Helix DSP Pro MK3 - 10 Channel Digital Signal Processor
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Free Delivery on Orders over £100
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For orders under £100 we apply a flat rate charge of £8.99 using a 24hr Tracked Courier Service.
Northern Ireland
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Orders to Northern Ireland below £300 are subject to a £25 Shipping Charge.
When Will I Receive my Order
We are building our stock inventory, some items can be dispatched quickly, but some will take a bit longer. If you have any questions regarding shipping, or if you're ordering something and have an important deadline please get in touch first to guarantee delivery before a certain date.
Ex Demo - Next day if ordered before mid day.
The following brands are delivered within 1 - 2 Working Days:
- AudioControl
- AudioLab
- Audison
- Blackvue
- Cyrus
- Dynaudio (Car Audio)
- Focal
- Hertz
- Hi-Fi Rose
- IsoAcoustics
- Mission
- Morel
- Ortofon
- Pro-Ject
- Q Acoustics
- Roon
- Skinz
- Sony
- Wharfedale
The following brands are delivered within 2 - 3 Working Days:
- Alpine
- Blaupunkt
- Chord Cables
- Luxman
- JL Audio Car Audio and Hifi
The following brands are shipped within 7 - 10 Working Days:
- Amphion
- Auralic
- Dynaudio (Home)
- Dynaudio Car Audio on certain parts
- Tru Technology Tungsten and Line Series
The following brands are custom order and usually arrive within 4 weeks:
- Heco
- Tru Technology Billet Series
The following brands are shipped within 6 - 8 Weeks:
- Recaro (Seats are built to order)
The following brands are for collection or personal delivery by a member of the Studio Incar team:
- Hegel
- Certain Dynaudio lines (Confidence etc)
If there are alterations to these time frames we will contact you after an order is placed. Sometimes it may be quicker.
How Do I Track My Order
Once your order has been shipped we will email you a tracking number and a link to the couriers website. Please contact us on 01489 578951 if you do not receive this email.
How Do I Get Free Delivery?
Online orders over £100 will automatically have free delivery applied when you add to basket. Unfortunately, this offer only extends to web orders with a delivery address in the UK Mainland – N Ireland, Ireland, parts of Scotland, Highlands and Islands delivery addresses will have their exact carriage cost calculated during checkout.
Upon Receipt of Your Order
You are advised to carefully inspect the package and goods to ensure they are intact and complete before signing for receipt of delivery. Should you find the parcel to be damaged or incomplete you must refuse delivery of the goods or sign "Damaged" then contact us on the day of delivery.
Bank Holidays
Our couriers do not deliver on a Bank Holiday so your parcel will be delivered on the next working day.
Familiar looks with the (r)evolution inside. The successor of the DSP PRO comes in the renowned, elegant HELIX design, but is equipped with the latest technology: Unrivalled High-Res sound quality thanks to twice as much processing power compared to its predecessor, ACO Platform for an extended feature set as well as VCP (Virtual Channel Processing) for easy configuration of highly complex sound systems.
Additionally, there are the revised highlevel inputs with three-stage input sensitivity adjustment and extended voltage range up to max. 32 Volts as well as our extremely compact and solid Smart Control Port. One thing´s for sure: Due to featuring all these state-of-the-art technologies, the DSP PRO MK3 without a doubt belongs to the A-list of signal processors.
State-of-the-art Technology and TwinDSP power for the ultimate High-Res sound experience
The DSP PRO MK3 is equipped with two of the most powerful 64-Bit audio signal processors from Analogue Devices. The incredible processing power of 2.4 billion MAC operations per second, combined with the high sampling rate of 96 kHz (resulting in an audio bandwidth of over 40 kHz) and AKM Velvet Sound A/D and D/A signal converters, ensure outstanding sound in High-Res quality.
ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor Platform
The DSP PRO MK3 is now equipped with our proprietary 32 Bit ACO platform, which doesn’t just take over all control tasks ultra-fast, but also handles a bunch of audio functions: Now, fantastic sound effects such as Augmented Bass Processing or Real Center are implemented as well as a channel-separated Input EQ including Input Signal Analyzer (ISA) for easy analysis and compensation of input signals of OE radios, which already include a sound setup ex works.
All you need for optimal connectivity
With its wide range of in- and outputs (8 x high level, 8 x RCA, 1 x optical, 1 x coaxial, 1 x HEC slot & 10 x line output), the DSP PRO MK3 offers everything for an easy adaptation to existing factory radios or multi-channel OE sound systems. Additionally, the extended voltage range allows the combination with almost any imaginable analog signal source, even with high-power OE amplifiers.
