wiring, silver Teflon power wiring
• Aluminum 16 gauge rack chassis

Specifications

• Minimum Gain: 8.5 dB
• Maximum Gain: 65 dB (up to 75 dB on request)
• Frequency Response: sub 3Hz to beyone 300kHz (+0/-3dB)
• Noise: -133 dB EIN; 60 dB gain, 10Hz-30kHz, inputs common
• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (35dB gain, 50Hz-20kHz bandwidth, +27dBu out): <.001% typ.; <.0005% (<5ppm)
• Intermodulation Distortion (50Hz & 7kHz; 35dB gain, +27dBu out): <.0009%
• Phase Response (35dB gain, 50Hz-20kHz bandwidth, +27dBu out): <2 degrees deviation
• Common Mode Rejection Ratio (35dB gain, 10Hz-20kHz bandwidth, 100mV C.M.): >65dB, typ. >85dB
• Slew Rate (35dB gain, +27dBu out): >25 Volts per microsecond
• Maximum Input Level (20Hz-40kHz): +23dBu (no attenuator pads required)
• Maximum Output Level (20Hz-40kHz): +32dBu
• Phantom Input Impedance (1kHz): 6,750 ohms
• Output Impedance: 24.3 ohms (x2)
• DPA (B&K) Mic Powering: +130V DC max (non-phantom)
• Phantom Powering: +48V DC, +/-2V DC
• Power Consumption: 45 Watts maximum
• Power Requirements: Selectable: 100-120, 200-240V AC, 50/60 Hz
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 19" x 3.5" x 16"

Our Part #  HV3R