Ehm... I'm not very much into computer audio.
What I've been looking at (as a potential, though I guess redundant, new purchase
) are this:Poppulse - POPPULSE PCM1796 - DAC USB2.0 24Bit/192KHz
and this:
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P.S. I still have two single OPA-Earth, but I don't think I'm going to use them soon
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I didn't hear much diference while the Earth was burning in, but I'll let the Sun V2 burn in...it's less tubey than Earth, but the bass is a bit shy to my taste
I love the crazy low end bass on the Earth
humm, the magic is gone...I'll put back the Earth later today, and I'm buying a burson from a friend...that should give
maybe I'll try 2*Sun>1*Earth
This is a breakthrough...
Well, I removed the socket and I soldered the browndog with those 2 LT1028CS8 on the pcb. Also, I removed a 33uF tantalum I'd put in the opamp power supply line, and added a 330nF Wima MKS instead (just to speed up a little the energy delivery at high frequency, the main power supply cap being a Rubycon ZL 680uF 16V). A 100nF Wima MKS was already there, just under the opamp.
I don't know why (or do I) but it sounds better now! I guess it's the socket...
Plus, I think that that tantalum cap made the sound just a little edgy sometimes.
At any rate, now the sound is even more refined... And so it will stay
Well, I removed the socket and I soldered the browndog with those 2 LT1028CS8 on the pcb. Also, I removed a 33uF tantalum I'd put in the opamp power supply line, and added a 330nF Wima MKS instead (just to speed up a little the energy delivery at high frequency, the main power supply cap being a Rubycon ZL 680uF 16V). A 100nF Wima MKS was already there, just under the opamp.
I don't know why (or do I) but it sounds better now! I guess it's the socket...
Plus, I think that that tantalum cap made the sound just a little edgy sometimes.
At any rate, now the sound is even more refined... And so it will stay
Are you referring to I/V position in the DAC? But it has only 11V/uS slew rate. You still think it will sound good in this position. Any comment?
I think that's just imagination. Decent sockets will not change the sound, especially if you have the decopling caps soldered on the cip.
As for the location of your OA - it is not in critical position, you are using it just as a filter/buffer.
As I said, yor findings, for the I/V stage, are meningless. So... generalization is dangerous.
As for the location of your OA - it is not in critical position, you are using it just as a filter/buffer.
As I said, yor findings, for the I/V stage, are meningless. So... generalization is dangerous.
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Not critical you say? It's one opamp in the signal path, i.e. a warranty of coloration I'd say this is critical enough.
That said, I find I/V conversion to be a minor application, surely not a major one. And anyway the LT1028 has a high bandwidth (> 80 MHz), very high open-loop gain, very low noise, very low Ib for a bipolar, good slew rate, so it could be quite well suited also for I/V conversion. No I'm not claiming it's the best for that (especially since I haven't tried that)
I'd say this is critical enough.That said, I find I/V conversion to be a minor application, surely not a major one. And anyway the LT1028 has a high bandwidth (> 80 MHz), very high open-loop gain, very low noise, very low Ib for a bipolar, good slew rate, so it could be quite well suited also for I/V conversion. No I'm not claiming it's the best for that
(especially since I haven't tried that)it's funny majkel was saying that Sun V2 is like a boy in love that forgets something, that there is some tonal colors it cannot output: Audio-gd discrete op-amps reviewed: OPA-Earth, OPA-Moon, OPA-Sun v.2 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio
I think I agree, soundstage is great but there seems to be some frequencies missing...there's something the LT1364CN8 can do as AK4396 LPF that the Sun V2 simply cannot offer.
OTOH, I love Earth as final buffer....it sounds amazing with two LT1364CN8 as AK4396 LPF's!
hopefully 2xLT1363CN8 on adapters will be spot-on...I'm still looking for AD797BN, but there are *******' hard to locate
I'm getting a new burson too, this should give with some 1363/1080ACN8
I think I agree, soundstage is great but there seems to be some frequencies missing...there's something the LT1364CN8 can do as AK4396 LPF that the Sun V2 simply cannot offer.
OTOH, I love Earth as final buffer....it sounds amazing with two LT1364CN8 as AK4396 LPF's!
hopefully 2xLT1363CN8 on adapters will be spot-on...I'm still looking for AD797BN, but there are *******' hard to locate
I'm getting a new burson too, this should give with some 1363/1080ACN8
I remember the OPA-Sun V2 to be nice, meaty sounding... but somewhat colored, not very differently from the LT1363. One opamp that always imposes its interpretation. I think I have found better in the LT1028. Also the LME49710NA is rigorous enough. Funnily I found the LME49710HA to be less rigorous and more...creative
I think I have found better in the LT1028. Also the LME49710NA is rigorous enough. Funnily I found the LME49710HA to be less rigorous and more...creative
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