DSP PC-Tool 5 feat. TuneEQ – Powerful features for ultimate sound experiences
Of course, the HELIX DSP PRO MK3 can be easily configured via our new, professional and exceptionally intuitive DSP PC-Tool 5. The well-known, numerous setting options with their extensive sound processing functions leave nothing to be desired and guarantee an extremely precise sound adjustment even under the most difficult conditions. And thanks to the new, proprietary TuneEQ function for automated frequency response correction, you also save a lot of time when optimizing your sound.
Features
- TwinDSP Power – two extremely powerful “fixed point” Audio DSPs with 64 Bit resolution and 2.4 billion MAC operations per second
- State-of-the-art 32 Bit AD and DA signal converters from AKM
- ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor platform for extended feature set
- ISA (Input Signal Analyzer) and InputEQ for easy analysis and compensation of input signals
- Proprietary TuneEQ function for automated adjustment of the output equalizers
- SFX (DSP Sound Effects) – Augmented Bass Processing, RealCenter & Co.
- VCP (Virtual Channel Processing) allows even more flexible configuration for highly complex sound systems
- HEC slot for system add-ons like Bluetooth® HD Audio Streaming, High Resolution Audio Streaming via USB etc.
- Smart 8-channel highlevel input with ADEP.3 circuit
- Start-Stop capability down to 6V supply voltage
- “Ground lift” switch to avoid ground loops
- Channel pair separated, three-stage input sensitivity adjustment (highlevel up to max. 32 Volts, RCA / Cinch up to max. 4 Volts)
- Compact, future-proof SCP (Smart Control Port) for connecting remote controls and accessories
- Time alignment with up to 20 ms delay time per channel, additionally reverse time alignment for in-phase summation of the inputs
- Freely definable signal routing with separate matrices for line, SPDIF and HEC/AUX
- Inputs: 8 x RCA/Cinch, 8 x Highlevel, 1 x optical SPDIF and 1 x coaxial SPDIF
- Outputs: 10 x RCA/Cinch with max. 8 Volts output voltage
- Easiest configuration via the intuitive DSP PC-Tool 5 software
What's in the Box?
- 1 x Signal processor HELIX DSP PRO MK3
- 1 x Control Input-to-SCP adaptor
- 1 x USB cable
- 1 x Mounting material
- 1 x Instruction manual
Technical Specifications
Inputs
- 8 x RCA / Cinch
- 8 x Highlevel speaker input
- 1 x Optical SPDIF (12 - 96 kHz)
- 1 x Coax SPDIF (12 - 192 kHz)
- 1 x Remote In
Outputs
- 10 x RCA / Cinch
- 1 x Remote Out
Specs
- Input sensitivity: RCA / Cinch 2 / 3 / 4 Volts / Highlevel 4 / 7 / 11 or 12 / 22 / 32 Volts
- Output voltage: 8 Volts
- Frequency response: 10 Hz - 44,000 Hz
- DSP resolution: 64 Bit
- DSP power: 2 x 295 MHz (2.4 billion MAC operations/second)
- Sampling rate: 96 kHz
- DSP type: 2 x Audio signal processor
- Signal converters: A/D: AKM Velvet Sound 32 Bit / D/A: AKM Velvet Sound 32 Bit
- Signal-to-noise ratio digital input: 116 dB (A-weighted)
- Signal-to-noise ratio analogue input: 111 dB (A-weighted)
- Total harmonic distortion (THD+N) digital input: < 0.0005 %
- Total harmonic distortion (THD+N) analogue input: < 0.001 %
- IM distortion (IMD) digital input: < 0.002 %
- IM distortion (IMD) analogue input: < 0.004 %
- Crosstalk: > 90 dB (1 kHz)
- Operating voltage: 9.6 - 17 Volt (max. 5 sec. down to 6 Volts)
- Current draw: 650 mA
- Max. remote output current: 500 mA
- Operating temperature range: -40 °C to +70 °C
- Additional features: HEC slot, Ground lift switch, Smart Control Port, 32 Bit CoProcessor, ADEP.3 circuit, Auto Remote switch
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 40 x 117 x 150 mm
Further Information
What is Our Return Policy?
Subject to the below exceptions, Studio Incar LTD is happy to exchange or refund your purchase within 30 days of delivery. Your refund will be credited to the original payment card on the day of request but may take up to 14 working days.
Unwanted goods must be returned in as-new fully re-saleable condition with any and all packaging intact. We reserve the right to refuse an exchange or full refund if goods are not returned in as new re-saleable condition or are damaged. If these conditions are met we will gladly offer a replacement, exchange or refund.
Refunds on promotional goods purchased under a promotional offer will be based on the terms of the promotional price. Our 30 days returns policy is in addition to the standard 14 day returns offered by the Consumer Contact Regulations.
If for any reason you believe your product is defective please notify us immediately on 01489 578951 or via email. If your product is faulty or covered under warranty any carriage costs incurred shipping the goods back will be refunded up to the amount of £10.
Upon receipt of your order you are advised to carefully inspect the package and goods to ensure they are intact and complete, before signing for receipt of delivery. Should you find the parcel to be damaged or incomplete you must refuse delivery of the goods.
Please report any damaged or faulty items to Studio Incar within 24 hours of receipt of the goods and provide any information requested (eg photographs) within 24 hours.
If you have ordered the incorrect part or wish to return an order we will gladly exchange the product free of charge with just the carriage to pay.
How do I Return a Product?
Please follow the instructions below before returning any goods
We require all returned goods (defective, damaged, unwanted or otherwise) to be sent back to us in the original condition they were received in, with all accessories, manuals and the original packaging. Items that are being returned purely because they are no longer wanted should be returned in unopened packaging. Studio Incar retain the right to refuse a refund or charge an appropriate fee for items that are returned without original packaging and/or without accessories and manuals.
Collection Procedure
- In the event of a product failing, your first course of action should be to contact Studio Incar at info@studioincar.co.uk
- Within 6 months of purchase date: Once the fault has been established and deemed impossible to be solved on site, Studio Incar will arrange for collection of the item at cost to the customer. This will be refunded in full if the item is found to be faulty.
- Please note that if the item has a non-warrantable fault the customer will be charge for carriage both ways, parts and labour.
Our Return address is:
Returns
Studio Incar
Unit 23, Mitchell Close
Fareham
PO15 5SE
How do I Cancel an Order?
You may cancel your order (or any part of it) for any reason before dispatch, however, if your order has already been dispatched & is with the courier a restocking fee may apply.
Please email us at info@studioincar.co.uk or call 01489 578951 to cancel an order.
The products we use and sell are of the highest quality and we trust them wholeheartedly, but every now and again a product has a fault that is covered under the manufacturers warranty.
In the event of such an occurance please contact us via email at info@studioincar.co.uk to proceed with the warranty process.
Below is a list of all the Manufacturers warranty timeframes with any special instructions for extended warranties:
Alpine
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Amphion
5 Years standard Manufacturers Warranty
AudioControl
- 5 Years with Installation by an Authorised Installer (Studio Incar is an Authorised Installer)
- 1 Year if you are doing your own Installation
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
AudioLab
- 2 Years standard Manufacturers warranty
Audison
- 1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
Auralic
- 90 Days Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty - Product Registration within 30 days of Purchase
Blackvue
- 6 Months standard Manufacturers warranty
Blaupunkt
1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
Chord Company
- Lifetime Warranty
Cyrus Audio
- 40 series - 5 Years
- XR series - 3 Years
- Classic series - 2 Years
- Turntable - 3 Years
Product Registration Here
Dynaudio
- 2 Years on Car Audio Products - No Extendable Warranty
- 2 Years standard Warranty on Home Audio Products
- up to 8 Years Extendable Warranty on Home Audio Products when you register at Dynaudio
Focal
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 2 Years Extended Warranty when registered with Focal
Hegel
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Hertz
- 1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
HiFi Rose
2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
iFi Audio
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
JL Audio
- 1 Year for Speakers and Subwoofers
- 2 Years for Amplifiers and Processors
Luxman
3 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Mission
1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Mission
Ortofon
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Peachtree Audio
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Peachtree
Pro-Ject
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Pro-Ject
Q-Acoustics
- 4 Years for Passive Loudspeakers
- 1 Year for Active Loudspeakers / Subwoofers
- 5 Years for Passive Loudspeakers if Registers with Q Acoustics
- 2 Years for Active Loudspeakers / Subwoofers if Registered with Q Acoustics
SolidSteel
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
Sony
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
Wharfedale
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if registered with Wharfedale




